Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]
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78 per cent, of the average number of children on the school rolls. The numbers inspected in each age group were :—
Aged 5 | 900 |
954 | |
7 | 1,120 |
1,030 | |
9 | 1,176 |
10 | |
12 | |
13 | 1,395 |
14 | 637 |
In addition, the School Dental Surgeons made 2,301 special
inspections of children otherwise than in the course of routine age
group inspection covered by the Authority's approved scheme,
i.e., children specially selected by the dental surgeons, or referred
to them by school medical officers, parents, teachers, etc., on account
of urgency.
The total number of children submitted to routine and special
dental inspection during the year was therefore 13,222, i.e., 95% of
the number of children on the school rolls.
Findings of Dental Inspection.
The following table shows in statistical form the results of school dental inspection in individual schools and over the whole area.
School. | Number inspected. . | Number referred for treatment. | Number accepting treatment. | Percentage of acceptances. | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Boys. | Girls. | Boys. | Girls. | |||
Canterbury | 627 | 364 | 439 | 266 | 453 | 64.2 |
Cann Hall | 641 | 114 | 441 | 77 | 244 | 47.1 |
Capworth | 339 | 625 | 255 | 480 | 396 | 53.8 |
Church | 90 | 590 | 69 | 404 | 243 | 51.3 |
Da vies Lane | 603 | 248 | 424 | 162 | 219 | 37.3 |
Downsell | 644 | 101 | 369 | 57 | 222 | 52.1 |
Farmer | 730 | 118 | 567 | 88 | 389 | 59.3 |
Goodall | 113 | 723 | 71 | 496 | 257 | 45.3 |
Lea Bridge | 41 | 53 | 29 | 38 | 48 | 71.6 |
Mayville | 156 | 651 | 85 | 441 | 312 | 59.3 |
Newport | 723 | 115 | 471 | 75 | 268 | 49.1 |
Ruekholt | 266 | 255 | 171 | 170 | 193 | 56.6 |
Sybourn | 629 | 291 | 515 | 234 | 441 | 58.8 |
St. Joseph's | 118 | 100 | 77 | 70 | 78 | 53.0 |
Tom Hood | 200 | 185 | 143 | 133 | 145 | 52.5 |
Trumpington | 183 | 528 | 135 | 358 | 228 | 46.2 |
Knotts Green | 110 | 93 | 78 | 64 | 76 | 53.5 |
6,213 | 5,154 | 4,339 | 3,613 | 4,212 | 52.96 |