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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Leyton 1942

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Leyton]

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School Dental Service.
Findings of Dental Inspection.

Table: The following table shows in statistical form the results of school dental inspection in individual schools and over the whole area.

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.
Canterbury41721227712924159.35
Cann Hall..................
Capworth15633110824319555.55
Church382931919010148.32
Connaught1162927417813754.36
Da vies Lane4011532209817755.66
Downsell22917914812414352.57
Farmer6941504207831763.65
Good a 11177159103968040.20
Kirkdaje..................
Knot ts Green312720212356.09
Lea Bridge1825108950.00
Mayville1493638124717954.57
Newport4951082866124470.31
Norlington934414226220968.75
Ruck holt935251265267.53
Sy bourn3481792109219765.23
St. Joseph's12410771635843.28
Tom Hood..................
Trumpington15513686859656.14
3.7343,2072,2262,0012,45858.15

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Report by the Aijthobity's Senior Dental Officer
(A. E. Hall, L.D.S.)
Since August 1st, 1942, the Dental Officer seconded to the
Essex County Authority for part-time service with the evacuated
School children has returned to full-time service in Leyton, but in
spite of this the increase in the number of children attending Schools
in the Borough has resulted in a lengthening of the period between
successive Dental Inspections.
Increase in Sound Dentition in 5 Year Old Children.
It is very pleasing to note the increase in naturally sound
dentitions (as distinct from those rendered sound by extraction
and/or filling) in this age group, which would appear to bear some
relation to the comparative absence of cheap confectionery as these
children would not normally have consumed many sweets or sticky
cakes before the time their scarcity became pronounced.