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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 1944

[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.
Canterbury1547791469468.61
Cann Hall29623413711421485.26
Capworth356923443349.25
Church1876149335323953.56
Connaught1954879527121959.83
Davies Lane66427737113327454.36
Downsell49137327820036476.15
Farmer20866134398850.86
Goodall35431819116621660.50
Kirkdale705218182775.00
Knotts Green262621202560.97
Lea Bridge14157111161.10
Mayville21940510825019053.06
Newport3471181555613664.45
Norlington1613367418515057.91
Ruekholt..................
Sybourn57728935417335166.6
St. Joseph's1017770441916.66
Tom Hood..................
Trumpington968052404751.00
4,1953,9132 2722,1632,69760.81

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Report by the Authority's Senior Dental Officer
(A. E. Hall, L.D.S.)
General.
There was some disturbance of the regular routine work of
the dental surgeries during the second half of 1944, due to a return
of enemy action in the form of flying bombs from 15th June onwards,
accompanied by an increase in the number of children leaving
the area. This resulted in an increase in the number of broken
appointments, and due to some movement of the school population
it was found necessary to pay an increased number of visits to the
schools to cover the annual dental inspection.
It was pleasing, and somewhat surprising, to note that the
decrease in the acceptance of treatment rate was only 0.96 per cent.
Of the two dental surgeries in operation at the present time,
that at Leyton Green was damaged by blast on two occasions
during the year, resulting in it being out of operation from Monday,