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Willesden 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Willesden]
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Table No. 39.
| The following table shows details of the children inspected—0-5 years | 406 |
| No. with no defects | 36 |
| No. with decayed teeth (Temporary) savable | 158 |
| No. „ „ „ ( „ ) unsavable | 309 |
| No. „ „ „ (Permanent) savable | 0 |
| No. „ „ „ ( „ ) unsavable | 0 |
| No. of decayed temporary teeth savable | 445 |
| No. „ „ „ unsavable | 1,116 |
| No. „ permanent „ savable | 0 |
| No. „ „ „ unsavable | 0 |
The above Table is a record of the conditions found in those children under 5 years who
were examined during the year. This Table is included yearly in the report to show what effect
ante-natal and post-natal care of mother and child is having in regard to the immunity to dental
caries. Of the 406 children inspected 36 were free from caries, a percentage of 8-8 as against 7 of
the previous year 1930. These children had a total number of 1,561 decayed teeth that is 3.8 per
child which is an exactly similar figure to last year (1930). Of the 1,561 decayed teeth, 1,116 or 2.7
per child were in an unsavable condition and needed extraction.
It would not be correct to say the above figures are a true representation of all children attending
the Centres, since only a proportion of them are seen by the dental officers. The Table however,
does give some information which might be quite useful for comparison in future years.