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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

Wood Green 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wood Green]

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Table: TABLE V.—DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.(1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist—(a) Routine Age Groups—

TABLE V.—DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.

(1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist—

(a) Routine Age Groups—

AGE45678910111213141516TOTAL
Number3120123228632434841141030735025468263,248
(b) Specials752
(c) Total (Routine and Specials)4,000
(2) Number found to require treatment3,226
(3) Number actually treated2,128
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment4,180
(5) Half-days devoted to:— Inspection26(7) Extractions:— Permanent Teeth481
Treatment384Temporary Teeth1,562
Total410Total2,043
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions716
(6) Fillings:— Permanent Teeth3,030(9) Other Operations:— Permanent Teeth535
Temporary Teeth115Temporary Teeth325
Total3,145Total860

Table: TABLE VI.—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.

TABLE VI.—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.

(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses12
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses42,977
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean157
(iv) Number of individual children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority—
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:— (a) Under the Education Act, 1921—
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws—