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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
Bromley 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]
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| Attendances made by children for treatment | 4030 | |
| (4) Fillings:— | ||
| Permanent teeth | 1630 | |
| Temporary teeth | 642 | |
| 2272 | ||
| (5) Extractions:— | ||
| Permanent teeth | 440 | |
| Temporary teeth | 3120 | |
| 3560 | ||
| (6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 1067* | |
| (7) Other operations:— | ||
| Permanent teeth | 423 | |
| Temporary teeth | 298 | |
| 721 | ||
| * In addition there were 1008 local aæsthetics. | ||
| (i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 3 |
| (ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 12969 |
| (iii) Number of individual children found unclean | 478 |
| (iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | Nil |
| (v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:— | |
| (a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | Nil |
| (b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws | 5 |