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Bromley 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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BOARD OF EDUCATION-TABLE IV. Dental Inspection And Treatment

(l) No. of children inspected by the Dentist

(a) Routine age groups.
Age567891011121314Total
No,714030138031141432834223020 62659
(b) Specials357
(c) Total (Routine and Specials)3016

(2) No, found to require (7) Extractions
treatment 1673. Permanent teeth 667
(3) No, actually Temporary teeth 2407
treated 1385- (8) Administrations of
(4) Attendances made by general
children for treattics 1212
ment 353 (9) Other Operations
(5) Half-days devoted to- Permanent teeth 429
Inspection 13 Temporary teeth 272 701
Treatment 449 467.
(6) miinge-
permanent tooth 1308.
Temporary teeth 182.
SECTION G .
INFECTIOUS DISEASE.
At the time of writing effect will have been given
to certain changes in the exclusion of contacts of
Infectious disease from school attendance. The changes
will be no exclusion of contacts of measles, germ an'
measlec, whooping cough; mumps and chicken pox; unless
otherwise directed by the Medical Officer of Health. This
procedure will lead to a great saving of school attendance
with corresponding beneficial results especially easier
supervision by school medical and nursing staff and
facilitation of early detection of fresh cases whenever
the situation demands close supervision.
OPEN AIR EDUCATION.
There were no developments to record in this
direction.
STATEMENT on PHYSICAL EDUCATION DURING 1941.
1. INTRODUCTION
With the return of more normal conditions for school
work and attendance, it has been possible during the past
year to restore the subject of Physical Education to a
Position much nearer its pre-war level. Improvement has