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Bromley 1944

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Bromley]

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REPORT FOR THE BOARD OF EDUCATION, 1944.

1. Number of children inspected by the School Dental Officer. (a) Routine Age Groups inspected: —

Age5678910111213 14
Number inspected91263271303281282280364377 254
Total...2766
1943.1944.
(b) Special cases297287
(c) Total number of children inspected (Routine and Special)35613053
2. Number of children found to require treatment23271941
3. Number of children actually treated16211843
4. Total attendances for treatment47702937
5. Half-days devoted to— (a) Inspections1316
(b) Treatment565692
Total578708
6. Number of Fillings completed in— (a) Permanent Teeth17981108
(b) Temporary Teeth628525
Total24261633
7. Number of Extractions— (a) Permanent Teeth1171377
(b) Temporary Teeth21941485
Total33651862
7943.1944
8. Administration of general anaesthetics1223751
9. Other operations—individual cases treated, including
(a) Orthodontic cases—attendances41453
(b) Crowns and Inlays169
(c) Space retaining appliances31
(d) Scaling and Gum treatment308307
(e) Temporary Teeth—dressings340357
(f) Root treatment5448
(g) Referred for X-ray4612
Total1181787

Infectious Disease. SECTION C.
The figures of absentees during 1944 in the elemental}
schools on account of infectious diseases are as follows

NOTIFIABLE INFECTIOUS DISEASES:

Cases.Contacts.
Scarlet Fever6042
Diphtheria27
Measles55Contacts not excluded.
Whooping Cough32,,