London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

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Harrow 1948

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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Group IV. Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.

(a) No. treated as in-patients in hospitals or hospital schools19
(b) No. treated otherwise, e.g. in clinics or out-patient departments326

Group V. Child Guidance Treatment and Speech Therapy.

No. of pupils treated (a) under Child Guidance arrangements64
(b) under Speech Therapy arrangements116

TABLE IV.

DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT

(l)Number of pupils inspected by the Authority's Dental Officers:
(a) Periodic age groups13,263
(b) Specials1,289
(c) Total (periodic and specials)14,552
(2)Number found to require treatment8,552
(3)Number actually treated7,295
(4)Attendances made by pupils for treatment14,728
(5)Half-days devoted to (a) Inspection133
(6) Treatment1,986
Total (a) and (b)2,119
(6)Fillings: Permanent Teeth10,110
Temporary Teeth3,300
Total13,410
(7)Extractions Permanent Teeth1,055
Temporary Teeth8,487
Total9,542
(8)Administration of general anaesthetics for extraction2,792
(9)Other Operations: (a) Permanent Teeth2,266
(b) Temporary Teeth1,031
Total (a) and (b)3297

TABLE V.

INFESTATION WITH VERMIN.

(i)Total number of examinations in the schools by the school nurses or other authorised persons66,755
(ii)Total number of individual pupils found to be infested1,121
(iii)Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54 (2) Education Act, 1944)155
(iv)Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54 (3) Education Act, 1944)