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East Ham 1925

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]

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Group IV.—Dental Defects.

(1) Number of Children who were:—

Routine Age Groups.Age.SpecialsGrand Total.
Total(see note d)Total.
567891011121314
2198165616932153131390132579270

(b) Found to require treatment 6488.
(c) Actually Treated 2018.
(d) Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination (see note e) Nil
(2) Half-davs devoted to.—
Inspection 61
Treatment 320
Total 381
(3) Attendances made by children for treatment 4580.
(4) Fillings:—
Permanent Teeth 516
Temporary Teeth 1251
Total 1767
(5) Extractions:—
Permanent Teeth 5531
Temporary Teeth 3910
Total 4463
(6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions 233.
(7) Other operations:—
Permanent Teeth 320
Temporary Teeth 160
Total 480.
Group V.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions
(see note f).
(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 58,090
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean 2,861
(iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by
the Local Education Authority Nil.
(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(а) Under the Education Act, 1921 Nil.
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws 1
NOTES ON TABLE IV.
(a) The Table should deal with all defects treated during the
year, however they were brought to the Authority's notice, i.e.,
whether by routine inspection, special inspection, or otherwise,
during the year in question or previously.
(b) This heading should include all cases that received treatment
under definite arrangements or agreements for treatment
made by the Local Education Authority and sanctioned by
the Board of Education under Sections 16 and 80 of the Education
Act, 1921. Cases which, after being recommended for treat-