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East Ham 1926

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

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Group IV.—Dental Defects. (1) Number of Children who were : —

(a) Inspected by the DentistAge.Specials Total (see note d)Grand Total.
Routine Age Groups.
567891011121314
21372566175316961240-----9*5922739065

(6) Found to require treatment 6716.
(c) Actually Treated 1929.
(d) Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination (see note e) Nil
(2) Halt-days devoted to:—
inspection 62}
Treatment 308} Total 370
(3) Attendances made by children for treatment 4365
(4) Fillings :—
Permanent Teeth 343)
Temporary Teeth 993 Total 1336
(5) Extractions:—
Permanent Teeth 509}
Temporary Teeth 4517} Total 5026
(6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions 269.
(7) Other operations:—
Permanent Teeth 240)
Temporary Teeth 155} Total 395.
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 58,683
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean 1,926
(iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by
the Local Education Authority Nil.
(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken :—
(o) Under the Education Act, 1921 Nil.
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws 2
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