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East Ham 1928

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

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REPORT ON THE WORK DONE IN THE SCHOOL
DENTAL CLINIC.
To the School Medical Officer,
County Borough of East Ham
Education Committee.
Sir,
I beg to submit to you my report for the year 1928.
The age groups inspected were from 5 to 9 years inclusive.
The number of children inspected was 9,786, and the number
referred for treatment was 6,799; to these must be added those
cases of toothache and aural sepsis, referred by the School Medical
Officers, Nurses, and Head Teachers, which numbered 247.
Details will be found in the following table:—

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

TABLE IV.

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

Age. Routine Age Groups.Specials (see note d)Grand Total.
56789Total.1011121314
(a) Inspected by the dentist176720752306252711119786—————24710033
(b) Found to require treatment6799.
(c) Actually treated2040.
(d) Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination1582 {see note e)
(2) Half-days devoted to:—
Inspection69Total395
Treatment326
(3) Attendances made by children for treatment4799.
(4) Fillings:—
Permanent teeth377Total986
Temporary teeth609
(5) Extractions:—
Permanent teeth591Total6659
Temporary teeth6068
(6) Administrations of general anæsthetics for extractions328.
(7) Other operations:—
Permanent teeth261Total463
Temporary teeth262

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I should like to stress the point that all pain in dental operations
is reduced to a minimum. Local injections are given for the
extraction of all temporary teeth and permanent teeth, except
where it is contra-indicated, such as in cases of abscess, aural