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

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East Ham 1930

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

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TABLE IV .—continued.Group IV.—Dental Defects.

(1)Number of Children who were:—
(a)Inspected by the Dentist—
Age. Routine Age Groups.Specials (see note d)Grand Total.
567891011Total
1666194021312175245924368061361318713800
(b)Found to require treatment9203
(c)Actually Treated3167
(d)Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination (see note e)2706
(2)Half-days devoted to:—
Inspection107Total 788
Treatment681
(3)Attendances made by children for treatment7250
(4)Fillings:—
Permanent Teeth1428Total 2295
Temporary Teeth867
(5)Extractions:-
Permanent Teeth716Total 8208
Temporary Teeth7492
(6)Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions376
(7)Other operations:—
Permanent Teeth379Total 688
Temporary Teeth309

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 52,816
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean 1,069
(iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by
the Local Education Authority Nil.
(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 Nil.
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws Nil.