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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
East Ham 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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Table IV.—
Group IV.—Orthop.edic and Postural Defects.
| Under the Authority's Scheme. (1) | Otherwise. (2) | Total number treated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential treatment with education. (i) | Residential treatment without education. (ii) | Nonresidential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. (iii) | Residential treatment with education. (i) | Residential treatment without education. (ii) | Non-resident'al treatment at an orthopaedic clinic. (iii) | ||
| Number of children treated | — | — | 10 | — | — | 13 | 23 |
Group V.-—Dental Defects.
| 1) Number of Children who were : — | |||||||||||||
| (i) Inspected by the Dentist— | |||||||||||||
| Age. Routi'ie Age Groups. | Specials | Grand total. | |||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 110 | 11 | Total. | ||||||
| 1426 | 1601 | 1658 | 1689 | 1836 | 1886 | 881 | 10977 | 278 | 11255 | ||||
| (ii) Found to require treatment | 7465 | ||||||||||||
| (iii) Actually Treated... | 2734 | ||||||||||||
| (2) Hall-days devoted to:— | |||||||||||||
| Inspection | 109 | Total | 795 | ||||||||||
| Treatment | 686 | ||||||||||||
| (3) Attendances made by children for treatment | 6332 | ||||||||||||
| (4) Fillings :— | |||||||||||||
| Permanent Teeth | 1383 | Total | 1867 | ||||||||||
| Temporary Teeth ... | 484 | ||||||||||||
| (5) Extractions:— | |||||||||||||
| Permanent 1 eeth ... | 823 | Total | 7603 | ||||||||||
| Temporary Teeth | 6780 | ||||||||||||
| (0) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 544 | ||||||||||||
| (7) Other operations :— | |||||||||||||
| Permanent Teeth | 544 | Total | 869 | ||||||||||
| Temporary Teeth | 325 | ||||||||||||
| Group VI.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions. | |||||||||||||
| (i.) Average number of visits per school made during the yearby the School Nurses ... | 3 | ||||||||||||
| (ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 47,550 | ||||||||||||
| (iii.) Number of individual children found unclean | 1,038 | ||||||||||||
| (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. | ||||||||||||
| (6) Under School Attendance Byelaws | Nil, | ||||||||||||