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East Ham 1944
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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GROUP IV. -ORTHOPAEDIC AND POSTURAL DEFECTS .
Postural defects which received non-residential treatment otherwise than at an
| Under the Authority's Scheme (1) | Otherwise (2) | Total Number Treated (see note above) | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential treatment with Education (i) | Residential Treatment without Education (ii) | Non-residential Treatment at an orthopaedic Clinic (iii) | Residential Treatment with Education (i) | Residential Treatment without Education (ii) | Non-residential Treatment at an orthopaedic Clinic (iii) | |
| – | – | – | ||||
TABLE V.
DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
The heading "Specials" in this Table relates to all children
inspected by the School Dentist otherwise than in the course of the
routine inspection of children in one of the age groups covered by the
Authority's approved scheme, namely, to children specially selected
by him, or referred by Medical Officers, parents, teachers, etc., on
account of urgency. The number inspected in each routine age-group
is separately shown, as well as the total, but under "Specials" only
the total number is given. Temporary fillings, whether in permanent
or temporary teeth, are recorded as other operations.
(1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist.
(a) Routine age-groups.
(b) Specials (see note above) 260
(c) Total (Routine and Specials) 7,123
(2) Number found to require
treatment 3,964
(6) Fillings (see note above)
Permanent teeth 692
Temporary teeth 272
(3) Number actually treated 2,167
Total 964