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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
Kingston upon Thames 1928
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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Group III.— Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat, Number of Defects.
Received operative treatment
| Under the Authority's scheme, in Clinic or Hospital | 35 | ||||||||||
| By Private Practitioner or Hospital apart from the Authority's scheme. | 26 | ||||||||||
| Total | 61 | ||||||||||
| Received other forms of treatment | 12 | ||||||||||
| Total number treated | 73 | ||||||||||
| Group IV. Dental Defects. (I) Number of Children who were :— (a) Inspected by the Dentist : | |||||||||||
| Ages | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| 114 | 48 6 | 457 | 454 | 334 | 114 | — | — | — | — | ||
| Total | 1959 | ||||||||||
| Specials | 61 | ||||||||||
| Grand 'Total | .'020 | ||||||||||
| (b) | Found to require treatment ... | 1377 | |||||||||
| (c) | Actually treated | 501 | |||||||||
| (d) | Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination | 182 | |||||||||
| (2) | Half-days devoted to:— Inspection | 27 | |||||||||
| Treatment | 141 | ||||||||||
| Total | 168 | ||||||||||
| (3) | Attendances made by children for treatment | 1685 | |||||||||
| (4) | Fillings :— Permanent teeth | 781 | |||||||||
| Temporary teeth | 106 | ||||||||||
| Total | 887 | ||||||||||
| (5) | Extractions : — Permanent teeth | 104 | |||||||||
| Temporary teeth | 13S5 | ||||||||||
| Total | 1489 | ||||||||||
| (6) | Administrations of general anæstheticsfor extraction | s284 | |||||||||
| (7) | Other operations:-Permanent teeth | 202 | |||||||||
| Temporary teeth | 168 | ||||||||||
| Total | 370 | ||||||||||