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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kingston-upon-Thames]
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TABLE V. Dental Inspection and Treatment.
| (1) Number of lchildren who were inspected by the dentist. | |||||||||||
| (a) Routine Age Groups | |||||||||||
| Age | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | |
| 281 | 336 | 332 | 347 | 355 | 355 | 270 | 341 | 296 | 219 | ||
| Total 3,132 | |||||||||||
| 71 | |||||||||||
| 3,203 | |||||||||||
| (2) | Found to require treatment | 1,835 | |||||||||
| (3) | Actually treated | 1,025 | |||||||||
| (4) | Attendances made by children for treatment | 2,027 | |||||||||
| (5) | Half-days devoted to:— | ||||||||||
| Inspection | 29 | ||||||||||
| Treatment | 184 | ||||||||||
| Total | 213 | ||||||||||
| (6) | Fillings:— | ||||||||||
| Permanent Teeth | 1,200 | ||||||||||
| Temporary Teeth | 175 | ||||||||||
| Total | 1,375 | ||||||||||
| Extractions:— | |||||||||||
| Permanent Teeth | 402 | ||||||||||
| Temporary Teeth | 1,572 | ||||||||||
| Total | 1,974 | ||||||||||
| (8) | Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 530 | |||||||||
| (9) | Other Operations:— Permanent Teeth | 239 | |||||||||
| Temporary Teeth | 212 | ||||||||||
| Total | 451 | ||||||||||