Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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Table IV.—
(1) | Number of Children who were:— | ||||||||
(a) Inspected by the Dentists:— | |||||||||
Aged: | Total | 10,365 | |||||||
Routine Age Groups | 5 | 1,282 | |||||||
6 | 1,630 | ||||||||
7 | 1,636 | ||||||||
8 | 1,816 | ||||||||
9 | 1,915 | ||||||||
10 | 1,130 | ||||||||
11 | 956 | ||||||||
Specials | 328 | ||||||||
Grand Total | 10,693 | ||||||||
(b) Found to require treatment | 6,485 | ||||||||
(c) Actually treated | 3,295 | ||||||||
(d) Re.treated during the year as the result of periodical examination | 1,073 | ||||||||
(2) | Half.days devoted to | Inspection | 232 | Total | 611 | ||||
Treatment | 379 | ||||||||
(3) | Attendances made by children for treatment | 5,017 | |||||||
(4) | Fillings | Permanent Teeth | 1,095 | Total | 3,553 | ||||
Temporary Teeth | 2,458 | ||||||||
(5) | Extractions | Permanent Teeth | 446 | Total | 6,291 | ||||
Temporary Teeth | 5,845 | ||||||||
(6) | Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 1,478 | |||||||
(7) | Other operations | Permanent Teeth | 595 | Total | 983 | ||||
Temporary Teeth | 388 | ||||||||
(i.) | Average number of visits per school during the year by the School Nurses | 7 | |||||||
(ii.) | Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 41,470 | |||||||
(iii.) | Number of individual children found unclean | 1,233 | |||||||
(iv.) | Number of children cleansed under the arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | 7 | |||||||
(v.) | Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:— | ||||||||
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | Nil | ||||||||
(b) Under School Attendance Bye.laws. | Nil |