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Ilford 1935

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Table IV.—Continued.
Group IV.—Orthopaedic and Postural Defects.
Under the Authority's Scheme.
(1)
Otherwise,
(2)
Total
number
treated.
Residential
treatment
with
education.
Residential
treatment
without
education.
Nonresidential
treatment
at an
orthopaedic
clinic.
Residential
treatment
with
education.
Residential
treatment
without
education.
Nonresidential
treatment
at an
orthopaedic
clinic.
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
(i)
(ii)
(iii)
No. of children
treated.
18
—
448
2
2
13
483
Group V.—Dental Inspection and Treatment.
(1) Number of Children inspected by the Dentists:—
(a) Routine Age Groups—
Age.
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
Total.
Number
1,190
1,603
1,763
1,922
1,667
1,664
1,685
19
—
—
11,513
(b) Specials 1,260
(c) Total (Routine and Specials) 12,773
(2) Number found to require treatment 7,541
(3) Number actually treated 4,768
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment 10,595
(5) Half-days devoted to Inspection 149
Treatment 869 Total1,018
(6) Fillings Permanent Teeth 4,567
Temporary Teeth 3,329 Total 7,896
(7) Extractions Permanent Teeth 1,129 Temporary Teeth 7,193 Total 8,322
(8) (a) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions 1,646
(b) Administrations of local anaesthetics for extractions 2,346 Total 3,992
(9) Other operations Permanent Teeths 3,872
Temporary Teeth 681 Total 4,553
Group VI.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the
School Nurses 7
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School
Nurses 49,221
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean *1,142
(iv) Number of children cleansed under the arrangements made by the
Local Education Authority 45
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 Nil
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws Nil
*In addition 175 children were found unclean at medical inspection and 109
in the School Clinic.