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 II.—
Defect or Disease | No. of Defects dealt with | ||
---|---|---|---|
Under the Authority's Scheme | Otherwise | Total | |
(1) | (2) | (3) | (4) |
Errors of Refraction (including squint) (Operations for squint should be recorded separately in the body of the School Medical Officer's Report.) | 883 | 18 | 901 |
Other Defect or Disease of the Eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I) | 17 | 9 | 26 |
Total | 900 | 27 | 927 |
No. of Children for whom spectacles were:— (a) Prescribed | 424 | 18 | 442 |
(b) Obtained | 424 | 18 | 442 |
Received Operative Treatment. | Received other forms of Treatment. | Total Number treated. |
---|---|---|
139 | 4 | 143 |
Table IV.—
(1) Number of Children inspected by the Dentists:— (
Age | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 1145 | 1401 | 1320 | 1564 | 1633 | 1585 | 1159 | 1024 | 1059 | 202 | 12,092 |
(b) Specials | 572 | ||||||||||
(c) Total (Routine and Specials) | 12,664 | ||||||||||
(2) Number found to require treatment | 8,289 | ||||||||||
(3) Number actually treated | 4,182 | ||||||||||
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment | 6,716 | ||||||||||
(5) Half-days devoted to | Inspection 94 | Total | 799 | ||||||||
Treatment 705 | |||||||||||
(6) Fillings | Permanent Teeth 3,810 | Total | 6,351 | ||||||||
Temporary Teeth 2,541 | |||||||||||
(7) Extractions | Permanent Teeth 785 | . Total | 6,574 | ||||||||
Temporary Teeth 5,789 | |||||||||||
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 1,630 | ||||||||||
(9) Other operations | Permanent Teeth 1,931 | . Total | 2,333 | ||||||||
Temporary Teeth 402 |