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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
Ilford 1942
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]
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| Received Operative Treatment. | Received other forms of Treatment. | Total Number treated. |
|---|---|---|
| 142 | — | 142 |
| Age | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 1430 | 1718 | 1652 | 1591 | 1655 | 1764 | 1530 | 1443 | 1449 | 277 | 14,509 |
(6) Specials 663
(c) Total (Routine and Specials) 15,172
(2) Number found to require treatment 9,223
(3) Number actually treated 4,726
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment 7,226
(5) Half-days devoted to
Inspection 104
Treatment 736.
Total 840
(6) Fillings
Permanent Teeth 3,395
Temporary Teeth 2,558
Total 5,953
(7) Extractions .
Permanent Teeth 960
Temporary Teeth 6,681
Total 7,641
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions 1,860
(9) Other operations
Permanent Teeth 2,155
Temporary Teeth 515
Total 2,670
| (i) | Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 5 |
| (ii) | Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 34,101 |
| (iii) | Number of individual children found unclean | 8881 |
| (iv) | Number of children cleansed under the arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | Nil |
| (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 166 children were found unclean at medical inspection and 196
in the School Clinic.