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Ilford 1943

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Number of Defects

Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of Treatment.Total Number treated.
181181

TableIV.—Dental Inspection and Treatment. (1) Number of Children inspected by the Dentists:—

(a)Routine Age Groups—
Age 567891011121314Total.
Number 13541512170315381474163112431053100727712,792
(b) Specials656
(c) Total (Routine and Specials)13,448
(2) Number found to require treatment7,763
(3) Number actually treated4,080
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment6,708
(5) Half-days devoted to .Inspection101Total 837
Treatment736
(6) FillingsPermanent Teeth2,590Total 5,336
Temporary Teeth2,746
(7) ExtractionsPermanent Teeth844Total 7,866
Temporary Teeth7,022
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions 1,800
(9) Other operationsPermanent Teeth1,695Total 2,403
Temporary Teeth708

Table V.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.

(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses5
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses35,679
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean8811
(iv) Number of children cleansed under the arrangements made by the Local Education AuthorityNil
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921Nil
(6) Under School Attendance Bye-lawsNil

* In addition 152 children were found unclean at medical inspection and 247
in the School Clinic.