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Ilford 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Ilford]

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

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Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of Treatment.Total Number treated.
224133357

Table IV.— Dental Inspection and Treatment.

(1)Number of Children inspected by the Dentists:—
(a) Routine Age Groups—
Age5678910111213141516Total.
Inspected at Schools58670298364971671139345126015130-5,632
Specials277218199182178173188141764143-1,716
(b) Specials1,716
(c) Total (Routine and Specials)7,348
(2)Number found to require treatment5,079
(3)Number actually treated3,598
(4)Attendances made by children for treatment7,804
(5)Half-days devoted toInspection45Total852
Treatment807
(6)FillingsPermanent Teeth2,550Total5,281
Temporary Teeth2,731
(?)ExtractionsPermanent Teeth1,167Total6,733
Temporary Teeth5,566
(8)Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions2,008
(9)Other operationsPermanent Teeth2,830Total3,810
Temporary Teeth980

Table V.— Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.

(') Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses6
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses42,234
(ii) Number of individual children found unclean1,1361
(iv) Number of children cleansed under the arrangements made by the Local Education AuthorityNil

* In addition 83 children were found unclean at medical inspection and 420
in the School Clinic.