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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
Walthamstow 1930
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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(2) Half-days devoted to:—
Inspection 69
Treatment 778 Total 847
(3) Attendances made by children for treatment 6523
(4) Fillings:—
Permanent teeth 1024
Temporary teeth 4598 Total 5622
(5) Extractions:—
Permanent teeth 1503
Temporary teeth 9313 Total 10816
(6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions 4186
(7) Other operations:—
Permanent teeth 34
Temporary teeth 642 Total 676
Group V.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(i.) Average number of visits per school made during the year by
the School Nurses 10
(ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by
School Nurses 105029
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean 1288
(iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the
Local Education Authority —
(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(а) Under the Education Act, 1921 —
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws —