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 Walthamstow]
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TABLE V.—
(1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist:— | ||||
(a) Routine age-groups: | Nursery School | 98 | Total | 11,917 |
5 | 1144 | |||
6 | 1152 | |||
7 | 1248 | |||
8 | 1154 | |||
9 | 1232 | |||
10 | 1379 | |||
11 | 1479 | |||
12 | 1207 | |||
13 | 1289 | |||
14 | 535 | |||
(b) Specials | 1514 | |||
(c) Total (Routine and Specials) | 13431 | |||
(2) Number found to require treatment | 8909 | |||
(3) Number actually treated | 8227 | |||
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment | 9165 | |||
(5) Half-days devoted to | ||||
Inspection | 64 | |||
Treatment | 979 | |||
Total | 1043 | |||
(6) Fillings:— | ||||
Permanent Teeth | 3450 | |||
Temporary Teeth | 2205 | |||
Total ...... | 5655 | |||
(7) Extractions:— | ||||
Permanent Teeth | 2036 | |||
Temporary Teeth | 7800 | |||
- | Total | 9836 | ||
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 4442 | |||
(9) Other Operations:— | ||||
Permanent Teeth | 901 | |||
Temporary Theeth | 918 | |||
Total | 1819 |
TABLE VI.—
(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 4 |
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 50456 |
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean | 1437 |
(iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | - |
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:— | |
— | |
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws | — |