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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Walthamstow]
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(1) Number of Children who were:—
| Inspected by the Dentist: | ||||
| (a) Routine Age Groups | ||||
| Nursery Sch. | 114 | |||
| 5 | 1054 | |||
| 6 | 807 | |||
| 7 | 577 | |||
| 8 | 716 | |||
| 9 10 | 910 1000 | Total . | 9059 | |
| 11 | 920 | |||
| 12 | 1218 | |||
| 13 | 1157 | |||
| 14 | 586 | |||
| (b) Specials | 1893 | |||
| Grand Total | 10952 | |||
| (2) Found to require treatment | 9145 | |||
| (3) Actually treated | 6176 | |||
| (4) Attendances made by children for treatment | 9828 | |||
| (5) Half-days devoted to:— | ||||
| Inspection | 67 | |||
| Treatment | 1194 | |||
| Total | 1261 | |||
| (6) Fillings:— | ||||
| Permanent teeth 4135 | ||||
| Temporary teeth 1825 | ||||
| Total | 5960 | |||
| (7) Extractions:— | ||||
| Permanent teeth | 1557 | |||
| Temporary teeth | 7002 | |||
| Total | 8559 | |||
| (8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 3868 | |||
| (9) Other operations:— | ||||
| Permanent teeth 1725 | ||||
| Temporary teeth 1074 | ||||
| Total | 2799 | |||
Table VI.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(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 49615
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean 1680
(iv.) Number of individual children cleansed under arrangements
made by the Local Education Authority —
(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 —
(ft) Under School Attendance Byelaws —