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Wimbledon 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]

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Table: TABLE IV.—continued.GROUP III.—TREATMENT OP DEFECTS OP NOSE AND THROAT.

TABLE IV.—continued.

GROUP III.—TREATMENT OP DEFECTS OP NOSE AND THROAT.

NUMBER OF DEFECTS.
Received Operative Treatment.Received other forms of Treatment.Total number Treated.
Under the Authority's Schema, in Clinic or Hospital.By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme.Total.
(i)(2)(3)(4)(5)
46450454

Table: GROUP IV.—DENTAL DEFECTS.

GROUP IV.—DENTAL DEFECTS.

1.Number of Children who were:—
a. Inspected by the Dentist.
AgedAged
Routine Age Groups517910339Total2486
6413119
7597127
8602135
9332143
Specials250
Grand Total2736
b. Found to require Treatment2192
c. Actually Treated1438
d. Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination750
2.Half-days devoted to:—
Inspection, 38.Treatment, 336Total374
3.Attendances made by Children for Treatment2719
4.Fillings:—
Permanent Teeth,777.Temporary Teeth, 803Total2007
5.Extractions:—
Permanent Teeth,203.Temporary Teeth,2154Total2357
6.Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions310
7.Other Operations:—
Permanent Teeth,1281Temporary Teeth,103Total2311
GROUP V.—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITION.
5Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses12
iiTotal number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses39747
iii.Number of individual children found unclean'-'41
iv.Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority141
v.Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
a. Under the Education Act, 1921—
6. Under School Attendance Bvelaws3