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Wimbledon 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Wimbledon]
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GROUP III.—TREATMENT OF DEFECTS OF NOSE AND THROAT.
| NUMBER OF DEFECTS. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Received Operative Treatment. | Received other forms of Treatment. | Total number Treated. | ||
| Under the Authority's Scheme, in Clinic or Hospital. | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. | Total. | ||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) |
| 65 | Awaiting Treatment 21 | 86 | 30 | 116 |
GROUP IV.— DENTAL DEFECTS.
1. Number of Children who were:—
a. Inspected by the Dentist:
| Routine Age Groups | Aged | Aged | Total | 3059 | |||
| 5 | 336 | 10 | 315 | ||||
| 6 | 518 | 11 | 215 | ||||
| 7 | 411 | 12 | 203 | ||||
| 8 | 448 | 13 | 13 | ||||
| 9 | 595 | 14 | 5 | ||||
| Specials | 297 | ||||||
| Grand Total | 3356 | ||||||
| b. Found to require Treatment | 2715 | ||||||
| c. Actually Treated | 1494 | ||||||
| d. Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination | 768 | ||||||
| 2. Half-days devoted to:— Inspection, 37. Treatment, 383 | Total | 420 | |||||
| 3. Attendances made by Children for Treatment | 2862 | ||||||
| 4. Fillings:— Permanent Teeth, 779. Temporary Teeth, 620 | Total Teeth | 1399 | |||||
| Total Fillings | 1781 | ||||||
| 5. Extractions:— Permanent Teeth, 280. Temporary Teeth, 2535 | Total | 2815 | |||||
| 6. Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 380 | ||||||
| 7. Other Operations:— Permanent Teeth, 647. Temporary Teeth, 1407 | Total | 2054 | |||||