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Wimbledon 1932
[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. | ||
| (i) | (2) | (2) | (4) | (5) |
| 78 | 17 | 95 | 125 | 220 |
GROUP IV.—DENTAL DEFECTS.
1. Number of Children who were : —
a. Inspected by the Dentist.
Aged Aged
5 260 10 598
Routine 6 542 11 592
Age 7 518 12 667 Total 5139
Groups 8 494 13 452
9 570 14 446
Specials 133
Grand Total 5272
Found to require Treatment 3996
c. Actually Treated 1918
d. Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical
amination 1336
2. Half-days devoted to:—
Inspection, 44. Treatment, 376 Total 420
3. Attendances made by Children for Treatment 4111
4. Fillings:—
Permanent Teeth, 1850. Temporary Teeth, 17 Total Teeth 1867
Total Fillings 2300
5. Extractions:—
Permanent Teeth, 530. Temporary Teeth, 2830 Total 3360
6 Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions 707
7. Other Operations:—
Permanent Teeth, 2710. Temporary Teeth, 308 Total 3018
GROUP V.—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITION.
1. Average number of visits per School made during
the year by School Nurses 7
2. Total number of examinations of children in the
Schools by School Nurses 11,886
3. Number of individual children found unclean 180
4. Number of children cleansed under arrangements
made by the Local Education Authority 58
5. Number of cases in which legal proceedings were
taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 —
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws —
112