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Heston and Isleworth 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| Half days devoted to inspection | 42 | Average number inspected per session=162. Included in the 313 ordinary treatment sessions are 42 sessions which were entirely devoted to Orthodontic Treatment. These sessional figures are for one Dentist only. | ||
| Treatment—ordinary | 313 | |||
| do. gas | 91 | |||
| Administration—Clerical | 24 | |||
| Dental Committee Meetings | 8 | |||
| 478 | ||||
| 3. Attendances made by children for treatment | 5035 | The gross attendances made by children at the Dental Clinic were 6681, but children were not always physically treated, for various reasons, each time they attended. | ||
| 4. Fillings—Permanent Teeth | 2695 | The ratio of fillings in permanent teeth to extractions of permanent teeth was 625 fillings to 100 extractions. | ||
| Temporary Teeth | 390 | |||
| 3085 | ||||
| 5. Etractions— | Perm. | Temp. | ||
| At Treatment sessions | 2 | 486 | ||
| At Gas sessions | 429 | 3527 | ||
| 431 | 4013 | 4444 | ||
| 6. Administrations of general anaesthetics* for extractions (* Nitrous Oxide, and Nitrous Oxide with Ethyl Chloride.) | 1206 | The percentage of attendances for " Gas " (1206) of total attendances (5035) was = 23.9. | ||
| 7- Other operations | 3006 | See details on page 56. | ||
| Extra Staff for Gas sessions only. | ||||
| 1 Dental Nurse, formally approved by Board of Education, for minor dental work, 17/3/31. | 1 Anaesthetist (Assistant School Medical Officer). | |||
| 1 Trained Nurse (Recovery room). | ||||
| 1 Clerk-Attendant. | For Orthodontic Sessions:— | |||
| Plus clerical assistance from Office of School Medical Officer. | Once a week the Dental Mechanic is also in attendance. | |||