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Heston and Isleworth 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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TABLE IV.— Continued.
Croup 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. | ||
| (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | |
| 125 | 53 | 178 | 2 | 180 |
Crou IV DENTAL DEFECTS.
(1) Number of children who were:
(a) Inspected
Aged:
Routine age Groups
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
803
955
912
977
978
954
724
716
374
115
11
Total 7519
Specials 1788
Grand total 9307
(b) Found to require treatment 6254
(c) Actually treated 3655
(2) *Half-days
devoted to
Inspection
Treatment—Ordinary
Gas
Administration—Clerical
Dental Committee Meetings
51
450
135
19
8
Total 663
(3). Attendances made by children for treatment 6361
(4). Fillings.
Permanent teeth
Temporary teeth
3347
511
Total 3858
(5). Extractions—
Permanent teeth
Temporary teeth
946
5171
Total 6117
(6). Administrations of general Anaesthetics for extractions
1756
(7). Other operations
Permanent teeth
Temporary teeth
Total 2671
*An additional Dental Surgeon was appointed half-time on 1st April, 1932, thus, the sessions
represent: One full-time Dental Surgeon's work for the whole year, and one half-time Dental
Surgeon's work for nine months, plus 19 sessions prior to his appointement
Croup V.–UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
(i.) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses 2.1
(ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the schools by the School Nurses 8724
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean 430
(iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education
Authority 87
(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 —
(b). Under the School Attendance Bye-laws 6
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