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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Heston and Isleworth 1935
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| NUMBER OF DEFECTS | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Received Operative Treatment. | Received other forms of Treatment (4) | Total Number Treated (5) | |||||||||||
| Under the Authority's Scheme in Clinic or Hospital (i) | By Private Practitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. (2) | Total (3) | |||||||||||
| (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | (i) | (ii) | (iii) | (iv) | ||
| — | 1 | 109 | — | 7 | — | 37 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 146 | 1 | 7 | 162 |
(i) Tonsils only, (ii) Adenoids only, (iii) Tonsils and adenoids, (iv) Other defects of the nose and throat.
| Under the Authority's Scheme. (1) | Otherwise (2) | Total number treated. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Residential treatment with education. (i) | Residential treatment without education. (ii) | Non-residential treatment at an orthopaedic clinic (iii) | Residential treatment with education. (i) | Residential treatment without education. (ii) | Non-residential treatment at an Orthopaedic clinic. (iii) | ||
| Number of children treated | 7 | — | 17 | 2 | — | 12 | 37 |
GROUP V.—DENTAL DEFECTS.
(1) Number of children inspected by the Dentist
(a.) Routine age-groups.
| AGE | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | TOTAL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number | 945 | 989 | 971 | 1000 | 1034 | 966 | 1001 | 785 | 917 | 248 | 42 | 8898 |
(b) Specials 2219
(c) TOTAL (Routine and Specials) 11117
(2) Number found to require treatment 8187
(3) Number actually treated 5463
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment 15565
(5) Half-days devoted to:—
Inspection 68
Ordinary 1109
Treatment
Gas 188
Administrative
Clerical 35
Administrative
Committee
Meetings 8
1408
(6) Fillings (see note (g)):—
Permanent Teeth 7204
Temporary Teeth 1282
Total 8486
(7) Extractions:—
Permanent Teeth 1839
Temporary Teeth 7418
Total 9257
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics
for extractions 2686
(9) Other Operations:—
Permanent Teeth
6019
Temporary Teeth
Total 6109
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