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TABLE IV .—continued.
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
734
939
928
972
898
939
790
870
743
301
53
8167
(b) Specials 2726
(c) TOTAL (Routine and Specials) 10893
(2) Number found to require treatment 7651
(3) Number actually treated 6568
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment 21400
(5) Half-days devoted to :—
Inspection 66
( Ordinary 1612
Treatment
(Gas 192
Administrative
Clerical 86
Administrative
Committee
Meetings 9
1965
(6) Fillings :—
Permanent Teeth 8615
Temporary Teeth 1387
Total 10002
(7) Extractions :—
Permanent Teeth 1711
Temporary Teeth 6948
Total 8659
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics
for extractions 2676
(9) Other Operations :—
Permanent Teeth
7299
Temporary Teeth
Total 7299
GROUP VI.— UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses 2.15
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses 15,135
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean 649
(iv) Number of children cleansed under Section 87 (2) and (3) of the Education
Act, 1921 Nil*
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken :—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 —
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws 10
* Note.—71 children had their heads cleansed—by parents' request—under arrangements made
by the Local Education Authority (see page 10).
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