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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
N umber
1125
1120
1151
1329
1220
1319
1208
871
868
418
51
10680
(b) Specials 2385
(c) TOTAL (Routine and Specials) 13065
(2) Number found to require treatment 9883
(3) Number actually treated 6959
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment 26113
(5) Half-days devoted to :—
Inspection 84
Treatment
Ordinary 1993
Gas 161
Administrative
Clerical and
Committee
Meetings 108
2346
( 6) Fillings :—
Permanent Teeth 10971
Temporary Teeth 1497
Total 12468
(7) Extractions :—
Permanent Teeth 1654
Temporary Teeth 6539
Total 8193
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics
for extractions 2700
(9) Other Operations :—
Permanent Teeth
Temporary Teeth
6379
Total 6379
GROUP VI.—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses 2.47
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses 16,942
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean 810
(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 Nil
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws 13
* Note.—113 children had their heads cleansed—by parents' request—under arrangements made
by the Local Education Authority (see page 11).
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