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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

Hounslow 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Hounslow]

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Table: Table 4 Infestation with Vermin

Table 4 Infestation with Vermin

Total number of pupils examined in schools by nurses or other authorised persons14,063
Total number of individual pupils found to be infested148
Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54(2) Education Act 1944)85
Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing orders were issued (Section 54(3) Education Act 1944)4

Table: Table 5 Dental Inspection and Treatment

Table 5 Dental Inspection and Treatment

Number of Pupils
Age 5-9Age 10-14Age 15 & overTotal
Inspections
First inspection at school9,258
First inspection at clinic3,520
No. of first inspections requiring treatment7,335
No. of first inspections offered treatment7,323
Pupils re-inspected at clinic1,204
No. of re-inspections requiring treatment873
Attendances and treatment
First visit2,4362,4984505,384
Subsequent visits5,6037,0791,52314,205
Total visits8,0399,5771,97319,589
Additional courses of treatment commenced37828073731
Fillings in permanent teeth2,6597,3021,73411,695
Fillings in deciduous teeth6,058506—6,564
Permanent teeth filled1,9425,0281,1658,135
Deciduous teeth filled3,977336—4,313
Permanent teeth extracted121742134997
Deciduous teeth extracted2,481821—3,302
General anaesthetics1,037473421,552
Emergencies41725850725
Number of pupils X-rayed918
Prophylaxis2,323
Teeth otherwise conserved66
Number of teeth root filled71
Inlays7
Crowns62
Courses of treatment completed3,582
Anaesthetics
General anaesthetics administered by dental officers2

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