London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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
Brentford and Chiswick 1936
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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TABLE V—(continued).
| (7) Extractions :— | (8) Administration of general anaesthetics for extractions | 1859 |
| Permanent Teeth 839 | ||
| Temporary Teeth 3270 | (9) Other Operations :— | |
| Permanent Teeth | 335 | |
| Temporary Teeth | — | |
| Total 4109 | Total | 335 |
TABLE VI—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.
| (1) | Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 14 |
| (2) | Total number of examinations of children in the schools by School Nurses | 29,142 |
| (3) | Number of individual children found unclean | 371 |
| (4) | Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | 105 |
| (5) | Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken :— | |
| (a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | 5 | |
| (b) Under School Attendance Bye-Laws | 15 |