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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 1937

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]

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Table: TABLE V—(continued).

TABLE V—(continued).

(7) Extractions:—(8) Administration of general anaesthetics for
Permanent Teeth809extractions1885
Temporary Teeth3744(9) Other Operations:—
TotalPermanent Teeth464
Temporary Teeth—
4553Total464

Table: TABLE VI—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.

TABLE VI—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS CONDITIONS.

(1)Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses14
(2)Total number of examinations of children in the schools by School Nurses26,297
(3)Number of individual children found unclean333
(4)Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority154
(5)Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken
(a) Under the Education Act, 19216
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-Laws14