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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 1938
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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98
(7) Other Operations—
Scalings 12
Dressings 45
Root Fillings 2
Crowns 4
Orthodontic 1 (7 sittings)
Chiswick Polytechnic:—
(1) (a) Number of pupils inspected by Dentist 223
(b) Found to require treatment 195
(c) Actually treated and completed 96
(2) Half-days devoted to (a) Inspections 1
(b) Treatment 36
— 37
(3) Attendances made by pupils for treatment 220
(4) Fillings—(a) Permanent Teeth 312
(b) Temporary Teeth
— 312
(5) Extractions—(a) Permanent Teeth 54
(b) Temporary Teeth 3
(Including 22 for overcrowding) — 57
(6) Administrations of general anaesthetic for extractions 35
(7) Other operations 52
Other operations consisted of one root filling, nine scalings,
38 dressings, one crown, and one treatment with AgN03.
Routine Medical Inspection.
Chiswick Secondary Schools:—
(i) Cases in which a full examination has been made (see paragraph 4, Board of Education Circular 1153).
| Age | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boys | 59 | 63 | 38 | 4 | 24 | 15 | 5 | 208 |
| Girls | 4 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 34 | 1 | - | 57 |
| Totals | 63 | 72 | 40 | 11 | 58 | 16 | 5 | 265 |