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Brentford and Chiswick 1942

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

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Table: GROUP III.- Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

GROUP III.- Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Under the Authority's Scheme.
Received Operative Treatment102
Received other forms of Treatment61
Total number treated163

Table: TABLE IV DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.

TABLE IV DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.

(1) Number of children. inspected by the Dentist
(a) Routine age-groups
(b) Specials.1109
(c) TOTAL (Routine and Specials)2377
(2) Number found to require treatment1918
(3) Number actually treated1345
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment3824
(3) Half-days devoted to:-
Inspection19½
Treatment379¾
398¾
(6) Fillingss:-
Permanent Teeth2093
Temporary Teeth596
2689
(7) Extractions:-
Permanent Teeth364
Temporary Teeth1893
2257
(8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions942
(9) Other Operations:-
Permanent Teeth885
Temporary Teeth-
885

Table: TABLE V.

TABLE V.

(1) Average number of visits per school made during -year by the School Nurses12.3
(2) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses23729
(3) Number of individual children found unclean296
(4) Number of individual children cleansed under Section 87(2) and (3) of the Education Act,19212
(5) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:-
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921—
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws-