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Brentford and Chiswick 1943
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford and Chiswick]
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GROUP III.- Treatment of Defects of Hose and Throat.
| Under the Authority's Scheme. | |
|---|---|
| Received Operative Treatment | 157 |
| Received other forms of Treatment | 67 |
| Total number treated | 224 |
TABLE IV DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT.
| (1) | Number of children inspected by the Dentist | |
| (a) Toutine age-groups | 3162 | |
| (b) Specials | 622 | |
| (c) TOTALS (Routine and Specials) | 3784 | |
| (2) | Number found to require treatment | 2560 |
| (3) | Number actually treated | 1875 |
| (4) | Attendances made by children for treatment | 5092 |
| (5) | Half-days devoted to:- | |
| Inspection | 32 | |
| Treatment | 674 | |
| 706 | ||
| (6) | Fillings:- | |
| Permanent Teeth | 2858 | |
| Temporary Teeth | 846 | |
| 3704 | ||
| (7) | Extractions:- | |
| Permanent Teeth | 530 | |
| Temporary Teeth | 1658 | |
| 2188 | ||
| (8) | Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 1096 |
| (9) | Other Operation:- | |
| Permanent Teeth | 834 | |
| Temporary Teeth | 470 | |
| 1304 |
TABLE V.
| (1) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the school nurses | 12.5 |
| (2) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by school Nurses | 26504 |
| (3) Number of individual children found unclean | 301 |
| (4) Number of individual children cleansed under Section 87(2) and (3) of the Education Act, 1921. | 2 |
| (5) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:- | |
| (a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | Nil |
| (b) Under School Attendance Byelaws | 2 |