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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

West Ham 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]

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Table: TableIV.—continued.

TableIV.—continued.

(b) Found to require treatment7,933
(c) Actually treated6,912
(d) Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination4,608
(2) Half-days devoted to—
Inspection222
Treatment1,151
Total1,373
(3) Attendances made by children for treatment11,529
(4) Fillings—
Permanent teeth865
Temporary teeth688
Total1,553
(5) Extractions—
Permanent teeth85
Temporary teeth10,681
Total10,766
(6) Administration of general Anaesthetics for extractions-
(7) Other Operations-
Permanent teeth844
Temporary teeth379
Total1,223

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Group V.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(i) Average number of visits per school made during the
year by the School Nurses:—
12.3 Sessional Visits for primary inspections.
(ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the
Schools by the School Nurses 59,652
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean 1,132
(iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements
made by the Local Education Authority
(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings
were taken:—
(а) Under the Education Act -
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-Laws 2