Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for West Ham]
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TABLE V.—Dental Inspection and Treatment.
(1) Number of Children Inspected by the Dentist: | ||||||
Age | ||||||
(a) Routine Age Groups | 4 | 459 | Total 17634 | |||
5 | 697 | |||||
6 | 3743 | |||||
7 | 3721 | |||||
8 | 3835 | |||||
9 | 1039 | |||||
10 | 1099 | |||||
11 | 1036 | |||||
12 | 861 | |||||
13 | 1087 | |||||
14 | 57 | |||||
(b) Specials | 4791 | |||||
(c) Total (Routine and Specials) | 22425 | |||||
(2) | Number found to require treatment | 15046 | ||||
(3) | Number Actually treated | 10489 | ||||
(4) | Attendances made by children for treatment | 17346 | ||||
(5) | Half-days devoted to— Inspection | 194 | ||||
Treatment | 2079 | |||||
Total | 2273 | |||||
(6) | Fillings- Permanent teeth | 2047 | ||||
Temporary teeth | 282 | |||||
Total | 2329 | |||||
(7) | Extractions— Permanent teeth | 1497 | ||||
Temporary teeth | 15539 | |||||
Total | 17036 | |||||
(8) | Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | Nil | ||||
(9) | Other Operations— | |||||
Permanent teeth | 1943 | |||||
Temporary teeth | 576 | |||||
Total | 2519 |
TABLE VI.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions.
(i) | Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 12.66 |
(ii) | Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 80237 |
(iii) | Number of individual children found unclean. | 1312 |
(iv) | Number of individual children cleansed under Section 87 (2) and (3) of the Education Act, 1921. | Nil |
(v) | Number of cases in which Legal proceedings were taken:— | |
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | Nil | |
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws | Nil |