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STATISTICS
COMPARISON OF CERTAIN TYPES OF WORK CARRIED
OUT IN THE YEARS 1945, 1946 & 19.47
School population—1945: 20/206; 1946: 24,655; 1947: 25,673
Number of cases
dealt with
TYPE OF WORK 1945 1946 1947
Periodic: Medical Inspections ... ... ... ... 6,111 6,763 6,834
Special Inspections and Re-inspections ... ... 11,596 13,441 14,295
Inspections at Nursery Schools and Classes ... 966 1,063 959
Nutrition Surveys by School Nurses 24,170 27,889 22,369
Uncleanliness Inspections by School Nurses ... 26,466 36,161 32,728
Minor Ailments treated at the School Clinics ... 6,913 7,753 7,936
Attendances at Minor Ailments Clinics ... ... 36,113 41,746 38,443
Tonsil and Adenoid Operations performed ... ... 423 356 273
Orthopaedic Defects treated at Orthopaedic Clinic 73 154 154
Cases treated at the Light Clinic ... ... ... 71 121 123
Admissions to Fyfield Open-Air School 233 253 201
Re-inspections at Fyfield 1,236 1,285 1,091
Re-inspections of children on return from Fyfield ... 75 249 163
Children examined for Employment ... ... ... 10 180 127
Children examined for Entertainments 11 10 16
Children admitted to Convalescent Homes ... ... 244 231 310
Children ascertained for Speech Defects ... ... — 212 96
Children referred for Child Guidance treatment ... 80 82 127
DENTAL WORK
Children treated ... ... ... ... ... ... 4,220 5,086 5,043
Number of fillings: t
Permanent teeth ... ... ... ... ... 3,936 5,314 5,744
Temporary teeth ... ... ... ... ... 4,857 3,807 3,839
Number of extractions:
Permanent teeth ... ... ... ... ... 640 782 895
Temporary teeth ... ... ... ... ... 5,734 8,445 8,698
Administrations of general anaesthetics ... ... 1,133 1,509 1,750
Other Operations:
Permanent teeth ... ... ... ... ... 626 741 1,117
Temporary teeth ... ... ... ... ... 194 273 221
Number of Orthodontic cases treated 124 149 153
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