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 Tottenham]
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Table IV.— Continued. Group IV.—Dental Defects.
(1) | Number of Children who were:— | |||||
(a) Inspected by the Dentist— | ||||||
Aeed: | ||||||
Routine Age Groups | 5 | 2,080 | Total | |||
6 | 1,820 | |||||
7 | 1,912 | |||||
8 | 2,832 | |||||
9 | 3,088 | |||||
10 | 3,294 | 18,455 | ||||
11 | 2,452 | |||||
12 | 671 | |||||
13 | 236 | |||||
14 | 70, | |||||
Specials | 1,771 | |||||
Grand Total | 20,226 | |||||
(6) Found to require treatment | 12,977 | |||||
(c) Actually treated | 5,202 | |||||
(d) Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination | 1,737 | |||||
(2) | Half-days devoted to | Inspection | 69 | Total | 800 | |
Treatment | 731 | |||||
(3) | Attendances made by children for treatment | 7,385 | ||||
(4) | Fillings | Permanent Teeth | 1,472 | Total | 1,912 | |
Temporary Teeth | 440 | |||||
(5) | Extractions | Permanent Teeth | 1,328 | Total | 10,805 | |
Temporary Teeth | 9,477 | |||||
(6) | Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 1,250 | ||||
(7) | Other operations | Permanent Teeth | 253 | Total | 265 | |
Temporary Teeth | 12 | |||||
(8) | Regulation cases | 33 |
Oroup V.—Uncleanliness and verminous conditions.
(i.) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 18.7 |
(ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 112,101 |
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean | 2,847 |
(iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | 165 |
(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:— | |
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | _ |
(6) Under School Attendance Bye-laws | 18 |