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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

Tottenham 1926

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Tottenham]

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Table: Table IV.— Continued. Oroup I V.—Dental Deject*.

Table IV.— Continued. Oroup I V.—Dental Deject*.

(1) Number of Children who were :—
(a) Inspected by the Dentist—
Aged:4..180
5..1,827
6..2,143
7..1,901
8..2,303
Routine Age Groups9..2,495
10..2,626Total16,754
11..2,390
12..722
13..85
14..82
Specials1,836
Grand Total18,590
(6) Found to require treatment12,399
(c) Actually treated5,557
(d) Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination1,975
(2) Half-days devoted toInspection Treatment68Total827
759
(3) Attendances made by children for treatment7,936
Permanent Teeth 1,5392,040
(4) FillingsTemporary Teeth501Total
Permanent Teeth1,554Total11,927
(5) ExtractionsTemporary Teeth 110,373
(6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions1,197
(7) Other operationsPermanent Teeth Temporary TeethTotal150
25
(8) Regulation cases24
Group V.— Uncleanliness and verminous conditions.
(i.) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses20'2
(ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses120,443
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean2,342
(iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority48
(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:—6
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws—