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.—
(1) Number of Children who were :— | ||||||
Aged: | 4 | .. | 180 | |||
5 | .. | 1,827 | ||||
6 | .. | 2,143 | ||||
7 | .. | 1,901 | ||||
8 | .. | 2,303 | ||||
Routine Age Groups | 9 | .. | 2,495 | |||
10 | .. | 2,626 | Total | 16,754 | ||
11 | .. | 2,390 | ||||
12 | .. | 722 | ||||
13 | .. | 85 | ||||
14 | .. | 82 | ||||
Specials | 1,836 | |||||
Grand Total | 18,590 | |||||
(6) Found to require treatment | 12,399 | |||||
(c) Actually treated | 5,557 | |||||
(d) Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination | 1,975 | |||||
(2) Half-days devoted to | Inspection Treatment | 68 | Total | 827 | ||
759 | ||||||
(3) Attendances made by children for treatment | 7,936 | |||||
Permanent Teeth 1,539 | 2,040 | |||||
(4) Fillings | Temporary Teeth | 501 | Total | |||
Permanent Teeth | 1,554 | Total | 11,927 | |||
(5) Extractions | Temporary Teeth 1 | 10,373 | ||||
(6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 1,197 | |||||
(7) Other operations | Permanent Teeth Temporary Teeth | Total | 150 | |||
25 | ||||||
(8) Regulation cases | 24 | |||||
(i.) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 20'2 | |||||
(ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 120,443 | |||||
(iii.) Number of individual children found unclean | 2,342 | |||||
(iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | 48 | |||||
(v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:— | 6 | |||||
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws | — |