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 V.—
(1) Number of Children Inspected by the Dentist— (
AGE | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | TOTAL |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Number | 984 | 1,351 | 1,104 | 769 | 843 | 1,606 | 1,115 | 850 | 1,048 | 120 | 9,790 |
(b) Specials | 2,429 | ||||||||||
(c) Total (Routine and Specials) | 12,219 | ||||||||||
(2) Found to require treatment | 8,068 | ||||||||||
(3) Actually treated | 3,753 | ||||||||||
(4) Attendances made by children for treatment | 5,933 | ||||||||||
(5) Half-days devoted to:— | (7) Extractions:— | ||||||||||
Inspection | 45 | Permanent Teeth | 1,211 | ||||||||
Treatment | 716 | Temporary Teeth | 5,780 | ||||||||
Total | 6,991 | ||||||||||
Total | 761 | (8) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions | 203 | ||||||||
(6) Fillings:— | (9) Other operations:— | ||||||||||
Permanent Teeth | 1,162 | Permanent Teeth | 282 | ||||||||
Temporary Teeth | 155 | Temporary Teeth | 10 | ||||||||
Total | 292 | ||||||||||
Total | 1,317 | Regulation cases | 27 |
Table VI.—
(i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses | 21.9 |
(ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses | 114,867 |
(iii) Number of individual children found unclean | 1,108 |
(iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority | 22 |
(v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken:- | |
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 | 27 |
(b) Under School Attendance Byelaws | - |