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East Ham 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for East Ham]
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To the School Medical Officer,
County Borough of East Ham
Education Committee.
Sir,
I have much pleasure in submitting to you my Report on
the work done in the Dental Clinic for the year 1923.
The age groups inspected have been those from 5 to 9
years inclusive. All the children in these groups have been
inspected and treatment offered when necessary. The number
inspected was 9,367, and the number referred for treatment was
7,216. In addition, 297 cases of toothache or oral sepsis referred
by the School Medical Officers have been seen and treated; all
these cases being over ten years of age. Details will be found
in the following statistical table :—
TABLE IV.
Group IV.—Dental Defects.
| Age. | Total. | Grand Total. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Routine Age Groups. | Total | Specials. | |||||||||||
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||
| 1330 | 1991 | 2166 | 2295 | 1583 | 9367 | 95 | 56 | 82 | 55 | 9 | 297 | 9664 | |
(b) Found to require treatment 7513.
(c) Actually Treated 2191.
(d) Re-treated as the result of periodical inspection Nil.
(2) Half-days devoted to .—
'Inspection 74 Total 372
Treatment 298
(3) Attendances made by children for treatment 3991.
(4) Fillings :—
Permanent Teeth 685
Temporary Teeth 975 Total 1660
(5 Extractions:—
Permanent Teeth 4171
Temporary Teeth 4266) Total
(6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extraction 181.
(7) Other operations:—
Permanent Teeth 4141
Temporary Teeth 199 Total 613