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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
Twickenham 1914
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Twickenham]
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Parents who applied for such treatment filled up a consent
and guarantee form, and arrangements were then made for the
child's attendance at the Clinic for treatment.
Pursuing this course, 250 children were inspected by the
Dental Surgeon in the schools, and in addition 61 specially
recommended by the School Medical Officer, were inspected at the
Dental Clinic, making in all 311 inspections. The dental clinic was
held on 11 occasions at weekly intervals, one half day being
occupied on each occasion, and 129 children received treatment.
Three days were set aside for extraction cases under a general
anæsthetic, and gas was administered to 57 children by the School
Medical Officer.
The following table shows the ages of the children who
were examined by the School Dentist at the ordinary routine
inspections, and also the number of children with defective teeth.
TABLE V.
| Ages at Inspection. | Total children inspected. | Total children with defective teeth. | Total recommended for treatment. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | ||||
| Boys | — | 57 | 56 | 3 | — | 116 | 102 | 83 |
| Girls | 1 | 56 | 69 | 7 | 1 | 134 | 115 | 89 |
| Totals | 1 | 113 | 125 | 10 | 1 | 250 | 217 | 172 |
One hundred and forty-five children made 187 attendances
at the Dental Clinic. The following table is a summary of the
treatment carried out at each attendance of the School Dentist.