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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
Edmonton 1924
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Edmonton, UDC]
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(2) Half-days devoted to Inspection 20
Treatment 239
(3) Attendances made by children for treatment 2391
(4) Fillings Permanent teeth 611
Temporary teeth 401 — Total 1012
(5) Extractions Permanent teeth 506
Temporary teeth 3622 — Total 4128
(6) Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions 783
(7) Other operations Permanent teeth 197
Temporary teeth 35 — Total 232
GROUP V.—UNCLEANLINESS AND VERMINOUS
CONDITIONS.
(1) Average number of visits per school made during the year by
the School Nurses 14
(2) Total number of examinations of children in the schools
by School Nurses 26203
(3) Number of individual children found unclean 2348
(4) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by
the Local Education Authority 229
(5) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken—
(a) Under the Education Act, 1921 Nil.
(b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws 1