[Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Exeter City & County.

  • Exeter (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1926
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Credit: [Report 1926] / Medical Officer of Health, Exeter City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Group Ill.— TrcaUueut of Difccts of Nose and Throat. Number of Defects. Received Opei'ative Treatment. Under the Authority’s Scheme in Clinic or Hospital. (1) By Private I’ractitioner or Hospital, apart from the Authority's Scheme. (2) Total (3) Received other forms of Treatment at School. (4) Total nil mber Treated. (5) 60 37 97 224 321 Group IV.—Dental Defects. (1) Number of children who were : (a) Inspected by the Dentist : Routine Age Group Specials Total 786 6 634 7 .. 574 8 ... 567 9 .... 498 1 10 ... 214 [ 3666* * 11 .... 173 12 .... Ill 13 .... 83 \ 14 .... 26 440 4106 *Of this number approximately 1368 are re-inspections. {b) Found to reejuire treatment .. . 1617 (c) Actually treated ... .. .. 1225 {d) Re-treated during the year as the result of periodical examination .... .... .... .... 306 {see note c] (2) Half-days devoted to | Inspection 71) Total . .. 412 (Treatment . . 341 I (3) Attendance made by children for Treatment ... 2695 (4) Fillings .... , Permanent Teeth 688) Total .. 1163 ' Temporary teeth 475 J (5) Extractions . . /Permanent teeth 203, Total. .. 861 iTemporary teeth 658 ' (6) Admini.stration of general anaesthetics for extractions 141 (7) Other operations j Permanent teeth 654 1 Total . .. 1730 I Temporary teeth 1076 j (e) All cases entered under this head are also entered under head (c). Group F.—Uncleanliness and verminous condition. (i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses .. , 10 (ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses .... 17168 (iii) Number of individual children found unclean 246 (iv.) N umber of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority .... 5 (v.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken : (a) Fnder the Education Act, 1921 Nil {b) Under School Attendance Bye-laws ... Nil