[Report 1939] / School Health Service, Halifax County Borough.
- Halifax (England). County Borough Council. School Health Service.
- Date:
- 1939
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1939] / School Health Service, Halifax County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![In spite of iIn* fact 1 hat for a considerable part of ibis period many ol the children concerned were not allending school the tailing oil in the attendance for denial treatment was apart from the first few days of September, much less than was at lirst an l ieipaled. Dining this period 3,24.] attendances were made in 510 sessions compared with 5,572 in 2S4 sessions in 11)38, a total decrease of i_>9 and an average reduction of slightly less than i'5 attendances per session. The fact that during this period a greater number of senior children were treated than is normally the case, has led to increases in the number of permanent teeth tilled or extracted, and a decrease in the number of temporary teeth extracted. The figures for the full year are given below :— Permanent teeth tilled ... .’,,771 (increase 229) extracted ... 1.70b ( ., 25a) Temporary teeth ,. ... (>.331 (decrease4 i,2bb) The number of children who attended without appointment as a result of toothache or other urgent cause was 1,515. including 150 children under school age. 1'his is 217 fewer than the preceding year. Altogether 5.022 children made 9,291 attendances at the elinu for treatment. The Head I eachers and Stalls of the schools are again thanked for their continued interest and co operation which is so necessary for the successful working of the department. }•'. 11. RICHARDSON'. 1..D.S. R.C.S.. bug., Senior Dental Officer.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29406663_0036.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
