[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough.

  • Dudley (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, Dudley County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    185 Group V.—Dental Defects. (1) Number of children who were : {a] Inspected by the Dentist: Aged 5 460 6 681 1. 7 883 M 8 ••• ••• ••• ••• 723 If 9 ••• ••• 764 .1 10 835 M 11 1053 M 12 673 M 13 647 M 14 99 Total 6818 ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 2421 Grand Total 9239 {h) Found to require treatment ... 6291 {c) Actually treated 5073 (2) Half days devoted to : Inspection ... • • • • • • 36 Treatment ... • • • • • • 678 Total 714 (3) Attendances made by children for treatment • • • • • » 7055 (4) Fillings: Permanent Teeth • • • • • • 3084 Temporary Teeth • • • • • « 291 Total 3375 (5) Extractions : Permanent Teeth • • • • • • 1260 Temporary Teeth • • • • • • 4277 Total 5537 (6) Administration of general Anaesthetics for extractions 4056 (7) Other Operations : Permanent Teeth • • • • • • 673 Temporary Teeth • • • • • * 425 Total 1098 *In addition 10 Half-days were devoted to Health Propaganda. Group VI.—Uncleanliness and Verminous Conditions. (i.) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nurses • « • • • • 11.7 (ii.) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses • • • • • • 92143 (iii.) Number of individual children found unclean • • • • • • 1052 (iv.) Number of children cleansed under arrangments made by the Local Education Authority ... • • • • • • 1052 (V.) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken :— (a) Under the Education Act, 1921 • • • • • • Nil.