[Report 1950] / School Medical Officer of Health, Norfolk County Council.

  • Norfolk (England). County Council.
Date:
1950
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Credit: [Report 1950] / School Medical Officer of Health, Norfolk County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A list of the dental clinics is included in the general list on pages 33 to 36 and the remaining staff can now only concentrate their work at these 14 clinics. It should be pointed out that the following dental centres have temporarily ceased to function: — Diss Downham Market King’s Lynn Old Buckenham Norwich Upwell Thetford Fleasbursh The following table gives statistics relating to dental inspection and treatment carried out during the past three years: — ] Year Year Year 1948. 1949. 1950. 1. Number of children inspected by dental officers: — (a) Periodic age groups 25.242 20,580 16,542 (b) Specials 571 739 1,305 (c) Total (Routine and Specials) 25,813 21,319 17,847 2. Number found to require treat- ment 16,440 13,047 10,130 3. Number actually treated 12,184 10,376 7,990 4. Attendances made by pupils for treatment 16.498 13,995 10,948 5. Half days devoted to:— Inspection 488 434 292 Treatment 2,299 1,998 1,526 Totals 2,787 2,432 1,818 6. Fillings—Permanent teeth 6,937 5,378 3,992 Temporary teeth 579 220 154 Totals ... ... 7,516 * 5,598 4,146 7. No. of teeth filled: — Permanent * 3,801 Temporary ... * * 149 Totals * * 3,950 8. Extractions—Permanent teeth 1,777 1.512 1,044 Temporary teeth ... 13,170 13,155 10,250 Totals 14,947 14,667 11,294 9. Administrations of general anaesthetics for extractions ... 873 919 721 10. Other operations 18,103 6,887 4,621 *Figures not available.