[Report 1936] / School Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.

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

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    The following table gives in detail the results of inspection by the School Dental Officers of children of all ages, and it will be observed that between the ages 6 and 14 the average number of decayed teeth per child tends to diminish; it will also be noted that the percentage of children free from active caries tends to increase from the age of eight years,-and that 25 per cent, of the children at the time of their last dental examination before leaving school are found to be free from all signs of active dental caries. Under Age 5 5 6 ^ i 9 10 11 12 j 13 14 Average number of teeth decayed 2.8 4.0 4.4 4.3 3.8 3.3 2.7 2.2 1 2.1 2.0 1.8 Percentage of children free from caries 31 19 11 9 t 8 8 13 18 21 25 26 Average number of decayed teeth per child found by the Medical Inspectors in the years 1920—1936 is as follow^s. This table shows that during the last five or six years there has been a gradual increase in the average number of decayed teeth per child, which is very disconcerting but which is difficult to account for. Year Age 5. Age 8. Age 12. 1920 2.16 3.8 2.1 1925 3.1 3.4 1.6 1930 3.2 2.7 1.8 1935 4.0 3.9 1.7 1936 4.0 3.8 2.1 Crippling Defects.—The numbers of these defects found at the routine medical inspections /•i were :—rickets 45, spinal curvature 54, other forms 436. School children found to be in need of treatm.ent are admitted to the Robert Jones and V Agnes Hunt Orthopaedic Hospital. Particulars of cases admitted to Hospital for Treatment. .) Congenital Defects and Deformities (18 cases or 21.43% of admissions). (a) Club Foot 4 cases or 4.76 per cent, of admissions. [b] d) Claw Foot 9 } y 10.72 Hip Joint 1 y y F19 (d) Neck 4 y y 4.76 Acquired Deformities (16 cases or 19.04% of admissions). (a) Spine 7 cases or 8.33 per cent, of admissions. (b) 0) Knees 4 y y 4.76 Feet 3 y y 3.57 [d) Hip 2 y y 2.38 Other Diseases (34 cases or 40.48% of admissions). (a) Rickets . . 3 cases or 3.57 per cent, of admissions. {b) Osteomyelitis and Epiphysitis 9 y y 10.72 0) Tuberculosis . . 21 y y 25.00 0) Arthritis (Septic) 1 y y 1.19 i I I