[Report 1946] / School Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council.
- Cumberland County Council
- Date:
- 1946
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1946] / School Medical Officer of Health, Cumberland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![TABLE G. SHOWING THE POSITION OP DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT. (]) Number of children inspected by the Dentist; (a) Routine Age Groups (b) Specias :• (c) Total (Routine and Specials) ... (2) Number found to require treatment (3) Number actually treated (4) Attendances made by children for treatment (5) Half-days devoted to;—• (a) Inspection ... 250 (b) Treatment 1866 Tdtail ... 2116 (8) Administration anaesthetics extractions;— (a) Local ... (b) General 22740 306 23046 10391 10128 18846 of for 7042 2208 (6) Fillings;— (a) Permanent Teeth ... ... 8209 (b) Temporary Teeth 139 Total ... 8348 Total ... 9250 (9) Other Operations:— (a) Permanent Teeth 2698 (b) Temporary Teeth 536 (7) Extractions:— (a) Permanent Teeth 2221 (b) Temporary Teeth 12536 Total ... 14760 Total ... 3234 (10) Orthodontic appliances 162 (11) Dentures 62 (12) X-ray Examinations 124 The Senior Dental Officer makes the following com- ments on the School Dental Service : “ As regards the statistical tables, in accordance with the instructions of the Minister of Education no distinction is made between Primary and Grammar Schools, while for the same reason the routine inspection age groups are omitted. It is not easy to make any com.parison with previous years as far as figures are concerned as so many changes occurred. For the first time the Boroughs of Whitehaven and Workington are included for the full period. On the other side the various changes consequent upon staffing difficulties can only affect adversely the work done. “ Attention may be drawn to the increase in the number of orthodontic appliances made m the dental](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b29132460_0022.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
