[Report 1944] / School Medical Officer of Health, Westmorland County Council.

  • Westmorland (England). County Council.
Date:
1944
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Credit: [Report 1944] / School Medical Officer of Health, Westmorland County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE IV.—DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT (1) Number of Children who were :— Inspected by the Dental Surgeons : (a) Routine Age Groups .. .. 5474 ' (b) Specials .. .. .. .. .. .. 23 (c) Total (Routine and Specials) .. . . 5497 (2) Number Found to require treatment .. .. 2816 (3) Number Actually treated .. .. .. 1688 (4) Attendances made by children for treatment .. 232 6 (5) Half-days devoted to Inspection .. 120 Treatment 472 Total 592 (6) Fillings Permanent teeth.. 1541 Temporary teeth .. 222 Total 1763 / Permanent teeth .. 404 (7) Extractions ] ( Temporary teeth ..2148 Total ... 2552 (8) Administration of general anaesthetics for extractions 19 (9) Other operations Permanent teeth .. 522 Temporary teeth .. 43 Total 565 Table V.—JJncleanliness and verminous conditions. (i) Average number of visits per school made during the year by the School Nuises, 8.8. (ii) Total number of examinations of children in the Schools by School Nurses 26,515. (iii) Number of individual children found unclean, 422. (iv) Number of children cleansed under arrangements made by the Local Education Authority, nil. (v) Number of cases in which legal proceedings were taken : (a) Under the Education Act, 1921, Nil. (b) Under School Attendance Byelaws, Nil.