[Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough.

  • Tynemouth (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1948
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Credit: [Report 1948] / School Medical Officer of Health, Tynemouth County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Group III.—Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat. Total number treated Received operative treatment— [a) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis ... ... 186 {b) for other nose and throat conditions ... 5 Received other forms of treatment ... ... ... 117 Total ... 308 Group IV. —Orthopedic and Postural Defects. {a) No. treated as in-patients in hospitals or hospital schools ... ... 9 {h) No. treated otherwise e.g. in clinics or out-patient departments ... 29 Group V.- Child Guidance Treatment and Speech Therapy. No. of pupils treated {a) under Child Guidance arrangements ... ... 5 (6) under Speech Therapy arrangements ... ... 1 TABLE IV. Dental Inspection and Treatment. (1) Number of pupils inspected by the Authority’s Dental Officers— {a) Periodic age groups ... ... ... ... ... ... 3,709 {b) Specials ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1,197 (c) TOTAL (Periodic and Specials) , . ... ... ... 4,906 (2) Number found to require treatment ... ... ., ... ... 3,148 (3) Number actually treated ... ... ., ... ... ... 2,446 (4) Attendances made by pupils for treatment ... ... ... ... 4,120 (5) Half-days devoted to: (tr) Inspection ... ... .. ... 18 (6) Treatment ... ... ... ... ... 472 Total [a) and [b) ... 490 (6) Fillings : Permanent Teeth ... ... ... ... ... ... 728 Temporary Teeth ... ... ... ... ... ... 65 Total ... 793 (7) Extractions; Permanent Teeth ... ... ... ... 662 Temporary Teeth ... ... ... ... ... 2,664 Total ... 3,326 (8) Administration of general anaesthetics for extraction ... ... 397 (9) Other Operations : [a) Permanent Teeth ... .. ... ... 690 (5) Temporary Teeth ... ... ... ... 627 Total {a) and [b] 1,317