[Report 1920] / School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council.

  • East Riding of Yorkshire (England). County Council
Date:
1920
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Credit: [Report 1920] / School Medical Officer of Health, East Riding of Yorkshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    A central ('linic lias been ecjuipped in the same j.'ieinises as the Infant Welfare Centre and tlie Maternitv Home. d'he Cdinic is used tor the Uriflield and neic'hl)ourini'' Schools onlv, but it also serves as an O » office and store tor the Dental Otlicer. In cn'der to can')’ out his w'ork in the Scluxds generall}’, he has been jirovided with a jxirtable chair and apparatus. A ('onnnencement was made w ith the children aged 3, (), and 7 \'ears, and it is the intention of the Authority 10 examine each \a*ar another age group so that e\'entuall\’ all the children attending the hlementarv Sidiools will be under dental supeiwision and treatment. fhe arrangenumts for canwdng out the dental insi)ection ar(' similar to those tor medical inspection. Notices are sem to the I lead feachers of the date of the inspection, together wath a sup])l\' of cards for boys and girls respectivebg with the recpiest that they should be tilled in, and tli*' parents notilied of tiie date of the visit. A suppb' of forms for this purpose is forwarded. A subsetjuent \'isit is made for the purpose of cariwing out the tia-atment of those children whose teeth were found to be in some wa\' defecti^'e. In order to lessen the number of refusals of treatment, the Ilead dhxichei's ai'e askaxl to use tlieir inlluence to impress upon the parents and children the necessitv of having defective teeth attended to. vSince the inception of the wairk in h^ebruarv last all tlu' Schools hav(^ l)een visited and 5,754 children inspected. Of this number, 3,209 w’ere referred for treatment, and i,o(xS children attending 118 Schools have been actualK' treated. A large number of the ('hildren ref(‘rred for treatment will be dealt wdth during the first ((uarter of the year 1921, and the disproportion betwemi the “ referred for treatment ” scholars and those actualb' treated will be substantiallv reduced. '0