[Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough.
- Birkenhead (England). County Borough Council.
- Date:
- 1935
Licence: Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0)
Credit: [Report 1935] / Medical Officer of Health, Birkenhead County Borough. Source: Wellcome Collection.
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![Treatment at the Dental Clinic.—Of tLf- 4,00.^ Oiildren f'>r wi.uij treatment at the clinic was requested 332.‘1 were treated befoi-e tlie end of the year G23 did not attend when sent foi 0.07 were aweiting tieatnieni at tlie end of tlie yeaj- 4003 Jjcsidcs tlie aljove children treated at the fdinir- following on inspections held in 19d5, the following also received treatment: 4'-.j who had been inspected in 1934 and had not been tn^ated before the end of that year, 2,382 who were brought by j-arents on their ‘A\n initiative, 21 children in Thingwall Sanatorium, and 9 diildr' n outside age-groups attending Claughton Koad Council S^dmol. The tolcl number of children treated at the clinic during 1935 was therefore; Foliowing on 1034 iuspectious Fm FolJowiiig on 1035 insifections :1323 Jirought hy parents on tlieir own initiative 2:is-i Children in jesideiice at 'riiiiigwall .Sanatoiiiuii ... 21 Children attending Claughton Itoad .School 0 ♦ilF) Details of treatment carried out.—This was as follows; d'einporaj-y teeth filled 47 'l’enij)orary teeth extracted 737!) l-‘eriiianent teeth tilled 35(11 Fernianent teeth extracted 227s d’ota l til lings .3551 Total extractions !»(i57 Anaesthetics—geneial 7(mi local 4143 Dressings sc.r, Scalings 1271 The total number of attendances at the c-linic numbered s.172 and the number of treatments com])leted din-ing tlie year was 5.471. 1574 })arents paid Is. each and 111 ])ai-ents (Id. eac-li for treatment, the total amount paid being 481 9s. 6d. 4,58(1 idiildren were treated free of charge. SECONDARY SCHOOLS AND CONTINUATION SCHOOLS MEDICAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT The powers and duties of local education authorities with regard to medical inspection and treatment in secondary schools and continua- tion schools are set out in Section 80 of the Education Act, 1921. Schools at which medical inspection is carried out—Medical inspection is arranged for at the following scliools; (a) Provided by the Local Education Authority— The Birkenhead Institute (Boys) The Girls’ Secondary School Bock Ferry High Scliool (Boys) Park High School (Boys) ih) Not provided by the Local Education Authority— The Higher Traiunere High School for Girls... The Convent Secondary School No. on Roll 414 44(1 37S 372 315 There are no continuation schools provided by the local education authority.](https://iiif.wellcomecollection.org/image/b28927291_0109.jp2/full/800%2C/0/default.jpg)
