[Report 1921] / School Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council.

  • Shropshire (England). County Council.
Date:
1921
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Credit: [Report 1921] / School Medical Officer of Health, Salop / Shropshire County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The ends that have been steadily kept in view are :— (1) That the inspection should be of a systematic character. (2) That all the schools should be dealt with in a reasonable time, and if possible within twelve months. (3) That the mouth of every child treated should be freed from any gross septic conditions, and every decayed permanent tooth that is saveable, should be saved. - (4) That subject to the foregoing conditions and to the proviso that every filling should be done as well es possible so that it shall be really permanent, the largest number of children possible should be dealt with. The success or failure of the scheme must depend upon the amount of sepsis removed and the number of permanent teeth saved, and not upon the refinements of dental treatment. At a later period of school dental treatment, when the numl:>er of dentists is adequate for the whole population (a distant period), it may be possible to adopt more perfect methods. In small country schools inspection and treatment are carried out at the same visit, and in those with less than 50 on the register all children over five years of age are dealt with. In all other schools children aged 6—12 have been treated. The following table shows the chools separated into these two classes ;— Age Group No. of Number on Treated. Depts. Register. 5—14 61 2353 6—12 214 23319 Totals 275 25672 Two hundred and seventy-five schools out of 353, or 77.9 per cent, were visited and treat¬ ment provided. The children at these Schools were 79.4 per cent, of the total children on the register. In 1922 there will be the additional ages of 13 and 14. This will probably be about com¬ pensated for by the smaller amount of treatment required for those children treated in the previous year. It appears therefore that we shall in the year 1922 be treating all children over six years for whom consent can be obtained at a rate which should allow us to cover the whole County in 15 months ; after this period it will probably be possible to cover the whole County in 12 months. This is supposing that the proportion of consents is maintained as at present. Unfortunately there are indications that in manj^ districts the refusals are increasing, in which event the County will be covered in a shorter period. NUMBER OF CHILDREN DEALT WITH. Age Grou PS D JSPEC TED. Specials. Total. 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 East oi County . . 58 1214 1383 1363 1369 1249 1231 1217 120 4 6 9214 (Mr. Miliaressis) 1326 309 34 10814 Remainder of County 131 1359 1439 1546 1583 1545 1542 — (Mr. Keenan) 189 2573 2822 2909 2952 2794 2773 2543 429 38 6 20028 [h] Referred for treatment , • • • • • • 13943 (c) Actually treated {d) Re-treated (result of periodical • • • • • • • • • • • • • • 8880 examination) . . • • • • • • • • • 2867* * This number is included in the total actually treated.