[Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County.

  • Canterbury (England). City & County Council.
Date:
1955
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Credit: [Report 1955] / Medical Officer of Health, Canterbury Borough / City & County. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    (9) (a) Other treatment (Scalings, Polishings) ... 298 (Ij) vSilver Nitrate or dressings ... ... ... 1,850 Total ... 2,148 These figures show a fall in tlic percentage of those who accepted treatment through the School Dental Clinic. Orthodontic Treatment. Kighty-four children are under treatment. Seventeen ortho- dontic plates were provided and 13 children were provided with partial dentures. Two orthodontic appliances were repaired. Twelve radiographs were taken. One orthodontic case refused treatment. Employment of Children and Young Persons. 118 children were examined for employment. The corre- s])onding figure for 1954 was 132. Milk and Meals. At the end of the year, 3,853 children were having milk in school and 2,568 were taking school dinners of whom 213 received the dinners free of charge. This was a decrease of 504 on the tc^tal diners and 65 in the free meals when compared with 1954. Tabular Data concerning Medical Inspection and Treatment. General Details. No. of inspections in the .School Rolls (End of Prescribed Groups : Winter Term, 1955) Entrants 301 Primarv . 3,786 .Second Age Group 307 Secondary . 864 Leavers 282 Total .. . 4,650 Total 890 Other Roll tine Inspections 60 Grand Total ... 950 Otlicrs (Special and Re-inspections)—1,335. TABLE S.l. Condition of Children on Routine Medical Inspection. Age Group j No. Inspected E.xce t llent 5 ir C Poor No. % No. % No. % liiitraiits - - 301 100 33-2 187 62-1 14 4 7 Intermediates 1 307 ■ 80 26-1 213 60-4 14 45 Leavers - - 282 60 2n 205 727 17 60 ' Olliers - - - 60 8 13'3 40 81 7 3 50 'I'otal - - - 050 148 26-1 654 68-8 48 5 1