[Report 1956] / School Medical Officer of Health, Birmingham.

  • Birmingham (England). Council.
Date:
1956
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Credit: [Report 1956] / School Medical Officer of Health, Birmingham. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE V. DENTAL INSPECTION AND TREATMENT (I) Number of pupils inspected by the Authority’s Dental Olhcers : [a) Periodic Age Groups... ... ... ... ... 119,990 [b) Specials ... ... ... ... ... ... 22,115 [c) Total (periodic and specials) ... ... ... 142,105 (2) Number found to require treatment ... ... ... 100,532 (3) Number referred for treatment ... ... ... ... 86,999 (4) Number actually treated ... ... ... ... ... 44,991 (5) Attendances made by pupils for treatment ... ... 73,078 (6) Half-days devoted to [a) Inspection ... ... ... 529 {b) Treatment ... ... ... 6,759 Total (6) 7,288 (7) Fillings; Permanent Teeth ... ... ... ... 28,047 Temporary Teeth ... ... ... ... 245 Total (7) 28,292 (8) No. of teeth filled : Permanent teeth ... ... ... 24,357 Temporary Teeth ... ... ... 194 Total (8) 24,551 (9) Extractions : Permanent teeth 23,691 Temporary teeth ... ... ... ... 61,078 Total (9) 84,769 (10) Administration of general anaesthetics for e.xtraction ... 32,385 (11) Orthodontics: (a) Cases commenced during the year 310 (b) Cases carried forward from previous year... ... 152 (c) Cases completed during the year ... ... ... 235 (d) Cases discontinued during the year ... ... 24 (e) Pupils treated with appliances ... ... ... 264 (/) Removable appliances fitted ... ... ... 349 [g) Fixed appliances fitted ... ... ... ... 22 (h) Total attendances ... ... ... ... ... 4 229 (12) ^uiTiber of pupils supplied with artificial dentures ... ... 355 (13) Other operations : Permanent teeth 13310 Temporary teeth 1713 15,023 Total (13) ...