[Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, County of Zetland (Shetland Islands).

  • Shetland (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1951
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Credit: [Report 1951] / Medical Officer of Health, County of Zetland (Shetland Islands). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    TABLE V Dental inspection and Treatment Number of children who were:- (l) Inspected by dental officer:- (a) (b) Systematic Special and Age. Examinations. Emergency cases. Total 5 - 6 569 ) 569 7-8 281 ) 281 8-9 276 ) 276 9 - 10 269 ) 269 10 - 11 271 26) 271 11 - 13 263 ) 263 13 - 14 250 ) 250 14 - 15 262 ) 262 15 and over 137 ) 137 2578 26 2578 (2) Found to require treatment 1418 (3) Actually treated by Dental Officer 1307 (4) Number of attendances made by children for treatment ....... (No record) (5) Fillings:- (a) Permanent teeth . 1439 (b) Temporary teeth 1180 (6) Extractions:- (a) Permanent teeth 68 (b) Temporary teeth 2116 (7) Number of administrations of a general anaesthetic 4 (8) Other operations:- (a) Permanent teeth .) (b) Temporary • teeth ) (9) Number of half-days devoted to inspection - 98. Number of half-days devoted to treatment - 370. (10) Number being treated under private arrangement - 151 (11) Treatment refused - None. (12) Children visiting Saturday nopen?? clinic for treatment mostly from country districts, numbered 789. These were treatments given apart from those found necessary following school inspection and done in schools or at the Clinic by arrangement. (13) Scaling and treatment of gums - 210.