[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Northampton County Borough.

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PART IV. (Ministry of Education)—Dental Inspection and Treat¬ ment CARRIED OUT BY THE AUTHORITY* (1) Number of pupils inspected by the Authority’s Dental Officer :— (a) At Periodic Inspections . 2,868 (b) As Specials (at Clinic) ... 2*190 Total (1) . 5*058 (2) Number found to require treatment . 3,828 (3) Number offered treatment ... 3,420 (4) Number actually treated . 2,514 (5) Number of attendances made by pupils for treatment, including those recorded at heading 11 (h) below . 8,130 (6) Half-days devoted to : (a) Periodic (School) Inspection 25 (b) Treatment . 751 (c) Administration . 9 Total (6) . 785 (7) Fillings: (a) Permanent teeth . 5,227 (b) Temporary teeth . 1,216 Total (7) ... 6,443 (8) Number of teeth filled : (a) Permanent teeth . 3,753 (b) Temporary teeth . 894 Total (8) . 4,647 (9) Extractions: (a) Permanent teeth . 644 (b) Temporary teeth . 1,320 Total (9) . 1,964 (10) Administration of general anaesthetics for extraction . 544 (11) Orthodontics :— - (a) Cases commenced during the year . 55 0b) Cases carried forward from previous year . 233 (c) Cases completed during the year . 3g (d) Cases discontinued during the year . 37 (e) Pupils treated with appliances . 286 (/) Removable appliances fitted . 83 (g) Fixed appliances fitted . . (h) Total attendances. 720 (12) Number of pupils supplied with artificial dentures . 22 (13) Other operations: (a) Permanent teeth . 2,262 (including AgN03) (b) Temporary teeth . *340 Total (13). 2,602 *The work under the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme is summarised in Table 22, page 62.