[Report 1948] / Medical Officer of Health, Derby County Borough.

  • Derby (England). County Borough Council.
Date:
1948
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    faood must, of course, be given tjie treatment they call for and, for that matter, should he dealt with more effectively than so far we have been able to do, but we must not be content to have that outlook only—we must seek to find the solution that will avoid this position in the years ahead. Any steps that will lead to this end should be encouraged, and, as the duty of promoting and furthering such efforts must come from public rather than private sources, it is incumbent on every local authority to make its contribution. As simple as are the measures of research suggested, they would take up time that is not now available, though we should look forward to tiie time when it will be possible to give them, along with other forms of preventive dentistry, the priority they merit. TABLE A. ROUTINE DENTAL PERCENTAGES. School. Sound. 1 Defective but not requiring Treat- ment. Requiring Treat- ment. Consents. Refusals. j No Reply. Abbey Street 26.3 4.3 69.4 69.7 16.0 15.3 AUenton 20.8 18.6 60.6 76.9 11.0 12.1 Ashbourne Road 27.6 20.0 52.4 69.1 12.5 8.4 Bemrose 37.3 4.5 58.2 76.0 14.8 9.2 Boulton 19.7 39.0 41.3 85.7 9.8 4.5 Brighton Road 23.4 19.8 56.8 83.8 7.8 8.4 Central 37.4 5.5 57.1 73.0 10.8 16.2 Christ Church 29.7 38.0 32.3 78.0 14.6 7.4 Clarence Road Derby ... 28.4 14.7 56.9 81.2 8.3 10.5 Firs Estate ... 15.2 40.1 44.7 85.6 7.2 7.2 Gerard Street 28.3 22.4 49.3 82.7 9.8 7.5 Hastings Street Homelands 27.1 21.4 51.5 81.1 12.2 6.7 Kedleston Road 27.8 11.4 60.8 77.7 20.1 2.2 Nightingale Road 23.0 19.3 57.7 85.2 8.7 6.1 Normanton ... 15.9 33.1 51.0 86.1 10.2 3.7 Nottingham Road ... 22.6 12.5 64.9 74.7 14.3 11.0 Nuns Street ... 34.9 33.1 32.0 50.0 12.5 37.5 Orchard Street Parkfields Cedars 24.7 7.1 68.2 52.9 28.6 18.5 Pear Tree 23.6 17.4 59.0 71.9 14.1 14.0 Practising 31.8 20.5 47.7 52.3 33.9 13.8 Reginald Street 33.1 13.1 53.8 71.1 23.9 5.0 Roe Farm 24.2 24.5 51.3 84.6 5.8 §.6 St. Chad’s 38.0 40.5 21.6 96.2 3.8 ___ St. Dunstan’s 34.4 34.4 31.2 60.7 25.0 14.3 St. James’ Church ... 21.8 28.6 49.6 75.8 16.1 8.1 St John’s 24.3 32.4 43.3 65.0 28.7 6.3 St. Joseph’s ... St. Luke’s 27.1 20.6 52.3 88.5 2.6 8.9 37.3 41.5 21.2 88.2 5.9 5.9 St. Mary’s St. Paul’s 27.5 9.8 62.7 86.6 7.8 5.6 22.8 40.2 37.0 85.7 7.1 7.1 St. Peter’s 35.6 24.0 40.4 58.3 16.7 25.0 School of Art 35.8 2.5 61.7 82.0 16.4 1.6 Sinfin ... Temple House 13.3 25.8 60.9 85.4 7.3 7.3 Traffic Street 30.5 24.8 44.7 72.2 13.9 13.9 Wilmorton 17.7 34.6 47.8 81.4 12.1 6.5 Percentage i 25.7 20.7 53.6 78.0 12.8 9.2