[Report 1915] / Medical Officer of Health, Hebden Bridge U.D.C.

  • Hebden Bridge (England). Urban District Council.
Date:
1915
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Credit: [Report 1915] / Medical Officer of Health, Hebden Bridge U.D.C. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    COMMON LODGING-HO USES AND CANAL BOATS. 5. The two common lodging-houses in, the District and the canal boats were subjected to the usual super vision. They were found to be in a satisfactory condition and in com- pliance with regulations. OFFENSIVE TRADES, 6. There is only one business in the District which is classified a,s an offensive trade. The works have been periodi- cally inspected and found in, a satisfactory state. SLAUGHTERHOUSES. 7. Personal inspections have been made by the Sanitary Inspector, and the premises have been found as satisfactory as the buildings and their positions: will allow. SCHOOLS, 8. I have to report favourably on the sanitary condition and water supply of the various schools in the District, As hitherto, the children have been, regularly examined and, without doubt, good hasi resulted from the discoveries of physical defects and subsequent action taken. I again submit remarks made in my last annual report respecting the cleansing of children’s teeth. Decayed teeth and, in many cases, the absence of natural teeth in young adults in this District are, I am sure, duo in, a. great measure to the total neglect in childhood of all efforts, toward® the eleanlimeisis and care of teeth. I would suggest that the necessary pre- cautions and the evil accruing from their neglect be con- stantly instilled into children and parents. If it could be found practicable to provide tooth brushes for children attending school, and enforce their use during school hours systematically, it would, in my opinion, be worth the trouble and expense incurred. It would also be a, most desirable innovation to appoint a dental surgeon, and have: every child’s mouth examined periodically and defects attended to. The wholesale extraction of teeth because they “ ache ” is deplor- able, There is no- doubt that many more disease® than those commonly suspected by the general public a,s due to un- healthy mouths, are attributable to: this source.