§ Mr. LYONSasked the President of the Board of Education the number of schoolchildren subject to dental treatment for the year ending 30th April, 1936, or the nearest convenient date, and the number who received treatment accordingly?
Mr. STANLEYDuring the year which ended on the 31st December, 1935, 3,366,818 children in public elementary schools in England were subjected to dental inspection under arrangements made by local education authorities. Of these 2,290,404 children were found to require dental treatment and 1,474,083 were treated under arrangements made by local education authorities.