§ Mr. Moonmanasked the Secretary of State for Social Services what advice he is providing to local authorities and all responsible bodies on the prevalence 716W and the six months ended 31st March 1976, respectively.
§ Mr. Alfred MorrisI would refer my hon. Friend to the reply I gave on 11th November 1975 to the hon. Member for Exeter (Mr. Hannam)—[Vol. 898, c.632–4]—which set out information available from my Department's records for the years ended 30th September 1973, 1974 and 1975. Following is the information for the six months ended 31st March 1976:
of dental decay, especially among those under 16 years of age; and if he wilt make a statement.
§ Dr. OwenThe report of the survey "Children's Dental Health in England and Wales 1973", carried out for my Department and the Welsh Office by the Social Survey Division of the Office of Population Censuses and Surveys, was published last year and gave comprehensive information on the prevalence of dental decay in a representative sample of schoolchildren aged 5 to 15.