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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

Harrow 1946

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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Table: H. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection.

H. Return of Defects found by Medical Inspection.

Defect or DiseaseRoutine InspectionsSpecial Inspections
No. of DefectsNo. of Defects
ABAB
DeformitiesRickets——3—
Spinal Curvature543352
Other Forms123436012
Maladjusted33113
Other Diseases and Defects1201341,264142
Total1,0357892,837468

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A=Requiring treatment.
B=Not requiring treatment, but requiring to be kept under observation.

Table: I. Return of Defects Treated.

I. Return of Defects Treated.

At ClinicOtherwiseTotal
Skin :
Ringworm, scalp—22
„ body11112
Scabies64955
Impetigo160—160
Others1207127
Minor Eye Defects11622138
Minor Ear Defects61970
Miscellaneous42046466
Total8941361,030

Table: Defective Vision or Squint:

Defective Vision or Squint:

Errors of Refraction500—500
Other Defects51—51
Total551—551
Spectacles prescribed385
Spectacles obtained359

Table: J. Verminous Conditions:Total number of examinations of pupils in the schools

J. Verminous Conditions:

Total number of examinations of pupils in the schools

by School Nurses or other authorised persons58,424
No. of individual pupils found unclean1,167