London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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D. Return of defects found by medical inspection.
| Defect or disease | Routine Inspections | Special Inspections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects | No. of Defects | ||||
| A | B | A | B | ||
| Skin | Ringworm—Scalp | - | - | 2 | — |
| do. Body | 1 | — | 4 | — | |
| Scabies | 10 | - | 94 | 1 | |
| Impetigo | 10 | — | 83 | — | |
| Other diseases—Non-Tb | 30 | 8 | 183 | 6 | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 4 | _ | 21 | 1 |
| Conjunctivitis | 2 | — | 14 | — | |
| Keratitis | - | - | — | — | |
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 233 | 100 | 165 | 18 | |
| Squint | 21 | 5 | 17 | 1 | |
| Other conditions | 6 | 4 | 79 | 2 | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 7 | 14 | 11 | 3 |
| Otitis Media | 5 | 3 | 18 | 4 | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 21 | 4 | 38 | 3 | |
| Nose and Throat | Chronic Tonsillitis | 14 | 61 | 23 | 12 |
| Adenoids only | 2 | 5 | 10 | 6 | |
| Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 73 | 72 | 34 | 15 | |
| Other conditions | 20 | 61 | 70 | 16 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non- Tb.) | 2 | 9 | 3 | 3 | |
| Defective Speech | 16 | 8 | 7 | 2 | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease—Organic ... | 2 | 9 | — | 3 |
| do. Functional | 3 | 17 | 3 | 4 | |
| Anaemia | 8 | 18 | 3 | 5 | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | 6 | 18 | 10 | 21 |
| Other Non-Tb. Disease | 21 | 15 | 13 | 7 | |
| Asthma | 4 | 8 | 13 | 5 | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary—Definite | _ | _ | _ | — |
| do. Suspected | 2 | 2 | — | 2 | |
| Non-Pulmonary—Glands | 1 | 2 | — | — | |
| do. Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |
| do. Skin | — | — | — | — | |
| do. Other Forms | 1 | — | 4 | — | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | - | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Chorea | - | — | 4 | 2 | |
| Enuresis | 28 | 10 | 32 | 12 | |
| Other conditions | 17 | 12 | 35 | 17 | |