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 (cont.)
| Defect or disease | Routine Inspections | Special Inspections | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Defects | No. of Defects | ||||
| A | B | A | B | ||
| Deformities | Rickets | 2 | 7 | — | — |
| Spinal Curvature | 22 | 7 | 4 | 2 | |
| Other Forms | 160 | 40 | 62 | 17 | |
| Maladjusted | 6 | 1 | 27 | 11 | |
| Other Diseases and Defects | 53 | 152 | 424 | 156 | |
| Total | 813 | 680 | 1,511 | 361 | |
A = Requiring treatment.
B=Not requiring treatment, but requiring to be kept under observation.
E. Classification of nutrition of children inspected at routine inspections :
| Age group | Number | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Excellent) | (Normal) | (Slightly sub-normal) | (Bad) | ||
| Entrants | 2,023 | 348 | 1,522 | 151 | |
| Age 7 | 889 | 158 | 651 | 77 | 3 |
| Age 10 | 1,218 | 218 | 895 | 105 | — |
| Leavers | 1,060 | 218 | 778 | 62 | 2 |
| Others | 1,442 | 289 | 1,058 | 94 | 1 |
| Total | 6,632 | 1,231 | 4,904 | 489 | 8 |
F. Routine Medical Inspection.
| 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | ||
| Boys | — | 74 | 40 | 1 | — | 3 | 4 | 1 | — | — | 123 |
| Girls | 3 | 71 | 30 | 59 | 26 | 54 | 86 | 51 | 16 | 1 | 397 |
| Total | 3 | 145 | 70 | 60 | 26 | 57 | 90 | 52 | 16 | 1 | 520 |
G. Other Inspections.
| Specials | Re-Examinations | |
|---|---|---|
| Boys | — | — |
| Girls | 4 | 18 |
| Total | 4 | 18 |