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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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H. 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 | - | - | - | - |
| Spinal Curvature ... | 5 | 9 | — | — | |
| Other Forms | 77 | 6 | 1 | — | |
| i Maladjusted | - | — | 1 | — | |
| Other Diseases and Defects | 1 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | |
| Total | 167 | 30 | 16 | 7 | |
A=Requiring treatment.
B=Not requiring treatment, but requiring to be kept under observation.
I, Classification of Nutrition of Pupils Examined:
| Age | Number | A | B | C | D |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (Excellent) | (Normal) | (Slightly sub-normal) | (Bad) | ||
| 10 | 3 | — | 3 | — | — |
| 11 | 145 | 6 | 126 | 13 | — |
| 12 | 70 | 1 | 67 | 2 | — |
| 13 | 60 | 3 | 57 | — | — |
| 14 | 26 | 3 | 22 | 1 | — |
| 15 | 57 | 7 | 49 | 1 | — |
| 16 | 90 | 24 | 66 | — | — |
| 17 | 52 | 11 | 40 | 1 | — |
| 18 | 16 | 4 | 12 | — | — |
| 19 | 1 | 1 | — | — | |
| Total | 520 | 60 | 112 | 18 | — |