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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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H. 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 | 2 | — | 12 | 3 | |
| Scabies | 7 | — | 55 | 4 | |
| Impetigo | 4 | — | 160 | 1 | |
| Other diseases—Non-Tb | 14 | 8 | 127 | 7 | |
| Eye | Blepharitis | 1 | - | 22 | 5 |
| Conjunctivitis | 4 | 1 | 61 | — | |
| Keratitis | — | — | — | — | |
| Corneal Opacities | — | — | — | — | |
| Defective Vision (excluding Squint) | 238 | 104 | 356 | 66 | |
| Squint | 4 | — | 15 | 1 | |
| Other conditions | 10 | 2 | 105 | 18 | |
| Ear | Defective Hearing | 14 | 18 | 21 | 5 |
| Otitis Media | 1 | — | 7 | 1 | |
| Other Ear Diseases | 4 | 8 | 63 | 11 | |
| Nose and Throat | Chronic Tonsillitis | 19 | 61 | 52 | 14 |
| Adenoids only | 6 | 2 | 3 | 4 | |
| Chronic Tonsillitis and Adenoids | 138 | 114 | 83 | 45 | |
| Other conditions | 27 | 91 | 79 | 21 | |
| Enlarged Cervical Glands (Non-Tb.) | 6 | 17 | 18 | 6 | |
| Defective Speech | 20 | 4 | 18 | 2 | |
| Heart and Circulation | Heart Disease—Organic | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 |
| do. Functional | 12 | 39 | 29 | 18 | |
| Anaemia | 9 | 29 | 34 | 34 | |
| Lungs | Bronchitis | 3 | 2 | 15 | 2 |
| Other Non-Tb. Disease | 22 | 37 | 57 | 13 | |
| Asthma | 3 | 7 | 17 | 6 | |
| Tuberculosis | Pulmonary—Definite | - | — | 1 | — |
| do. Suspected | 13 | 2 | 2 | — | |
| Non-Pulmonary-Glands | — | — | — | — | |
| do. Bones and Joints | — | — | — | — | |
| do. Skin | — | — | — | — | |
| do. Other Forms | - | — | — | — | |
| Nervous System | Epilepsy | — | 1 | 5 | — |
| Chorea | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | |
| Enuresis | 36 | 9 | 30 | 9 | |
| Other conditions | 15 | 11 | 38 | 10 | |