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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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| Defect or Disease | Periodic Inspections | Special Inspections | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No of defects | No. of defects | |||
| Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | Requiring treatment | Requiring to be kept under observation, but not requiring treatment | |
| Skin | 17 | 11 | 167 | 10 |
| Eyes: | ||||
| (a) Vision | 231 | 32 | 233 | 5 |
| (b) Squint | 14 | 3 | 9 | — |
| (c) Other | 24 | 7 | 128 | 8 |
| Ears: | ||||
| (a) Hearing | 18 | 11 | 18 | 5 |
| (b) Otitis Media | 5 | 1 | 4 | — |
| (c) Other | 16 | 14 | 75 | 6 |
| Nose or Throat | 230 | 216 | 256 | 15 |
| Speech | 22 | 15 | 15 | 2 |
| Cervical Glands | 56 | 17 | 14 | 1 |
| Heart and Circulation | 20 | 47 | 20 | 5 |
| Lungs | 47 | 47 | 106 | 25 |
| Developmental: | ||||
| 8 | 2 | 3 | — | |
| (b) Other | 8 | 3 | — | — |
| Orthopaedic: | ||||
| (a) Posture | 23 | 18 | 7 | 2 |
| 22 | 9 | 16 | 2 | |
| (c) Other | 28 | 20 | 59 | 3 |
| Nervous system: | ||||
| (a) Epilepsy | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 |
| (b) Other | 13 | 8 | 52 | 4 |
| Psychological: | ||||
| (a) Development | 7 | 4 | 10 | 3 |
| 29 | 9 | 22 | 6 | |
| Other | 47 | 24 | 1,542 | 97 |
| Age Groups | Number of Pupils Inspected | A (Good) | B (Fair) | C (Poor) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | % of Col. 2 | No. | % of Col. 2 | No. | % of Col.2. | ||
| Entrants | 3,457 | 1,266 | 36.6 | 2,150 | 62.2 | 41 | 1.2 |
| Second Age Group | 2,984 | 968 | 32.4 | 1,953 | 65.5 | 63 | 2.1 |
| Third Age Group | 1,249 | 422 | 33.8 | 814 | 65.2 | 13 | 1.0 |
| Other Periodic Inspections | 617 | 122 | 19.8 | 485 | 78.6 | 10 | 1.6 |
| 8,307 | 2,778 | 33.5 | 5,402 | 65.0 | 127 | 1.5 | |