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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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Table: TABLE III.TREATMENT TABLES.Group I. Minor Ailments.(Excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table V.)

TABLE III.

TREATMENT TABLES.

Group I. Minor Ailments.(Excluding Uncleanliness, for which see Table V.)

Number of defects treated or under treatment during the year
(a) Skin:
Ringworm—Scalp—
(i) X-ray treatment.—
(ii) Other treatment—
Ringworm—Body2
Scabies10
Impetigo24
Other skin diseases127
Eye Disease:
(External and other, but excluding errors of refraction, squint and cases admitted to hospital)128
Ear Defects93
Miscellaneous:
(e.g., minor injuries, bruises, sores, chilblains, etc.)495
Total879
(b) Total number of attendances at Authority's minor ailments clinics5,969

Table: Group II. Defective Vision and Squint.

Group II. Defective Vision and Squint.

No. of defects dealt with
Errors of refraction (including squint)693
Other defect or disease of the eyes (excluding those recorded in Group I)—
Total693
No. of pupils for whom spectacles were(a) Prescribed681
(b) Obtained375

Table: Group III. Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Group III. Treatment of Defects of Nose and Throat.

Total number treated
Received operative treatment:
(a) for adenoids and chronic tonsillitis131
(b) for other nose and throat conditions59
Received other forms of treatment24
Total214