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 1966

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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Table: TABLE IIOTHER INSPECTIONS

TABLE II

OTHER INSPECTIONS

Number of Special Inspections1,469
Number of Re-inspections2,443
Total3,912

Table: TABLE IIIINFESTATION WITH VERMIN

TABLE III

INFESTATION WITH VERMIN

(a) Total number of individual examinations of pupils in schools by school nurses or other authorised persons27,315
(b) Total number of individual pupils found to be infested139
(c) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54(2) Education Act 1944). .66
(d) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54(3) Education Act 1944). .-

Table: TABLE IVDEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION DURING THE YEARPeriodic Inspections and Special Inspections

TABLE IV

DEFECTS FOUND BY MEDICAL INSPECTION DURING THE YEAR

Periodic Inspections and Special Inspections

Defect Code No. (1)Defect or Disease (2)Periodic InspectionsSpecial Inspections
EntrantsLeaversOthersTotal
4SkinT877675238238
O32511483
5Eyes: (a) VisionT24910216851970
O253407036318
(,b) SquintT40-4441
O8—3111
(c) OtherT1216195
O——111
6Ears: (a) HearingT83103412750
O22—72915
(b) Otitis MediaT81110—
O61—7—
(c) OtherT3-586
O—————