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 1968

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]

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Table: TABLE II OTHER INSPECTIONS

TABLE II OTHER INSPECTIONS

Number of Special Inspections1,474
Number of Re-inspections3,048
TOTAL4,522

Table: TABLE HI INFESTATION WITH VERMIN

TABLE HI INFESTATION WITH VERMIN

(a) Total number of individual examinations of pupils in schools by school nurses or other authorised persons30,009
(b) Total number of individual pupils found to be infested134
(c) Number of individual pupils in respect of whom cleansing notices were issued (Section 54(2) Education Act 1944)31
(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 THEYEARPeriodic 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
4SkinT396666171338
O6—392
5Eyes: (a) VisionT936110926356
O131266522214
(b) SquintT13—5181
O4—37—
(c) OtherT21582
O—1—11
6Ears: (a) HearingT366307280
O4—1562
(b) Otitis MediaT31371
O4—15—
(c) OtherT619165
O2——23