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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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| Defect Code No. (1) | Defect or Disease (2) | Periodic Inspections | Special inspections | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Entrants | Leavers | Others | Total | ||||
| 7 | Nose and Throat | T | 91 | 29 | 41 | 161 | 25 |
| O | 62 | 1 | 13 | 76 | 15 | ||
| 8 | Speech | T | 15 | 1 | 8 | 24 | 12 |
| O | 11 | — | 3 | 14 | 4 | ||
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | T | 6 | — | 3 | 9 | 2 |
| O | 16 | — | 2 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 10 | Heart | T | 8 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 5 |
| O | 14 | 1 | 13 | 28 | 1 | ||
| 11 | Lungs | T | 32 | 7 | 16 | 55 | 12 |
| O | 10 | — | 7 | 17 | 9 | ||
| 12 | Developmental: (a) Hernia | T | 5 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 1 |
| O | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | — | ||
| T | 23 | 53 | 64 | 140 | 27 | ||
| O | 46 | 2 | 26 | 74 | 4 | ||
| 13 | Orthopaedic: (a) Posture | T | 1 | 12 | 11 | 24 | 5 |
| O | 6 | 1 | 2 | 9 | — | ||
| T | 17 | 25 | 30 | 72 | 50 | ||
| O | 7 | — | 8 | 15 | 14 | ||
| (c) Other | T | 20 | 8 | 30 | 58 | 12 | |
| O | 14 | — | 5 | 19 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Nervous System: (a) Epilepsy | T | 3 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 2 |
| O | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | — | ||
| (b) Other | T | 38 | 2 | 17 | 57 | 83 | |
| O | 19 | — | 11 | 30 | 19 | ||
| 15 | Psychological: | T | 3 | — | 3 | 6 | 10 |
| O | 14 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 3 | ||
| T | 8 | 7 | 10 | 25 | 8 | ||
| O | 15 | 2 | 17 | 34 | 1 | ||
| 16 | Abdomen | T | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 2 |
| O | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | — | ||
| 17 | Other | T | 12 | 13 | 12 | 37 | 29 |
| O | 7 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 10 | ||
T — Treatment
O —Observation