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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 1969
[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 | 111 | 14 | 47 | 172 | 23 |
| O | 61 | 2 | 18 | 81 | 14 | ||
| 8 | Speech | T | 31 | — | 10 | 41 | 19 |
| O | 22 | — | 1 | 23 | 4 | ||
| 9 | Lymphatic Glands | T | 3 | — | 1 | 4 | 1 |
| O | 5 | — | 4 | 9 | 1 | ||
| 10 | Heart | T | 15 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 9 |
| O | 29 | 2 | 13 | 44 | 2 | ||
| 11 | Lungs | T | 30 | 10 | 27 | 67 | 15 |
| O | 27 | — | 8 | 35 | 4 | ||
| 12 | Developmental: (a) Hernia | T | 7 | — | 5 | 12 | 1 |
| O | 5 | — | 1 | 6 | — | ||
| T | 51 | 53 | 98 | 202 | 49 | ||
| O | 36 | 6 | 31 | 73 | 15 | ||
| 13 | Orthopaedic: (a) Posture | T | 3 | 8 | 10 | 21 | 6 |
| O | 3 | — | 4 | 7 | — | ||
| (b) Feet | T | 27 | 24 | 52 | 103 | 84 | |
| O | 13 | — | 16 | 29 | 12 | ||
| (c) Other | T | 29 | 21 | 52 | 102 | 16 | |
| O | 7 | — | 11 | 18 | 1 | ||
| 14 | Nervous System: (a) Epilepsy | T | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 7 |
| O | 4 | — | — | 4 | — | ||
| (b) Other | T | 48 | 3 | 18 | 69 | 103 | |
| O | 27 | — | 4 | 31 | 19 | ||
| 15 | Psychological: | T | 15 | — | 5 | 20 | 20 |
| O | 25 | — | 12 | 37 | 7 | ||
| (b) Stability | T | 10 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 17 | |
| O | 34 | 1 | 21 | 56 | 2 | ||
| 16 | Abdomen | T | 2 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 4 |
| O | 8 | 1 | 3 | 12 | — | ||
| 17 | Other | T | 15 | 25 | 20 | 60 | 35 |
| O | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | 5 | ||
T—Treatment
O—Observation