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 1972
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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TABLE I—MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS
| Age groups inspected (By year of Birth) | No. of pupils having received a full medical examination | Physical Conditions of Pupils Inspected | No. of pupils found not to warrant a medical examination | Pupils found to require treatment (excluding dental diseases and infestation with vermin) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory No. | Unsatisfactory No. | For defective vision (excluding squint) | For any other condition recorded at Part II | Total individual pupils | |||
| (1) | (2) | (3) | (4) | (5) | (6) | (7) | (8) |
| 1968 and later | 174 | 174 | _ | _ | 1 | 62 | 54 |
| 1967 | 224 | 223 | 1 | — | 16 | 77 | 79 |
| 1966 | 1,164 | 1,163 | 1 | — | 92 | 420 | 424 |
| 1965 | 816 | 816 | — | — | 60 | 226 | 254 |
| 1964 | 196 | 195 | 1 | _ | 24 | 59 | 68 |
| 1963 | 170 | 170 | _ | 20 | 48 | 62 | |
| 1962 | 158 | 157 | 1 | — | 24 | 48 | 65 |
| 1961 | 181 | 181 | _ | _ | 18 | 45 | 56 |
| 1960 | 1,237 | 1,237 | — | — | 159 | 330 | 442 |
| 1959 | 899 | 899 | _ | — | 131 | 269 | 346 |
| 1958 | 266 | 266 | — | — | 33 | 83 | 102 |
| 1957 & earlier | 1,871 | 1,871 | — | — | 197 | 464 | 602 |
| TOTAL | 7,356 | 7,352 | 4 | — | 775 | 2,131 | 2,554 |
Column (3) total as a percentage of Column (2) total: 99.95%
Column (4) total as a percentage of Column (2) total: 0.05%