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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 1973
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Harrow]
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Every case notified is investigated and wherever possible the cause
identified. These diseases can be eradicated only by the general public
themselves. All that is required are simple routine hygiene measures,
particularly in association with food handling and preparation.
Tuberculosis
The borough is served by two clinics
(1) the Harrow Chest Clinic, Station Road, Harrow (Chest Physician
Dr. R. Grenville-Mathers) covering the main part of the district
and
(2) the Edgware Chest Clinic, Edgware Hospital (Chest Physician
Dr. H. J. Trenchard) which includes in its catchment area the
small remaining part of the Borough in the Edgware District.
The following table lists the notifications in 1973:-
| Primary Notification | Other Notifications | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | |||||
| M | F | M | F | M | F | M | F | |
| Under 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1— 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 5— 9 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | |||
| 10—14 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 15—19 | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
| 20—24 | 4 | 12 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 25—34 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
| 35—44 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| 45—54 | 3 | 2 | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 55—64 | 4 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 65 & over | 4 | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Age unknown | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 29 | 22 | 6 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 4 | |