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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

Acton 1911

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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Table: TABLE 6.INFANTILE MORTALITY.Ward Distribution.

TABLE 6.

INFANTILE MORTALITY.Ward Distribution.

North EastNorth WestSouth EastSouth WestTotal
Measles111912
Whooping Cough...1326
Diarrhoea96103055
Enteritis442313
Tuberculous Meningitis.........11
Abd. Meningitis.........22
Other Tuberculous Diseases......224
Congenital Malformations12...25
Prematurity55101737
Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus3281023
Atelectasis...............
Injury at Birth......123
Meningitis1......12
Convulsions1113
Gastritis...............
Bronchitis2...2812
Pneumonia221914
Overlying1...3...4
Other Causes21429
Totals322547101205

Table: PHTHISIS: SANITORIUM AND HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION.

PHTHISIS: SANITORIUM AND HOSPITAL ACCOMMODATION.

Classes for which accommodation is Provided.Do the San l tar Aulhority use— (1) their Isolation Hospital, or (2) their Small-pox Hospital, for cases of Phthisis ?Do the Sanitary Authority reserve Beds in any Phthisis Sanitarium : If so, how many, and in what Sanatorium ?Do the Sanitary Authority provide portable open-air Shelters or Tents ?
Early casesNoThe Council man-tains two beds at the Northwood SanatoriumNo
Have the Council or any Private Body, provided a Dispensary NOIf so, give particulars