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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 1953

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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SECTION B
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES
IN THE AREA
LABORATORY FACILITIES
These continue as in previous years. The Ministry of Health
Emergency Medical Service provides a Pathological Service at the
King Edward VII Memorial Hospital Laboratory at Ealing.

Table: The following Table gives the types, and number, of specimens submitted for examination.

The following Table gives the types, and number, of specimens submitted for examination.

Ear Swabs3
Sputum1
Faeces241
Hair, Widals, etc.9
Milk62
Milk Bottles30
Water54
Ice-Cream157

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HOSPITAL PROVISION
The Regional Hospital Board of the N.W. Metropolitan Area,
which includes Acton, is responsible for hospital treatment of the
sick. The most difficult cases for which to obtain treatment are