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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 1903

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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Any poor mothers who are not in a position to pay for medical
attendance, and require advice as to suitable food to give their
Infants, can apply at the Health Office any morning at 9.30 a.m.,
when every assistance will be given. Miss Williams will also visit
the case and personally superintend the preparation of the food.
I shall be greatly obliged if the Medical Practitioners in the
district will kindly inform me of any case of improper feeding where
Miss Williams' supervision will be of use.
ZYMOTIC DISEASES.
The number of cases notified during the year, excluding Chicken
Pox, was 167 against 215 in the preceding year.
Cne hundred and forty four cases of Chicken Pox were notified,
against one hundred and eighty three in 1902.

Table: The following table gives the number reported during the preceding ten years:—

The following table gives the number reported during the preceding ten years:—

18931894189518961897189818991900190119031908
Small Pox72...............21311
Scarlet Fever1928667193931671112438210976
Diphtheria4122322389354928343322
Membranous Croup1.........4......1131
Typhoid Fever19152814109...19271440
Continued „1..................2.........
Puerperal ,,2133...1......11...
Erysipelas7741311615213128262427
Totals340167161259221234239333172215168

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I personally visited all cases of Chicken Pox immediately on
receipt of notifications.