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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
Medical Officer of Health
FOR THE
URBAN DISTRICT OF ACTON,
For the Year 1906.
130 Churchfield Road,
March, 1907.
To the Chairman and Members
of the Acton Urban District Council.
Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit to the Council a report on the
Sanitary conditions of the district, together with the vital and other
statistics for the year 1906.
The most noticeable feature in regard to infectious disease was
an extensive epidemic of Measles, resulting in 27 deaths.
There were limited outbreaks of Scarlet Fever, but in no instance
did the disease assume a formidable aspect.
The mortality from Diphtheria and Enteric Fever continues
very low.
There is an increased Infantile mortality to be noted, due in the
main, to the large number of deaths from Diarrhoea during the very
hot summer which we experienced.
In regard to the sanitary work which has been effected, there
is probably little of a startling nature to chronicle. The work has
been of a routine kind, and, I believe, of a substantial character. A
large amount of progress may be recorded in many directions.