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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 1909
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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The other two important infectious diseases which depend
largely on school attendance for their spread are Measles and
Whooping Cough. These two diseases are not compulsorily
notifiable under the Infectious Diseases Notification Act, our
knowledge of their distribution is confined largely to the
notifications made by the teachers.
Whooping Cough was not so prevalent, but altogether 111 cases were notified from the schools, distributed as follows : —
| Girls. | Infants. | Boys. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Priory | 1 | 8 | — |
| Acton | — | 4 | — |
| Beaumont Park | — | — | |
| South Acton | — | 1 | — |
| Rothschild Road | — | 41 | — |
| Acton Wells | 3 | 21 | 2 |
| Turnham Green R.C | — | 5 | — |
| Southfield Road | 2 | 14 | 1 |
| Central | — | — | — |
| East Acton | — | — | 4 |
| 6 | 94 | 11 |
In March 1909 on the promotion of Miss Bhose to the post
of Senior Health Visitor, the Education Committee appointed
a Nurse to carry out school work.
The following tables represent the visits paid by the
Nurse together with the schools where children attended and
the diseases from which they suffered.