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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 3. Giving the number of children examined in each school, together with the conditions found on examination.
| SENIOR BOYS | No. Examined | Nutrition | Clothing | Cleanliness | Verminous | Teeth | Enlarged Tonsils | Adenoids | Enlarged Glands | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | Average | Below Average | A | B | C | Head | Body | In faulty Position. | Carious | Perfect. | Submaxillary | Cervical | ||||
| Acton | 23 | 18 | 5 | ... | 23 | ... | 22 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 6 | 3 | 1 | ... | 3 |
| Acton Wells | 13 | 12 | 1 | ... | 11 | 2 | 13 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| Beaumont Park | 97 | 80 | 6 | 11 | 80 | 17 | 96 | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 45 | 13 | 2 | ... | 8 |
| Central | 44 | 35 | 9 | ... | 44 | ... | 44 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 24 | 8 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Priory | 62 | 54 | 4 | 4 | 52 | 10 | 58 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 6 | 17 | 13 | 2 | ... | 8 |
| .South Acton | 59 | 40 | 14 | 5 | 43 | 16 | 55 | 3 | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 8 | 19 | 12 | 1 | ... | 9 |
| Southfield Road | 49 | 40 | 9 | ... | 45 | 4 | 46 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 14 | 12 | 5 | ... | 10 |
| Turnham Green R.C. | 11 | 10 | 1 | ... | 11 | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Totals | 358 | 288 | 49 | 20 | 308 | 49 | 344 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 1 | ... | 41 | 120 | 62 | 11 | ... | 40 |
| SENIOR GIRLS. | ||||||||||||||||||
| Acton | 15 | 14 | 1 | ... | 15 | ... | 14 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 |
| Acton Wells | 1 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| lleaumont Park | 41 | 33 | 4 | 1 | 36 | 5 | 34 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | 8 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| Central | 43 | 40 | 2 | 1 | 43 | ... | 43 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 1 | 3 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | |
| Priory | 31 | 17 | 12 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 22 | 7 | 9 | 6 | ... | ... | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | ... | 1 |
| South Acton | 38 | 16 | 17 | 5 | 32 | 6 | 20 | 14 | 4 | 5 | ... | 5 | 3 | 9 | 2 | ... | 2 | |
| Southfield Road | 50 | 40 | 4 | ... | 50 | ... | 45 | 5 | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Turnham Green R.C, | 10 | 4 | 6 | ... | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 2 |
| Totals | 229 | 174 | 46 | 9 | 205 | 24 | 185 | 37 | 7 | 20 | ... | 5 | 22 | 30 | 5 | 1 | 8 | |
| JUNIOR SCHOOLS (8 yrs.) | ||||||||||||||||||
| South Acton Girls | 85 | 34 | 45 | 6 | 76 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 19 | 19 | ... | ... | 5 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| South Acton Boys | 78 | 25 | 44 | 9 | 62 | 16 | 41 | 11 | 6 | 1 | ... | ... | 10 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 3 | 4 |
| Central Junior Girls | 42 | 37 | 5 | ... | 42 | ... | 42 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 8 | 1 | 8 | 2 | ... | 1 |
| Central Junior Boys | 35 | 31 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 35 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 4 | 3 | ... | 1 | |
| Southfield Road Girls | 38 | 34 | 3 | 1 | 37 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 2 | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | ... | 2 |
| Southfield Road Boys | 33 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 33 | ... | 30 | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | ... | ... |
| Totals | 311 | 190 | 104 | 17 | 285 | 26 | 212 | 71 | 28 | 21 | ... | 5 | 32 | 22 | 46 | 21 | 4 | 14 |