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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Visits Paid by School Nurse.
| Schools | N.-East. | N.-West. | S.-East. | S.-West. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton | 15 | 41 | 3 | 37 | 96 |
| Acton Wells | 130 | 4 | — | — | 134 |
| Beaumont Park | — | 1 | 54 | 47 | 102 |
| Central | 54 | 55 | 2 | 19 | 130 |
| East Acton | 25 | — | — | — | 25 |
| Priory | 97 | 80 | 42 | 140 | 359 |
| Rothschild | — | — | 60 | 101 | 161 |
| South Acton | — | — | 4 | 484 | 488 |
| Southfield Road | 51 | 1 | 97 | — | 149 |
| Turnham Green R.C. | — | 3 | 11 | l6 | 30 |
| Lower Place (Willesden | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| No School | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| 372 | 186 | 273 | 845 | 1,676 | |
| Diseases. | N.-East. | N.-West. | S.-East. | S.-West. | Total. |
| Abscess | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 |
| Blepharitis | 1 | — | — | 5 | 6 |
| Chicken Pox | 19 | 12 | 5 | 12 | 48 |
| Colds | 13 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 36 |
| Conjunctivitis and defective sight | 9 | 13 | 14 | 78 | 114 |
| Dermatitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Diphtheria carrier | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Eczema | 3 | 2 | — | 4 | 9 |
| Herpes | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Impetigo | 21 | 15 | 15 | 68 | 119 |
| Measles | 104 | 29 | 74 | 109 | 316 |
| Measles contact | 11 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 64 |
| Mumps | 86 | 42 | 50 | 276 | 454 |
| Otorrhœa | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| Psoriasis | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 |
| Ringworm | 27 | 13 | 30 | 51 | 121 |
| Scabies | 5 | — | 7 | 15 | 27 |
| Seborrhœa | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Tonsilitis | 26 | 10 | 10 | 22 | 68 |
| Urticaria | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Verminous heads | 12 | 10 | 20 | 41 | 83 |
| Whooping cough | 12 | 6 | 12 | 59 | 89 |
| Miscellaneous | 19 | 15 | 11 | 50 | 95 |
| 372 | 186 | 273 | 845 | 1,676 |