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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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Chicken Pox-
Only 30 cases of Chicken-pox occurred amongst the Elementary School children last year, distributed as follows:—
| Southfield Road | 10 |
| Acton | 6 |
| Central | 4 |
| Priory | 4 |
| East Acton | 3 |
| Acton Wells | 2 |
| South Acton | 1 |
| 30 |
Whooping Cough.
The cases notified from the schools were distributed as follows:—
| South Acton | 40 |
| Rothschild | 19 |
| Southfield Road | 13 |
| Beaumont Park | 11 |
| Priory | 5 |
| East Acton | 4 |
| Acton | 2 |
| Acton Wells | 2 |
| Turnham Green | 1 |
| 97 |
Open-Air Work.
There is no special open-air school, but each Head Teacher
makes as much use as possible of the playground sheds during