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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 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE 13.
| NOTIFICATIONS OF TUBERCULOSIS. | ||||
| Pulmonary | 103 | |||
| Other forms of Tuberculosis | 15 | |||
| The Notifications were from the following :— | ||||
| Infirmaries | 22 | |||
| Private Doctors | 40 | |||
| Sanatoria | 44 | |||
| Hospitals | 42 | |||
| Military Authorities | 6 | |||
| Other Institutions | 3 | |||
| Insured Cases | 63 | Non-Insured | 55 | |
Insured. Non- Insured.
Sanatoria 31 12
Hospital 14 13
Infirmary 6 10
Applying for Sanatorium — —
Discharged from Sanatorium 7 —
Nursed at Home 4 20
Removed from District — —
Removed to County Asylum 1 —
Occupations Prior to Illness.
| Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Discharged Soldier | 29 | Housewife | 16 |
| Labourer | 8 | Clerk | 7 |
| Clerk | 4 | Laundress | 3 |
| Schoolboy | 5 | Domestic Servant | 6 |
| Painter | 2 | Schoolgirl | 5 |
| Engineer | 2 | Draper's Assistant | 1 |
| Railwayman | 1 | Dressmaker | 1 |
| Works Manager | 1 | School Mistress | 1 |
| Errand Boy | 1 | Electrical Works | 1 |
| Taxi Driver | 1 | Paper Works | 1 |
| Baker | 1 | Osram Lamp Works | 1 |
| Discharged Sailor | 1 | Faishion Artist | 1 |
| Stage Hand | 1 | Not any | 5 |
| Newsboy | 1 | ||
| Coal Porter | 1 | ||
| Hairdresser | 1 | ||
| Slaughterman | 1 | ||
| Ebonite Worker | 1 | ||
| Chemist's Assistant | 1 | ||
| Not any | 6 |
TABLE 14.
| Priory Schools. | Palmerslon Mission | |
|---|---|---|
| Health Visitors' Attendances | 100 | 100 |
| Number of Children who attended | 585 | 576 |
| Number of Attendances by Children | 4529 | 4476 |
| Children under 1 year of age | 305 | 337 |
| Children over 1 year of age | 280 | 239 |