Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL-1923.
N.East. | N.West. | S.East. | S.West. | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 35 | 10 | 54 | 24 | 123 |
Diphtheria | 7 | 8 | 7 | 27 | 49 |
Enteric Fever | 2 | - | - | - | 2 |
Pneumonia | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Puerperal Fever | - | - | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 |
Acute Poliomyelitis | - | - | 2 | - | 2 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
Erysipelas | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Tuberculosis (Resp.) | 10 | 3 | 15 | 25 | 53 |
Tuberculosis (Other) | 4 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 16 |
60 | 23 | 84 | 87 | 254 |
TABLE VII.
BIRTHS. Total Births.
Males | Females | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Legitimate | 560 | 568 | ||
Illegitimate | 22 | 21 | ||
582 | 589 | |||
Notified Births in District. | ||||
Males | 487 | Females | 470 | |
Still-Births | 29. | |||
Wards. | ||||
North East. | North West. | South East. | South West. | Total. |
267 | 141 | 188 | 361 | 957 |
Births Registered but not Notified. | ||||
Males | 33 | Females | 57. | |
North East. | North West. | South East. | South West. | Total. |
40 | 11 | 27 | 12 | 90 |
Born Outside District, 124. | ||||
Number of Births Visited | 803 | |||
Number of Births Re-visited | 8,909 |
INFANT WELFARE CENTRES— 1923.
Health Visitors' Attendances | 250 |
Number of Children who attended | 1,486 |
Number of Attendances by Children | 12,183 |
ANTE-NATAL CLINIC. | |
Number of times Clinic was held | 23 |
Number of Expectant Mothers who attended | 63 |
Number of attendances made by Expectant Mothers | 123 |
Number of cases admitted to Acton Hospital | 6 |