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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 1923

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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Table: TABLE VI.CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL-1923.

TABLE VI.

CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL-1923.

N.East.N.West.S.East.S.West.Total
Scarlet Fever35105424123
Diphtheria7872749
Enteric Fever2---2
Pneumonia---11
Puerperal Fever--123
Cerebro-Spinal Fever1-1-2
Acute Poliomyelitis--2-2
Encephalitis Lethargica-1--1
Ophthalmia Neonatorum1---1
Erysipelas---11
Tuberculosis (Resp.)103152553
Tuberculosis (Other)414716
60238487254

Table: TABLE VII.BIRTHS. Total Births.

TABLE VII.

BIRTHS. Total Births.

MalesFemales
Legitimate560568
Illegitimate2221
582589
Notified Births in District.
Males487Females470
Still-Births29.
Wards.
North East.North West.South East.South West.Total.
267141188361957
Births Registered but not Notified.
Males33Females57.
North East.North West.South East.South West.Total.
4011271290
Born Outside District, 124.
Number of Births Visited803
Number of Births Re-visited8,909

Table: TABLE VIII.INFANT WELFARE CENTRES— 1923.

TABLE VIII.

INFANT WELFARE CENTRES— 1923.

Health Visitors' Attendances250
Number of Children who attended1,486
Number of Attendances by Children12,183
ANTE-NATAL CLINIC.
Number of times Clinic was held23
Number of Expectant Mothers who attended63
Number of attendances made by Expectant Mothers123
Number of cases admitted to Acton Hospital6