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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1927
35
N. East. | A West. | S. East. | S.West. | Total | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Scarlet Fever | 28 | 20 | 19 | 34 | 101 |
Diphtheria | 24 | 11 | 10 | 18 | 63 |
Pneumonia | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
Anterior Poliomyelitis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Amoibic Dysentery | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Polio Encephalitis | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
Paratyphoid Fever | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
Puerperal Fever | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 |
Erysipelas | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
60 | 37 | 33 | 60 | 190 |
Male | Female | |||
---|---|---|---|---|
Total Births | 536 | 490 | ||
Legitimate | 514 | 473 | ||
Illegitimate | 22 | 17 | ||
S. West | T otal | |||
226 | 166 | 141 | 314 | 847 |
5. East | S. West | |||
46 | 24 | 24 | 36 | 130 |
12 | 0 | 6 | 4 . | 22 |
Inside 21. | Outside 7. | |||
Notifications were received from:— | ||||
Doctors and Parents | 663 | |||
Midwives | 342 |
Health Visitors' Attendances | 199 |
Number of Children who attended | 1623 |
Number of attendances by children | 13112 |
Number of children under one year of age | 678 |
Number of children over one year of age | 945 |
Children who attended the Clinic for the first time | 723 |
Children treated at Dental Clinic | 94 |
Children treated at Ophthalmic Clinic | 11 |
Children treated for Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 16 |