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Acton 1927

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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1927
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Table: TABLE VI.CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL.

TABLE VI.

CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL.

N. East.A West.S. East.S.West.Total
Scarlet Fever28201934101
Diphtheria2411101863
Pneumonia2—125
Encephalitis Lethargica——1—1
Anterior Poliomyelitis———11
Amoibic Dysentery1———1
Polio Encephalitis1———1
Paratyphoid Fever11——2
Puerperal Fever12137
Erysipelas23128
60373360190

Table: TABLE VII.BIRTHS.

TABLE VII.

BIRTHS.

MaleFemale
Total Births536490
Legitimate514473
Illegitimate2217
Ward distribution of Births notified in the District.
N. East.N. WestS. EastS. WestT otal
226166141314847
Outside births notified.
N. East.N. West5. EastS. WestTotal
46242436130
Births registered but not previously notified.
N. East.N. WestS. EastS. WestTotal
12064 .22
Still Births.
Inside 21.Outside 7.
Notifications were received from:—
Doctors and Parents663
Midwives342

Table: TABLE VIII.INIFANT WELFARE CENTRES, 1927.

TABLE VIII.

INIFANT WELFARE CENTRES, 1927.

Health Visitors' Attendances199
Number of Children who attended1623
Number of attendances by children13112
Number of children under one year of age678
Number of children over one year of age945
Children who attended the Clinic for the first time723
Children treated at Dental Clinic94
Children treated at Ophthalmic Clinic11
Children treated for Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids16