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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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| Number of children who attended for the first time -during the year:— | |
| 740 | |
| 260 | |
| Percentage of notified live births represented by number of children who attended a centre for the first time during the year | 74.5 |
| Children treated at Dental Clinic | 172 |
| Children treated at Ophthalmic Clinic | 10 |
| Mothers treated at Ophthamlic Clinic | 1 |
| Children treated for Enlarged Tonsils and Adenoids | 13 |
| Number of attendances by Dr. Bell | 24 |
| Number of Expectant Mothers who attended | 175 |
| Number of attendances made by Expectant Mothers | 241 |
| Mothers referred for Dental treatment at the Clinic | 46 |
| Mothers supplied with Dentures | 16 |
| Expectant Mothers to whom Dried Milk was supplied | 29 |
| Number of packets of Dried Milk supplied | 339 |
| Inquests—48. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Accidental fall — | 12 | Accidental burns | 3 |
| Suicide | 10 | Abortion | 3 |
| Knocked down by: | Found drowned | 1 | |
| Motor Car | 8 | Accidental drowning | 1 |
| Motor Lorry | 3 | Teething | 1 |
| Tramcar | 2 | Epileptic Fit | 1 |
| a cycle | 1 | Diabetes | 1 |
| a Railway Engine | 1 | ||
| Coroner's Certificate after Post-Mortem without Inquest—25 | |||
| Pneumonia | 4 | Diabetes | 1 |
| Thrombosis of Coronary Artery — | 4 | Cancer ___ | 1 |
| Cerebral Haemorrhage | 1 | ||