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Acton 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Distribution of Diphtheria.
The school distribution of cases of Diphtheria was as follows :
Acton Wells 3
Beaumont Park 11
Central 2
Derwentwater 7
John Perryn 12
Priory 3
Rothschild 15
Berrymede 6
Southfield 24
Turnham Gn. R.C. 6
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55 Diphtheria patients, and 225 contacts were examined
before their return to school.
Scarlet Fever.
There was a considerable increase in the incidence of Scarlet
Fever during the year. The cases were distributed as follows:—
Acton Wells Mixed 2
Acton Wells 9
Beaumont Park 87
Central 15
Derwentwater 31
John Perryn 24
Priory 35
Rothschild 55
Berrymede 56
Southfield 30
Turnham Gn.R.C. 16
Acton Special 1
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274 Scarlet Fever convalescent patients, and 795 contacts were
examined before returning to school.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN.
The following Tables give the number of children employed
in the various registered occupations.