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Acton 1932

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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The meals are prepared at the various Cookery Centres at
the schools by the Domestic Science Mistresses and their pupils,
and our acknowledgements and thanks are due to these Mistresses
for their interest, enthusiasm, and very hard work, without which
the working of the scheme would have been impossible.
Below we give a list of the Centres at which meals are
provided, together with the number of meals and the number of
bottles of milk supplied during the year.
Number of Free Meals supplied at the Various Centres—January
to December, 193'2.
Acton Wells 644 Priory 1869
Beaumont Park 2647 Southfield 880
Central 761
John Perryn 2568 Total 9369
Number of bottles of Milk supplied at the Schools.
Acton Wells Senior 81 John Perryn Junior 797
Acton Wells Junior 242 John Perryn Infants 1100
Acton Wells Infants 438 Priory Boys 327
Beaumont Pk. Senr. Girls 223 Priory Girls 304
Beaumont Pk. Junr. Girls 219 Priory Infants 270
Beaumont Pk. Infants 308 Rothschild Junior 90
Berrymede Junior Boys 626 Rothschild Infants 350
Berrymede Junior Girls 1344 Southfield Infants 5
Berrymede Infants 2094 Turnham Green R.C. 425
Central 104
Derwentwater Junior 111
Derwentwater Infants 186 Total 10,353
John Perryn Senior 709
Otorrhoea.
During the year, 77 children were examined at the Clinic
account of ear disease. In the majority of cases the children
sent up to the Clinic on account of discharging ears, the
& large being due to disease of the middle ear.
j An analysis of the figures will give a clear idea of the conns
found, and the treatment which was considered appropriate.