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Acton 1933

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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Acton Wells 1 Priory 12
Beaumont Park 29 Rothschild 12
Berrymede 6 Southfield 6
Central 1 Roman Catholic 6
Derwentwater 13
John Perryn 3
Total 89
What the results of our work are in terms of actual protection
it is too early to say. The number of protected persons is still
relatively small and we cannot expect to find any great drop yet
in the incidence of diphtheria as a whole.
Scarlet Fever.
There were 277 cases of Scarlet Fever in the school population,
this figure being distributed as follows:—
Acton Wells 4 Priory 55
Beaumont Park 34 Rothschild 15
Berrymede 47 Southfield 29
Central 12 Roman Catholic 8
Derwentwater 59
John Perryn 14
Total 277
328 Scarlet Fever patients and 665 Contacts were seen at
the Office before their return to school, and 80 Diphtheria patients
and 230 contacts were also examined.
EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN.
The following Tables give the number of children employed
in the various registered occupations. ,,