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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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| Total Notified. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 193 | 236 |
| Diphtheria | 80 | 86 |
| Pneumonia | 15 | 39 |
| Puerperal Fever | 1 | 2 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 2 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 9 | 21 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 1 | 4 |
| Meningitis | 2 | 2 |
| Paratyphoid | 1 | 1 |
| Typhoid | 2 | 2 |
| Male | Femah. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births. | |||
| Total | 483 | 460 | 943 |
| Legitimate | 464 | 443 | 907 |
| Illegitimate | 19 | 17 | 36 |
| Still Births. | |||
| Total | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| Legitimate | 10 | 22 | 32 |
| Illegitimate | — | — | — |
Notified Live Births. Ward Distribution.
Total Births notified in Total. X. East. X. West. S. East. S. West.
the district 494 155 OS 07 174
Notifications received
from other districts 353 127 85' 57 84
Notified Still Births.
Inside 9. Outside 12 Total 21
Notifications were received from :—
Doctors and Parents 636
Midwives 232
| Number of Centres provided and maintained by the Council Total number of attendances at all centres during the year:— | 4 | |
| (a) by children under 1 year of age | 9,033 | |
| (b) by children between 1 and 5 years of age | 6,136 | |