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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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TABLE SHOWING HEIGHTS AND WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES
| LEAVERS (BOYS) | No. Kxaitiined. | Years of Age | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12—13 | 13—14 | 14—15 | ||||||||
| No. | Height ins. | Weight, lbs. | No. | Height ins. | Weight, lbs. | No. | Height ins. Weight lbs. | |||
| Act on Wells Senior | 51 | 51 | 58.2 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Central | 59 | 59 | 58.9 | 85.1 | — | — | — | — | — | |
| John Perrvn Senior | 49 | 46 | 58.4 | 83.1 | 3 | 59.8 | 98.5 | — | — | |
| Prion' Boys' | 110 | 110 | 57 | 78.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Soutlifield Snr.Boj-s' | 90 | 83 | 57.8 | 83.7 | 7 | 59.1 | 86.8 | — | — | |
| Homan Catholic | 10 | 10 | 59 | 85.3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 369 | 359 | 10 | ||||||||
| (GIRLS) | ||||||||||
| Acton Wells Snr. | 51 | 49 | 58.8 | 85.4 | 2 | 62.7 | 97.6 | — | — | — |
| Beaum't Pk. Snr | 74 | 74 | 57.3 | 80.6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Central | 66 | 64 | 59.4 | 84.9 | 2 | 64.1 | 101.5 | — | — | — |
| John Perrvn Snr | 44 | 41 | 58.1 | 80.7 | 3 | 60.2 | 81.2 | — | — | — |
| Priory Girls' | 144 | 136 | 58.1 | 82 | 8 | 61.7 | 93.1 | — | — | — |
| Roman Catholic | 15 | 13 | 58.1 | 82.8 | 2 | 62.1 | 111.9 | — | — | — |
| 394 | 377 | 17 | — | |||||||
Tonsils and Adenoids Report
3S children were operated on during the year for removal
of Tonsils and Adenoids under the Authority's scheme. Of these
26 were referred to the Clinic for recurrent attacks of tonsillitis
and there was some enlargement of the glands in the neck. In 2
of these cases there was also some rheumatic infection. In 8 cases
the operation was performed because unhealthy tonsil and adenoid
tissue was associated with discharging ears. 3 children were operated
on because the unhealthy condition of the nose and throat
was probably responsible for deafness. In one child the tonsils
were so much enlarged that the}- definitely caused obstruction and
v.ere the cause of chronic cough.
Provision of Meals.
During the latter part of the year, the number of children
who were recommended for school feeding increased considerably.
This was to be expected at the beginning of the Autumn Term as
signs of malnutrition are always more obvious during the cold