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Acton 1936

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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The Education Committee continues its agreement with
the Hospital for payment for the removal of tonsils and adenoids
and the patients are now taken in for a night prior to the operation
as well as being kept in for a night agfter the .operation.
9006 Out-Patients were treated during the year, an increase
of 498 and the Out-Patient attendances were 46,106, an increase
of 8,988 as compared with 1935.
The enlarged Out-Patient Department and the new PhysioTherapy
and X-Ray Departments are proving of immense value.
Fever.—Acton Council Fever Hospital.
Small-Pox.—Acton was one of the constituent bodies which
formed the Middlesex Joint Small-Pox Board. Under the Provisional
Order Confirmation Act of 1929, the Joint Board was
dissolved from the 1st April, 1929, and the duties of the Board
transferred to the Middlesex County Council.
Tuberculosis.—The Tuberculosis scheme is administered
by the Middlesex County Council which has sanatoria at Clare Hall
and Harefield.
Child Welfare Consultation Centres.
(a)—47, Avenue Road—Every Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and
Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m.
(b)—John Perryn—Every Monday afternoon at 2 p.m.
(c)—Steele Road—Every Tuesday and Friday afternoon at 2 p.m.
(d)—Noel Road—Every Thursday afternoon at 2 p.m.
Ante-Natal Consultation Centre.—School Clinic every Wednesday
at 10.30 a.m.
Day Nursery.—169 Bollo Bridge Road.
School Clinic.—45 Avenue Road.
(The above are provided and maintained by the Borough
Council).
Tuberculosis Dispensary.—Green Man Passage, Ealing, W.13
on Monday at 2 p.m., Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday
at 10.30 a.m. First and Third Tuesday in each month at 6 p.m.