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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 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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| Sch. | Date. | No. examd. | Very few Nits. | Few Nits. | Many Nits. | Vermin. | Total Unclean. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| % | % | % | % | % | |||
| 26. | July | 277 | 5.05 | .72 | - | 1.08 | 6.8 |
| Sept. | 207 | 5.7 | .4 | — | — | 6.2 | |
| 27. | July | 124 | — | 1.6 | - | — | 1.6 |
| Sept. | 159 | — | 1.2 | - | — | 1.2 | |
| 28. | July | 129 | 2.3 | 4.6 | - | 1.5 | 8.5 |
| Sept. | 128 | 1.5 | .7 | - | — | 2.3 | |
| 29. | July | 135 | 2.2 | 1.4 | - | — | 3.7 |
| Sept. | 121 | .8 | 1.6 | - | — | 2.4 | |
| 30. | July | 233 | .8 | .4 | - | .4 | 1.7 |
| Sept. | 183 | .5 | — | - | .5 | 1. | |
| 31. | July | 87 | 1.1 | 2.3 | - | — | 3.4 |
| Sept. | 67 | 1.4 | — | - | 1.4 | 2.9 | |
| 32. | July | 135 | 5.9 | 3.7 | - | — | 9.6 |
| Sept. | 138 | 5.7 | 1.4 | - | 1.4 | 8.6 | |
| 33. | July | 45 | 4.4 | — | - | — | 4.4 |
| Sept. | 42 | 4.7 | — | - | — | 4.7 | |
| 34. | July | 219 | 2.7 | 1.8 | - | .9 | 5.4 |
| Sept. | 205 | .97 | 2.9 | - | .48 | 4.3 |
The following Table gives the number of home visits paid by the Nurses during the year. The visits have been divided into school distribution.
| Acton Wells | 56 | Rothschild | 75 |
| Beaumont Park | 57 | Southfield | 136 |
| Berrymede | 142 | Special | 2 |
| Derwentwater | 64 | West Acton | 75 |
| John Perryn | 45 | ||
| Priory | 245 | Total | 907 |
CONVALESCENT HOMES & COUNTRY HOLIDAYS.
One boy and one girl were sent to the Winter School ot
Recovery, Bexhill, for 3 months each.
Two boys and two girls were given a fortnight's free holid.i;.
during the Summer.