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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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TABLE 6.
CASES REMOVED TO HOSPITAL.
| Total Notified. | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | — | 183 | 207 |
| Diphtheria | — | 69 | 69 |
| Pneumonia | — | 51 | 73 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | — | 6 | 8 |
| Erysipelas | — | 9 | 24 |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | — | 3 | 4 |
| Paratyphoid | — | — | 1 |
| Typhoid | — | 1 | 1 |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | 2 | 2 |
| Dysentery | — | 1 | 1 |
TABLE 7.
BIRTHS.
| Live Births. | Male. | Female. | Total. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 444 | 442 | 886 |
| Legitimate | 422 | 424 | 846 |
| Illegitimate | 22 | 18 | 40 |
| Still Births. | |||
| Total | 18 | 14 | 32 |
| Legitimate | 17 | 11 | 28 |
| Illegitimate | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Notified Live Births.
Ward Distribution.
| Total. | N. East. | N. West. | S. East. | S. West. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Births notified in the district | 419 | 135 | 92 | 63 | 129 |
| Notifications received from other districts | 438 | 147 | 107 | 73 | 111 |
| Notified Still Births. | |||||
| Inside | 10 | Outside | 19 | Total 29 | |
| Notifications were received from:— | |||||
| Doctors and Parents | 614 | ||||
| Midwives | 273 | ||||