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Acton 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Scabies.
This disease continues to be a serious nuisance. 45 cases
were treated, some at home, and some were sent to cleansing baths
at Kensington, with which borough Acton has an arrangement for
this purpose. Table 3 shows the distribution of these cases.
TABLE 3
DISTRIBUTION OF SCABIES.
| 5.1.40. | Esmond Road | Southfield | Baths |
| 6.1.40. | St. Albans Avenue (2 children) | Southfield | „ |
| 16.1.40. | Maldon Road | Derwentwater | Home treatm't |
| 22.1.40. | Saxon Drive (2 children) | West Acton | „ „ |
| 31.1.40. | St. Andrews Road (2 children) | John Perryn | „ |
| 7.2.40. | Petersfield Road (2 children) | Berrymede | Baths |
| 17.2.40. | St. Albans Avenue | Beaumont Park | Home treatm't |
| 22.2.40. | Colville Road | Berrymede | „ „ |
| 22.2.40. | Shakespeare Road | Priory | „ „ |
| 24.2.40. | Mill Hill Road | Priory | „ „ |
| 12.3.40. | Holland Terrace (2 children) | Berrymede | „ „ |
| 15.3.40. | Osborne Road | Priory | „ „ |
| *8.4.40. | St. Albans Avenue (2 children) | Southfield | „ „ |
| 16.4.40. | Somerset Road | Special (M.D.) | „ „ |
| *16.4.40. | St. Andrews Road (2 children) | John Perryn | Baths |
| 22.4.40. | Bayham Road (2 children) | Southfield | Home treatm't |
| 28.5.40. | Essex Road | Derwentwater | „ „ |
| 22.5.40. | The Vale (2 children) | Southfield | „ „ |
| 8.6.40. | The Vale (2 children) | Southfield | „ ,, |
| 11.6.40. | Essex Pk. Mews, The Vale | Southfield | „ „ |
| 11.6.40. | Goldsmith Road | Priory | „ „ |
| 12.6.40. | Palmerston Road | Priory | Baths |
| 18.6.40. | Birkbeck Road | Priory | „ |
| 18.6.40. | Lynton Road | Derwentwater | Home treatm't |
| 1.7.40. | Acorn Gardens | Acton Wells | |
| 12.7.40. | Packington Road | Berrymede | |
| 25.7.40. | Bollo Lane (2 children) | Berrymede | Baths |
| 8.8.40. | Stirling Road (2 children) | Berrymede | „ |
| 3.9.40. | Birkbeck Avenue | Derwentwater | Home treatm't |
| 13.11.40. | Packington Road | Priory | Baths |
| 21.11.40. | Cowper Road | Derwentwater | Home treatm't |
| 25.11.40. | Shakespeare Road | County School | „ „ |
| 25.11.40. | Newburgh Road | County School | |
| * Denotes a return case. | |||