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Acton 1941

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]

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SPECIAL SCHOOL.
This school for the Mentally Defective was open for the whole
of 1941, and 24 children attended.
In addition there were belonging to Acton, several ineducable
imbecile and idiot children, of whom 4 were evacuated, 1 attended
the Acton Special School for children who were mentally defective
only, and 5 were cared for at home, attending no school.
VISITS PAID BY SCHOOL NURSES.
The following ait thfe nufhber of home visits paid by the Nurses
during the year. The visits have been divided into school
distribution.
Acton Wells 29 Southfield 76
Beaumont Park 58 West Acton 24.
Berrymede 64 Roman Catholic 11
Derwentwater 88 Special School 3
John Penyn 100
Priory 112 Total 635
Rothschild 70
MEDICAL INSPECTION RETURNS.
TABLE I.
A.—Routine Medical Inspections.
Number of Inspections in the prescribed Groups :—
Entrants 337
Second Age Group 446
Third Age Group 389
TOTAL 1172
Number of other Routine Inspections
GRAND TOTAL 1172
B.—Other Inspections.
Number of Special Inspections and Re-Inspections 484