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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Patients in Hospital January 1st, 1946 34 Patients admitted during 1946 349
Patients admitted during 1945 354
| ADMISSIONS: | S.F. | Diph. | Dysentery. | C. Pox. | C.S.M. | Ery. | Wh.C. | Mumps | Enteritis. | Measles. | D. & V. | Rubella | Suspected Typhoid. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton | 85 | 28 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Wembley | 143 | 24 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 1 | 8 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Ealing | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Military | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 229 | 55 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| TOTAL—349. | |||||||||||||
| S.F. | Diph. | Dysentery. | C. Pox. | C.S.M. | Ery. | Wh.C. | Mumps | Enteritis | Measles. | D. & V. | Rubella | Suspected Typhoid. | |
| Acton | 95 | 29 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | - | 1 |
| Wembley | 154 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 1 | 8 | - | 2 | 1 |
| Ealing | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Military | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 249 | 54 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |
| TOTAL—365. | |||||||||||||
| S. Fever. | Diph. | Diph. | Wh.C. | Meningitis | |||||||||
| Acton | - | 1 | Acton | 1 | - | - | |||||||
| Wembley | 9 | 1 | Wembley | 1 | 3 | 2 | |||||||
| 9 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | |||||||||
| TOTAL—11. | TOTAL—7. | ||||||||||||