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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 1949
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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PERSONS TREATED WITH DIRTY HEADS, 1919.
| Month | Central | N.E. | N.W. | S.E. | s.w. | s. | w. | E. | F.W. | Total | No. of Families |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 11 | 4 |
| February | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| March | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| April | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| May | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| June | — . | 1 | — | 13 | 1 | 2 | — | — | 18 | 17 | |
| July | 1 | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 3 | 8 | 3 |
| August | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| September | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| October | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 6 | |
| November | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | |
| December | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| TOTALS | 5 | 4 | 5 | — | 10 | 1 | 14 | 63 | 37 |
PERSONS TREATED FOR BODY LICE, 1949.
| Month | Central | N.E. | N.W. | S.E. | S.W. | s. | w. | E. | F.W. | Total | No. of Families |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| April | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| TOTALS | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
Premature Infants.
The total number of premature births notified during 1949 was
50. 7 of these were born at home, and 43 in hospital. Of those
born at home, 7 were nursed entirely at home, one died between
the 8th and 28th day, and 6 survived the first month.