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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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SECTION 6
General Provision of Health Services in the Area
laboratory Facilities
These continue as in previous years. The Ministry of Health
Emergency Medical Service provides a Pathological Service at the
King Edward Memorial Hospital Laboratory at Ealing.
The following Table gives the types, and number, of specimens Submitted for examination.
| Type | No. of specimens examined |
|---|---|
| Throat and Nose Swabs | 463 |
| Sputum for T.B. | 3 |
| Fæces | 122 |
| Hair and Widals | 1 |
| Methylene Blue Reductase Tests on Milk and Ice-Cream | 397 |
Ambulance Facilities
The Middlesex County Council are responsible for this service.
Cursing in the Home
This service is administered locally by the Middlesex County
Council.
The number of sick persons under care in Acton during the
year was 870, necessitating 22,499 visits.
Hospital Provisions
The Regional Hospital Board of the N.W. Metropolitan Area,
which includes Acton is responsible for hospital treatment of the
sick. The most difficult cases for which to obtain treatment are old
Persons or chronic sick who become acutely ill or who are in the
terminal stage of their illness. These types of cases need continuous
care and treatment, and this cannot be given in the home.