London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1952
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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Persons Treated for Scabies
| Month | Central | N.E. | N.W. | S.E. | s.w. | s. | w. | E. | Factory Workers Total | No. of Families | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| January | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| February | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| March | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| April | — | — | — | — | 4 | — | — | — | — | 4 | 2 |
| May | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| June | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| July | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| August | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| September | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| October | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| November | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| December | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| TOTALS | 3 | — | — | — | 6 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 11 | 6 |
Persons Treated for Dirty Heads
| January | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 |
| February | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 4 | — |
| March | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | — |
| April | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| May | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| June | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| July | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| August | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| September | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | 3 | 5 | l |
| October | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 8 | 9 | l |
| November | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| December | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — |
| TOTALS | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 21 | 27 | 5 |
Persons Treated for Body Lice
| January | — | _ | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| April | 1 | i | — | ||||||||
| October | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| November | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| December | 1 | 1 | |||||||||
| totals | _ | _ | _ | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | 3 | 6 | 3 |