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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 1915
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Acton]
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TABLE 4 Return Showing Physical Condition of Children Inspected Under Schools.
| ENTRANTS (BOYS) | No. Examined | Clothing and Foot Gear | Cleanliness of Head | Cleanliness of Body | Nutrition | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Satisfactory | Unsatis-factory | Clean | Nits only | Pediculi | Clean | Dirty | Pediculi present | Excellent | Normal | Below Normal | Bad | ||
| Acton | 34 | 33 | 1 | 31 | 3 | 33 | 1 | 1 | 32 | 1 | |||
| Acton Wells | 38 | 36 | 2 | 37 | 1 | 35 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Beaumont Park | 51 | 48 | 3 | 50 | 1 | 45 | 6 | 1 | 47 | 2 | 1 | ||
| Central | 81 | 79 | 2 | 80 | 1 | 81 | 16 | 64 | 1 | ||||
| East Acton | 27 | 26 | 1 | 27 | 27 | 1 | 26 | ||||||
| Priory | 67 | 65 | 2 | 61 | 6 | 62 | 5 | 10 | 51 | 5 | 1 | ||
| Rothschild | 65 | 63 | 2 | 59 | 6 | 61 | 4 | 1 | 59 | 5 | |||
| South Acton | 124 | 109 | 15 | 117 | 7 | 119 | 5 | 3 | 117 | 4 | |||
| Southfield Road | 79 | 79 | 78 | 1 | 79 | 9 | 69 | 1 | |||||
| Turnhatn Green R.C. | 22 | 21 | 1 | 21 | 1 | 19 | 3 | 21 | 1 | ||||
| Totals | 588 | 559 | 29 | 561 | 27 | 561 | 27 | 45 | 518 | 21 | 4 | ||
| GIRLS | |||||||||||||
| Acton | 42 | 41 | 1 | 37 | 5 | 42 | 2 | 39 | 1 | ||||
| Acton Wells | 39 | 39 | 28 | 11 | 39 | 2 | 36 | 1 | |||||
| Beaumont Park | 47 | 43 | 4 | 34 | 13 | 43 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 1 | |||
| Central | 89 | 89 | 79 | 10 | 88 | 1 | 4 | 79 | 5 | 1 | |||
| East Acton | 16 | 14 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 2 | |||
| Priory | 76 | 68 | 8 | 44 | 32 | 1 | 66 | 10 | 5 | 61 | 8 | 2 | |
| Rothschild | 77 | 71 | 6 | 55 | 22 | 70 | 7 | 3 | 69 | 4 | 1 | ||
| South Acton | 117 | 92 | 25 | 67 | 50 | 1 | 107 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 106 | 8 | 2 |
| Southfield Road | 77 | 75 | 2 | 69 | 8 | 76 | 1 | 5 | 69 | 1 | 2 | ||
| Turnham Green R.C. | 17 | 17 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 17 | |||||||
| Totals | 597 | 549 | 48 | 437 | 160 | 2 | 563 | 34 | 1 | 27 | 531 | 28 | 11 |