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5afd5bba-bc93-4b6b-a344-41f76523700e | 14 ... 3 8 2 1 ... ... ... Acton Wells 45 8 16 10 10 1 ... ... ... 723 52 186 278 138 56 11 1 1 82 TABLE 3. Giving the number of children examined in each school, together with the conditions found on examination. SENIOR BOYS No Examined Nutrition Clothing Cleanliness Verminous Carious Teeth Perfect Teeth Enlarged Tons... |
ae383f39-efbc-4a60-9a1d-61da47eb70ff | 13 13 13 1 4 . Priory 40 33 6 1 34 6 38 2 . . . 7 10 5 . . 4 South Acton 59 47 10 2 41 18 49 8 2 . . 3 9 12 4 8 . Southfield Road 38 36 2 . 38 . 38 . . . . 5 6 4 . . 4 Turnham Green R.C. 11 8 3 ... 5 6 10 1 ... ... ... 2 — ... ... ... ... Acton Wells 10 10 ... ... 8 2 10 ... ... ... ... 5 2 2 ... ... 1 Totals 374 314 5... |
f9756e2c-d71e-456b-aa0d-edaeb4e986d7 | Acton 6 5 1 ... ... ... 5 1 ... 1 ... ... ... 2 ... ... ... Beaumont Park 19 13 6 ... 17 2 11 5 3 8 2 3 ... 6 ... 3 2 Central 70 68 2 ... 69 1 67 1 2 5 ... 6 ... 8 1 4 1 Priory 37 26 9 2 31 6 28 8 1 4 1 3 ... 10 1 4 2 South Acton 37 23 11 3 31 6 31 3 3 9 3 5 ... 8 4 2 1 Southfield Road 21 20 1 ... 20 1 17 4 ... 2 ... 1... |
bf3f512b-942f-4bca-827e-6dbf51450192 | 11 4 6 1 11 ... 4 5 1 3 1 1 ... 3 1 ... 3 Acton Wells ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Totals 201 159 36 6 179 16 163 27 11 32 7 19 ... 39 8 11 10 83 TABLE 3—continued. SENIOR BOYS (continued). j External Eye Disease Defective | Vision ! Defective j Hearing Ear Disease 1 Defective ' S... |
007be2f7-7812-4f14-88df-26dfbb188d88 | Acton ... 3 ... ... ... 1 1 ... 2 ... ... ... 1 Beaumont Park 2 18 12 3 3 1 10 3 2 ... ... ... 2 1 Central ... 12 5 ... 1 4 5 1 1 1 ... ... 3 4 Priory 2 5 ... 2 ... 2 4 1 3 ... ... ... ... 2 South Acton 1 7 5 ... 1 ... 6 2 6 ... ... ... ... 3 Southfield Road ... 3 3 ... 2 2 5 1 1 ... ... ... ... 1 Turnliam Green R.C. |
ee8d2990-456d-4d91-bd06-24c17d7d3476 | ... 3 ... 2 ... ... 1 ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... Acton Wells ... ... 1 ... ... 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Totals 5 51 20 9 7 11 33 8 16 1 ... 3 6 13 SENIOR GIRLS (continued). |
a739135d-0564-4cd6-915d-88e13951642e | Acton ... 1 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Beaumont Park 3 4 1 1 ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 1 Central 5 7 3 2 ... 1 1 ... ... 1 4 ... 1 1 Priory ... 6 1 1 ... 1 ... ... 1 ... 2 ... 1 ... South Acton 1 5 4 2 ... 1 1 ... ... ... 1 ... 1 1 Southfield Road ... 3 2 ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... 1 Tur... |
71d3c56f-d351-4351-8bf1-34c5fe9ce83a | ... 3 1 ... ... 2 1 ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 Acton Wells ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Totals 9 29 13 6 ... 7 3 ... 1 1 8 ... 4 5 84 TABLE 3—continued. INFANTS No. examined Mai-Nutrition Clothing Cleanliness Verminous Carious Teeth Enlarged Tonsils Adenoids Enlarged Glands A B C Average Below... |
ccba6303-5558-485f-b4e5-781d8c8ac85c | 1 Beaumont Paik (Boys) 145 105 S3 7 128 17 133 10 2 2 7 23 21 12 3 6 , (Girls) 105 83 21 1 95 10 94 5 6 15 4 9 13 1 6 2 Central (Boys) 72 68 2 2 72 . 17 1 . 1 . 11 12 3 1 3 „ (Girls) 99 89 10 . 99 . 89 8 2 10 1 10 19 2 2 1 East Acton (Roys 25 14 6 5 18 7 21 4 . . . 2 5 2 4 . „ (Girls) 16 8 6 2 15 1 11 5 . 3 2 . . 1 1 . |
e121a184-ea73-45f3-9882-da069cbb8886 | Priory (B ys) 112 75 29 8 104 8 105 . 7 5 9 9 14 1 . 10 (Girls) 115 68 42 5 99 16 74 26 15 25 9 7 9 3 5 5 Rothschild Road (Boys) 37 28 5 4 31 6 33 1 3 1 2 3 3 2 2 5 „ (Girls) 57 49 7 1 55 2 42 11 4 9 5 7 3 2 2 2 South Act '" (Boys) 83 41 37 5 67 16 50 27 . |
ef6a36c2-a368-4b3a-a15b-bfca579c4677 | 7 14 6 12 3 7 4 (Girls) 148 103 42 3 136 12 104 31 13 33 9 5 9 2 9 . Southfield Road (Boys) 97 84 10 3 95 2 90 6 1 1 2 13 18 12 5 3 , (Girls) 89 79 8 2 89 . 82 4 3 6 2 13 12 6 2 4 'I'urnham Green R.C (Boys 23 9 13 1 16 7 9 8 6 1 1 4 3 . . 2 (Girls) 14 6 9 . 11 3 8 4 2 4 1 . 1 . . 2 Acton Wells (Boys) 45 31 6 5 7 . |
b306ee33-7a4c-4504-a0f4-5138cdf4b408 | 36 4 5 . 3 4 10 5 2 . , (Girls) 45 37 7 1 42 3 42 1 2 4 2 5 9 4 1 . Totals 1404 1043 305 56 1253 113 1139 159 71 133 76 138 183 69 55 52 85 TABLE 2—continued. INFANTS (continued). External Eye Disease Defective Vision Far Disease Defective Hearing Defective Speech Mental Condition Heart Disease Lung Disease Tuberculosi... |
fa01ec9e-9f68-4abc-b950-7e7af4bd0f59 | 1 1 1 1 . 1 Beaumont Park (Boys) 7 1 1 1 . . . 11 . 11 1 2 . 1 6 , (Girls) 4 7 2 . . . 1 5 . 6 1 . 2 1 1 Central (Boys) 2 2 1 . . . 3 3 . 1 1 1 1 . – , (Girls) 2 . . . . . . 1 l . 3 3 1 . 3 East Acton (Boys) . 1 2 . . . . 1 . . . 1 . . . , (Girls) . . 2 . . . 1 2 . 1 . . . . . Priory (Boys) 13 . 1 1 . 1 2 12 3 13 4 4 1... |
365a2b11-4a90-4d90-8291-3ecd463fd674 | 3 . . . . 5 . 1 . . 2 3 7 Rothschild Road (Boys) . . 1 1 . . . 2 1 2 1 2 . 1 1 , (Girls) . . 1 2 . . 1 4 2 1 4 4 1 1 2 South Acton (Boys) 8 . 5 4 . 2 2 11 1 8 3 3 4 . 3 (Girls) 5 1 1 1 . . 1 8 . 3 1 7 . 1 2 South field Road (Boys) 2 1 . 1 2 . 2 1 2 4 2 2 . 1 4 „ (Girls) 3 . 1 1 . . 2 5 . . 2 1 . 1 2 Turnham Green R. |
4d7e5ff3-3cbc-4574-aa37-4ef981ff2144 | C (Boys) 1 2 . . . . 1 3 . . 1 1 . . 1 , (Girls) 2 . . . . . . . . 1 1 2 . . . Acton Wells (Boys) 1 . . 1 . 1 . 5 . 2 4 . 1 1 . , (Girls) 3 . . . . 1 1 . . 1 . . 1 1 1 Totals 60 15 21 14 2 6 20 90 12 50 33 34 16 13 44 86 Special Examination. In addition to the foregoing numbers, 599 children have been examined who were... |
cdbb3072-3427-4634-a07a-7396edeb48f9 | The immediate improvement which results is striking, but unfortunately the children sometimes lapse into their former neglected condition shortly after treatment is discontinued. This is largely due to apathy on the part of the parents who will not take the personal trouble to keep the children's eyelids clean, or cann... |
091009fb-60c7-44d1-b5c3-ddf02f35e4e8 | of cases examined 269 Directions given 121 Obtained glasses 75 Went to hospital 37 Seeing private doctor 10 No further treatment necessary 8 Left school 8 Failed 6 Improved 2 Went to optician 2 269 87 In dealing with cases of defective eyesight it was found that many parents pleaded poverty as the cause of not obtainin... |
a61b1aab-5897-48bd-a6a6-696ab2da6a94 | In September, 1910, it was decided that an oculist should be appointed to attend once a week to treat those children who were too poor to obtain any advice from their own medical attendant or from hospital, and Mrs. Marshall Banham, M,B., Senior Clinical Ophthalmic Assistant at Moorfields Hospital was appointed. The ex... |
3e2d61e2-85d7-45db-a6a7-8da2af5a88f5 | 88 After a short interval, enquiries are made as to the result produced by these cards. In those cases where poverty is alleged as the cause of not obtaining treatment, the following card is sent to the parents:— Card 4. (Green Card). Dear Sir or Madam, " Arrangements have been made for the examination of the eyesight ... |
39161607-48c9-40f9-b1c8-bd062beaabc2 | Inquiries are made by the Attendance Officers into the circumstances of the parents with reference to their ability to pay for spectacles. In spite of the simplicity of this scheme, parents often raise many difficulties and repeated visits are paid by the School Nurse, or by the S.M.O. (in obstinate cases) to convince ... |
6f0c5cc9-d927-4b95-b932-b507fd9056ad | Again, the individual character of spectacles is in no way considered. One mother was indignant that her child's spectacles were not considered suitable as she had "bought them from a neighbour whose child was exactly the same age," and many other ingenious excuses come before us in the course of a year's work. Teeth. ... |
65943d61-a973-4001-9d35-7e0f032b55ef | Dental caries is the precursor of more serious conditions such as malnutrition, enlarged glands in the neck which may pave the way for tuberculosis, and the general health is impaired by the constant swallowing of septic material and the germs of disease which abound in unhealthy mouths. It has been shown that the seri... |
5f3f2c56-c847-4ec7-bb24-a1606186ec61 | Certain firms are now undertaking the production of school dental outfits consisting of a small case containing tooth brush and powder, at a cost of about 3d. per head. However, the utmost that may be done in the way of prevention is not likely to do more than ameliorate the evil, and the question of actual treatment r... |
77ca25c6-815e-4437-a56a-eec292d48592 | The services of the school nurse are most valuable in rendering some of these children less offensive to the teachers and other scholars, but treatment is tedious and the mothers never carry out the advice given for a sufficient length of time. 91 It may be noted that the percentage of children suffering from deafness ... |
45511f86-af50-43f0-ba8e-a41fdc92e318 | The following notice is sent to parents who appear to consider that the cleanliness of the children on Thursday or Friday is of less importance than when they are inspected at the beginning of the week. "To the Parents or Guardians of This child has been examined on and the condition of personal cleanliness found was n... |
066e1712-4177-41c5-9ce6-1bcc00fe740f | Tinea Circinata or Ringworm of the body. Tinea Tonsurans or Ringworm of the scalp. In each case the Ringworm is due to a specific fungus which spreads rapidly in families and schools. Fair-haired children are more susceptible and are more difficult to cure The disease is rare in children over 14 but common under 10. Th... |
aec8763e-2962-4d7e-a0f3-82130bf2f175 | It may also be conveyed by indirect contagion by infected brushes or caps. Probably this is a potent source of infection among the school children where small children take the wrong cap by mistake. The present fashion in hats adds to difficulty in treatment—the round wool "aviation" cap is exceedingly popular—any infe... |
0d53f794-7d7e-4541-b81e-8411d91aaadc | In two families where the elder scholars had been carefully treated and watched, their relapse was due to the common use of towels with a child of three or four years of age who was suffering from diffuse ringworm of scalp in an active condition. Parents are most unwilling to admit that these younger children have ring... |
77d69bbe-591b-4acc-aa3a-d3e9c28beed6 | In a scattered or rural district exclusion from school until the ringworm is entirely healed is the most suitable custom, but in urban districts the children mix so closely with each other out of school hours that close supervision is necessary to prevent the spread of the disease and this can be more easily obtained b... |
f1ac6c8d-0c41-4dd1-be6e-06b0861e4097 | In one instance during 1910 a boy, R.C., aged 12, was seen weekly for 10 months by the S.M.O., in order to ensure as far as possible that the ointment provided by a hospital was being applied regularly. This was a tedious case both for doctor and patient, and it is probable that a more speedy cure might have been procu... |
489626f4-6fad-4181-a58e-0e1f91eae228 | The patients must be seen frequently and the parents require constant attention lest they disregard medical instructions to follow the advice of a neighbour or borrow some ointment intended for an entirely different complaint. Dr. Priestley, of Staffordshire, has recently stated his opinion that when ringworm is under ... |
40438fc7-fbd1-40a0-82ea-c2595a8c788e | Severe cases of ringworm and diffuse ringworm of the scalp are excluded from the schools, but the slighter cases or those where the body is involved are treated according to the special needs of each case. All cases are seen by the S.M.O., and are kept under observation. Bacteriological examination for spores is carrie... |
8560a528-f8f1-4c57-88c9-1dc1b3e004e4 | In November, 1910, a grant of £10 was sanctioned by the Council towards obtaining X-Ray treatment for selected cases of ringworm. Arrangements are being made with a local practitioner who has had considerable experience as radiographer to one of the London Hospitals to treat selected cases of ringworm, and it is hoped ... |
a94a49ac-5a9c-459c-8aaf-000b7a0439c8 | In the case of a child suffering from tuberculous disease of the hip, arrangements were made for its reception into Isleworth Infirmary. In general malnutrition of a tuberculous origin the records of the monthly weights of the children are kept and the children are periodically examined by the S.M.O. Special enquiries ... |
7ecabe7b-9b71-4dc6-aa3a-dbb0df2dc63a | Suitable cases of phthisis discovered during medical inspection are recommended for admission to Northwood Sanatorium where the Council maintain two beds, and it is noteworthy thy that better results are obtained from these patients as the disease is discovered in the earliest stages before the individual has observed ... |
6a4c1034-0d65-439f-9f65-beb25173dd6f | Acton 20 2 2 Acton Wells 28 – 2 Beaumont Park 62 16 46 Central 24 29 27 East Acton 11 – – Priory 38 13 18 Rothschild Road 24 – – South Acton 39 16 13 Southfield Road 51 14 21 Turnham Green (R.C.) 6 7 2 303 97 131 98 TABLE 5. AVERAGE HEIGHT, without Shoes and AVERAGE WEIGHT with Clothes. (Anthropometric Committee, 1883)... |
bb8c2a3c-d92a-4f3c-84b2-ca1a7df272c9 | Weight in lbs 3 35 31.2 35 30 4 38 35 38 34 5 41 41.2 40.5 39.2 6 44 44.4 42.8 41.7 7 46 49.7 45.5 47.5 8 47 54.9 46.6 52.1 9 49.7 60.4 487 55.4 10 51.8 67.5 51 62 11 53.5 72 53.1 68 12 55 76.7 55.6 76.4 13 57 82.6 57.7 87.2 14 59.3 92 59.8 96.7 15 62.2 102.7 60.9 106 TABLE 6. |
4ac08521-2477-42cd-979c-435bf697c50d | GIVING HEIGHTS & WEIGHTS AT DIFFERENT AGES. No. examined 12-13 13-14 14-15 15-16 16-17 Height Weight Height Weight Height Weight Height Weight Height Weight SENIOR BOYS. Acton 17 ... ... 56.9 80.7 57.1 85.2 63. 93.5 ... ... Acton Wells 10 ... ... 58.1 87.8 60.2 90.5 ... ... ... ... Beaumont Park 106 54.1 66.2 56.2 75.7... |
f7b87857-a32c-4bcf-9ecd-ebaedd30e039 | 102.5 ... ... Southfield Road 38 ... ... 58.7 83.4 60.2 91.8 ... ... ... ... South Acton 59 ... ... 55.9 78.1 57.8 83.7 63.5 108. ... ... Turnham Green R.C. 11 ... ... 56.3 79.9 57.3 89 56. 85. ... ... Total 374 SENIOR GIRLS. |
99708e9e-91b0-4755-aaaf-a2e4cac9b197 | Acton 6 ... ... 60.3 95.2 ... ... ... ... ... ... Acton Wells ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Beaumont Park 19 ... ... 59.2 89.4 58.5 775 ... ... ... ... Central 70 ... ... 59.6 91.8 61.2 98 3 606 103.3 63.5 89 Priory 37 63.2 104.2 59.5 83.6 60.7 874 ... ... ... ... Southfield Road 21 ... ... 59.6 86.5 59.0... |
76c9343f-c7a0-4b72-b3ca-f01a3cf88eca | INFANTS (MALE). No. of Scholars exam'd Years of Age. 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 Height Weight Height Weight Height Weight Height Weight Height Weight Height Weight Acton 42 ... ... 39.8 37.5 42. 39.1 45.5 46.5 42.5 39. Acton Wells 45 38.6 31.9 41.9 35.8 44. 40.2 48.8 48.5 47.5 48.5 Beaumont Park 145 39.2 36.3 39.9 37.6 42... |
8562a97f-f5fe-47e7-b48c-0f062cc3581e | 40.7 44.1 44.7 44.7 44.2 Central 72 37.6 34.6 40.7 38.3 43.1 42.9 45.6 45.2 47.4 48.5 47. 47. East Acton 25 36. 35.5 39.2 37.1 10.9 39.0 43. 38. |
43856f77-a1ac-4aa9-8728-1ffae1e4a956 | 43.9 44.2 48.2 53.2 Priory 112 36.6 31.8 39.9 36.1 41.6 38.8 43.4 42.7 45.7 46.5 ... ... Rothschild Road 37 ... ... 41.2 38.7 41.8 39.4 45.3 43.1 46.7 46.4 ... ... South Acton 83 37.3 33.4 39.1 36.2 41.5 38.8 42.5 38.9 ... ... ... ... Southfield Road 97 40. 34. 41.5 40.2 43.6 40.9 44.7 43.5 47.0 48.7 48.2 48. Turnham G... |
8e121656-ab04-4b80-b845-35a3180911de | 39.2 38.0 41.6 40.2 42.7 43.9 46.2 47.5 ... ... Total 681 INFANTS (FEMALE). Acton 35 ... ... 39.0 34.4 41.2 39.3 43.5 41.3 ... ... ... ... Acton Wells 45 39.4 33.7 42. 36.9 44.2 38.5 46.6 44.8 47. 45. ... ... Beaumont Park 105 36.5 33. 33.1 39.1 41.5 39.4 44.2 44.2 ... ... 43.5 40. |
a34a609d-61f5-4c23-b56d-802ddb7393d7 | Central 99 37.7 31.5 40.5 37.9 42.5 40.7 45.4 45.8 46.5 47.3 48.2 54.7 East Acton 16 34.8 29.8 37.5 33.4 41.6 38.2 41.5 38.0 43.5 43.5 53. 59. Priory 115 36.8 31.9 39.0 34.8 42.5 39.8 43.9 43.8 43.2 46.3 ... ... Rothschild Road 57 ... 41.8 38.9 42. |
4fae7830-a0d4-43d7-82bd-3d5a6a0a933f | 88.2 43.3 40.8 46.2 45.1 47.8 48.5 South Acton 148 36.4 33.1 38.5 35.3 40.7 37.5 43.3 42.4 43.8 41.5 ... ... Southfield Road 89 ... ... 39.7 34.5 42.6 37.2 44.2 42.1 45.7 44.3 46.8 48.8 Turnham Green R.C. 14 ... ... 38.7 35.7 38.2 34.6 43.2 42.7 42. 35 ... ... Total 723 100 Nutrition. |
c91535d3-adf2-4716-8f56-7358b54aecd3 | The Provision of Meals Act, 1906, is put in force in this district to provide free meals for those children where poverty appears to be the cause of their mal-nutrition thus rendering them unable to obtain full benefit from their education at school. The method most practicable in this district is to enter into arrange... |
75481c6a-3a41-4172-ba6b-bbcd107f2cba | Owing to local conditions it is impossible to secure a special dinner centre at present, but improvement would result if voluntary helpers would attend regularly to supervise the conduct of the children. Only one helper each day would be required at a centre as the accommodation is limited, but the restaurant keepers a... |
d6dd04a3-ea22-44a5-be09-bc099a31e0ab | Soup and bread, plain suet pudding, with syrup. Thursday. Irish stew and potatoes, plain pudding. Friday. Soup and bread, rice pudding. Saturday. Stewed meat and two vegetables. Infectious Diseases. The district has been comparatively free of Infectious Diseases during the year. There was an outbreak of Measles in the ... |
1fb9d011-cc23-489c-9230-b57adc45d22c | Two other cases were reported on January 12th, one from Beaumont Park Infants and one from Turnham Green R.C. School. It is probable that these three cases were infected from the same source, but the source of the infection was not traced. On February 12th a second case was reported from Beaumont Park, but in the inter... |
07b1b8f7-be42-456c-8c1d-56fc8b70e293 | The ten cases were distributed as follows:— One each in Classes 1, 2, 3, 4 and 7; two in Class 5, and three in Class 6. Two other cases occurred on February 28th, but these were probably infected from the second batch of cases, as the incubation period of Chicken Pox is stated to be from 12 to 19 days. At the end of Fe... |
78051be0-b4ae-4216-ada8-06cbdfd78bd3 | In the Junior department though four cases occurred in March, five in April, and three in the first fortnight of May; seven of the 12 cases were in Standard la. Four cases also occurred in the Priory Infants' between the Easter and Whitsun holidays. On the re-opening of the schools after the Whitsun holidays, several c... |
cda98082-5da0-47b3-bbd0-eeb3ca19b5a5 | The other cases of Chicken Pox which occurred after the Whitsun holidays were distributed as follows:— Southfield Road, Junior 6 South Acton, Infants 4 Beaumont Park, Girls 1 Beaumont Park, Infants 2 Rothschild Boad 1 Priory 1 Central, Junior 6 Central, Infants 3 Acton 1 Whooping Cough was more or less prevalent during... |
e70285b4-898a-4faa-95ae-b4673e835400 | Diphtheria is dealt with in the report of the Medical Officer of Health. The greatest difficulty sometimes occurs in dealing with "carrier" cases. During the year "carrier" cases occurred in the Central and Southfield Boad schools, and a limited outbreak resulted in each school. The following tables represent the visit... |
83a4b94b-fc46-4c30-939a-c7170c2f35bf | Priory 105 83 30 127 345 Acton 10 21 1 20 52 Beaumont Park 1 – 36 49 86 South Acton 2 1 1 198 202 Rothschild Road – – – 86 86 Acton Wells 77 – – – 77 Roman Catholic 1 – 8 20 29 Southfield Road 65 1 220 7 293 East Acton 55 2 – – 57 Central 148 92 4 23 267 Harlesden R.C. 1 – – – 1 No School 3 1 3 2 9 Totals 468 201 303 5... |
3d394df8-3bab-494a-87ca-09ab14923bde | 204 Measles 43 30 10 21 104 Whooping Cough 82 34 27 105 248 Mumps 94 40 49 67 250 Sore throat 15 6 9 17 47 Colds 20 9 7 16 52 Ringworm 25 16 25 71 137 Scabies 6 2 8 14 30 Sore eyes 1 1 3 7 12 Dirty heads 16 12 21 48 97 Psoriasis – – – 1 1 Eczema 12 5 17 41 75 Blepharitis — 1 3 12 16 Impetigo 19 7 7 35 68 Miscellaneous ... |
bb22c31a-01c3-455b-87e9-c4731a3146ef | During the year 1910, 617 visits were paid and 82 children were treated. The distribution of these cases and the diseases treated were as follows:— Acton (Infants). Children treated 2 Diseases from which children were suffering:— Ringworm 2 Beaumont Park (Girls). Children treated 11 Diseases from which children were su... |
767d5bae-8764-4021-b902-e2f6deb4b68d | Children treated 3 Diseases from which children were suffering:— Ringworm 2 Discharging Ears 1 Priory (Infants), Children treated 19 Diseases from which children were suffering:— Ringworm 4 Septic Sore 2 Sore Eyes 1 Burn 1 Blepharitis 4 Defective Sight 1 Discharging Ears 2 Impetigo 4 Rothschild Road. One child treated.... |
1ece59f8-3f33-45a4-bb83-0298ce5e4484 | Children treated 11 Diseases from which children were suffering Blepharitis 5 Septic Sore 2 Eczema 1 Impetigo 1 Discharging Ears 1 Bruises and cut 1 Infant Care and Management. It seems that teaching in the schools might, with advantage, be made more practical in certain directions. Boys and girls in large towns are hu... |
dee8557b-d2e0-4a86-89af-9aa6755031a1 | It would be a great advantage if more extended and systematic courses could be arranged to include cooking, cleaning, washing, sewing, mending and so on; that the elder girls should be able to choose a house, know how to use it to the best advantage and how also what goods to get, their prices and how to combine them ;... |
3f6274e4-784b-43f2-9a0c-4e3cfca9259d | About one-third of the married women in the South-West Ward are employed in laundry work, often the mothers do not come home in the middle of the day, or they have no time or energy to prepare a proper meal for themselves or their children. Under these circumstances a creche is almost a necessity, for in the South-West... |
91a7da66-f4f6-45c7-b0a1-e3af94c65108 | Under these circumstances it would be a great advantage if the creche could be utilised to provide facilities for enabling the elder girls to obtain practice in handling and managing infants under skilled supervision. It is not desirable to give lessons in infant care to girls under 12 years of age, but some arrangemen... |
9e4fb2c6-dcff-41bb-8a75-88efb1788232 | While at the nursery they would receive instruction from the matron in the care of infants and young children and the work done by them would be under her supervision. A small sum (say 10/6) might be paid to the creche by the Education Committee for each pupil and the scheme would be subject to the approval of the Boar... |
b9d4ea48-69f5-45b7-87ac-d512b50c4808 | Of these methods the third appears to be the one which would produce the best results. There should be a course of lessons at the school followed by practical work at the creche. 110 Teaching at the creche should be given by the Matron, but it should be attended by the teacher in charge of the class to obtain uniformit... |
49ba7dce-a662-4458-961c-a613cc51783c | It is not desired to give each school girl a mixture of semi-medical information on infant diseases (though the dangers of amateur doctoring may well be pointed out) but it is necessary to teach what constitutes a healthy home life for little children. In this district there appear special facilities for a course of le... |
5bdaf5ad-94ab-4b72-8ce2-d1428ea44586 | 111 In large towns it is found advisable to have special schools for these children, but in Acton there are not sufficient children with the same type of disease or of ages which admit of suitable grouping. Arrangements are made by which physically and mentally defective children are sent to the London County Council S... |
f206dc34-2fff-4dad-9e1a-d9167a5757ac | This child was not likely to make great improvement in its education even if sent to a special school, and the parents were unwilling to contribute anything towards the cost. The mother was a dressmaker and said the girl seemed fond of needlework. Under these circumstances the best result was obtained by keeping the ch... |
89e5bc60-c8ad-4a14-a385-8dbd33db572f | Authorities and one was rejected as ineducable. This child has now moved into another district. The child suffering from tuberculous disease of the knee joint who has a special couch provided at Rothschild Road School is making good progress both physically and mentally. Several children suffering from slight infantile... |
a69043f1-5994-48bb-8fc5-0e65c7dac7f7 | Berry, but the parents refused to have anything done, alleging that 10 years previously the boy had contracted chicken pox when in Great Ormond Street Children's Hospital and therefore they disliked hospital treatment. Deaf Children are sent to the Ackmar Road School under the L.C.C. Five children are at present attend... |
0a9a50c9-06cd-4b50-9f7f-25dad4d32203 | The attention of the Brentford Education Committee has been directed to the case of another dumb child who lives in Brentford and attends Turnham Green Eoman Catholic School. Epileptic Children. No children are in attendance at special Schools on account of epilepsy. In two cases where children formerly had fits they a... |
e89c117e-55c7-42c0-8b97-a342a1a8c5a9 | 114 It may be urged that this scheme hampers the individuality of the teacher, but originality may find scope by introducing games and dancing steps into many of the lessons. When these are well taught excellent results are obtained and the physical exercises are thoroughly enjoyed alike by the children and the spectat... |
9d7fe798-8e58-43ba-ac81-e1e9e5b891e6 | The physique of the school children is a matter of national importance and every effort should be made to conduct the physical exercises so as to secure the best results in physical development in their after life. In one school it has been found possible to arrange the time table so that in taking physical exercises t... |
26503c55-e0e3-4268-b59b-77cafdfb8996 | Care is taken in all cases to avoid undue fatigue. 115 In the playground at Acton Wells School a small greenhouse is being erected, the wooden portion of which is mainly composed of disused school desks, the whole providing an inexpensive but quite ornamental structure. For the older boys it is suggested that two plots... |
5d666e31-dc47-4cab-aa9e-c07f3b9edefa | About 120 children have obtained bulbs and a school flower show is to be held in the spring, when prizes will be given for the most successful results. Examination of Teachers. Three candidates, who desired to become Bursars, were medically examined during 1910. Of these two were passed and one was rejected on account ... |
9bb53291-2e41-468a-b7cc-3e499c0b2811 | During the season 189 scholars—112 boys, 77 girls—have earned the swimming certificate awarded by the Committee for children who have learned to swim this year. School. Classes per week. No. of attendances made. No. of Scholars in School who can swim. No. of Scholars who have learnt to swim this season. |
7f3b1a94-5bef-4495-b550-bd2e03d6a801 | Acton Boys 2 938 25 13 Acton Girls 1 243 10 9 Beaumont Park Boys 6 3,551 62 45 Beaumont Park Girls 1 474 16 16 Central Senior 5 2,518 128 48 Central Junior 2 1,032 45 30 Priory Boys 5 2,705 63 42 Priory Girls 2 956 19 13 South Acton Senior Boys 5 2,485 53 47 South Acton Girls 1 844 20 20 Southfield Road Senior 5 2,378 ... |
a5fde185-700a-49da-b172-01c94d4955ff | We remain, Your obedient servants, D. J. THOMAS, LILIAN E. WILSON. |
f622949a-7c31-43c9-9eb9-d8a259c55ae3 | Urban District of Acton. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Medical Officer of Health TOGETHER WITH THE REPORT ON THE Medical Inspection of Schools. FOE THE YEAR - - 1911. - - ACT 19 Urban District of Acton. ANNUAL REPORT OF THE Medical Officer of Health FOR THE YEAR - - 1911. - - 3 By the Order of the Local Government Board, dated ... |
396eb199-3f90-4ccd-9058-11039b457fe4 | In addition to any other matters upon which he may consider it desirable to report, his Annual Report shall contain the information indicated in the following paragraphs, together with such further information as We may from time to time require:— (а) An account of any influences threatening the health of the District,... |
81f9d661-c6d0-44d2-8464-9a31f15e039a | (f) A statement as to the sufficiency and quality of the water supply of the District and of its several parts, and in areas where the supply is from water works, information as to whether the supply is constant or intermittent. 4 (g) A statement as to the pollution of rivers or streams in the District. (h) A statement... |
9701efd9-9395-4461-be5d-5c68530871e2 | (k) A statement with regard to the housing accommodation of the District as required by Article 5 of the Housing (Inspection of District) Regulations, 1910, and an account of any other action taken by the Council under the Housing, Town Planning, &c. Act, 1909, bearing on the public health. (I) A statement as to the vi... |
db5ceb9e-58ec-49da-8e73-6a972f60fc63 | To the Chairman and Members of the Urban District Council of Acton. Gentlemen, I have the honour to submit to the Council a report on the sanitary conditions of the district; together with the vital and other statistics for the year 1911. Since the issue of the last annual report, the preliminary figures of the last ce... |
49db0e45-a5b7-41e4-8770-e180d9bd00df | Last summer was one of the hottest on record, and 98 deaths were caused by diarrhceal diseases, Of the 142 deaths caused by Measles and Diarrhoea 80 were of children under 12 months of age. As a result, there is also a higher infantile mortality to record. Whooping-Cough was less prevalent, and there was a decrease in ... |
6f410c68-234d-4e99-8262-db5012f136a4 | Death Rate, 13.3 „ „ Infantile Mortality, 138 per 1,000 births. Phthisis Death-rate, .88 per 1,000 inhabitants. Death-rate from other forms of Tuberculosis—.22 per 1,000 inhabitants. Respiratory death-rate, excluding Phthisis—1.8 per 1,000 inhabitants. 7 POPULATION. Since the last annual report was issued, the prelimin... |
22fed66a-c3bb-4840-9d45-f256213ea9b2 | Although the rate of increase in Acton in the decennium 1901-1911 was almost equal to that of the decenium 1891-1901, from a knowledge of the local conditions, it may be stated that the increase was not uniform throughout the ten years, If the rate of increase which obtained in the decennium 1891-1901 had been maintain... |
d9f4ce1a-bb75-4783-b44a-fd2fb0d1bc5c | If the Registrar General's method of estimating the population is adopted, the estimated population at the end of June in each year would have been as follows: — 1901 38,144 1902 39,785 1903 41,490 1904 43,333 1905 45,124 1906 47,058 1907 49,076 1908 51,180 1909 53,374 1910 55,662 1911 58,048 In former annual reports i... |
3bbb818e-3166-4334-8caf-413d61bf3f01 | As a result, the number of houses erected each year during the period 1901-1905 was considerably in excess of the number errected in any year between 1891 and 1901. Between the end of June 1901 and the end of June 1905, the average number of houses erected yearly was about 440. Since 1905, the rate of increase has appr... |
a861ee7c-7b81-462f-a912-76ebea3f5532 | The population at the middle of 1910 was estimated to be 57,000 and at the middle of 1911 to be 58,000. Our estimated population in the intercensal years is also far more reliable than the estimate of the Registrar General. His estimates will be based on the assumption that increase in the intercensal period 1901-1911 ... |
74cc1735-4b83-4760-8497-f6f9862e2d4c | Number 1486 Rate per 1,000 inhabitants 25.6 per 1,000 Rate per 1,000 in England and Wales 24.4 „ 1,000 Rate per 1,000 in the 77 great towns 25.6 „ 1,000 Rate per 1,000 in 136 smaller towns 23.4 ,, 1,000 1458 births were registered in the district, 757 males and 701 females. In addition the Registrar General transferred... |
cf01285e-b8b0-41fc-9633-f98a27019538 | 10 The births registered in the district were distributed amongst the wards as follows:— North-East. North-West. South-East. South-West. 296 210 371 581 The rates per 1,000 inhabitants were as follows:— North-East, North-West. South-East. South-West. 191 15.5 24.7 40.8 The birth-rate in the South-West Ward is higher th... |
a1f8b9d0-f17a-4ae3-bfac-f699b1dd8f95 | Death-rate per 1,000 inhabitants 13.3 13.8 Death-rate per 1,000 in England and Wales 14.6 16.6 Death-rate per 1,000 in the 77 large towns 15.5 16.4 Death-rate per 1,000 in 136 smaller towns 13.8 14.4 A comparison of the Local Government Board tables given at the end of this report with those given in last year's report... |
bc945950-1209-49b8-8c86-2043a076e2d1 | The Registrar General supplies the Medical Officer of Health with the particulars of all the transferrable deaths belonging to the district. 11 The following special cases arise as to transferrable deaths:— (1) Persons dying in institutions for the sick or infirm, such as hospitals, lunatic asylums, workhouses, and nur... |
60b9f82b-dca2-4b0d-9b35-a404ca38f562 | (3) Deaths from Violence are to be referred (a) to the district of residence under the general rule; (b) if this district is unknown, or the deceased had no fixed abode, to the district where the accident occurred, if known; (c) failing this to the district where death occurred, if known, and (d) failing this, to the d... |
0b7285a4-b2f4-44b6-9daf-88aaf4a34890 | After each census, the Registrar General publishes a table of factors for all the large towns, &c., by applying which to the crude-deathrate, it becomes corrected for age and sex distribution. The 12 table of factors based upon the Census of 1911 has not yet been published. The "factor for correction" for Acton based o... |
8055d7a7-23c8-4472-b873-fc74ae28bd79 | 25-45. 45-65. over 65. 205 67 49 34 28 81 143 170 Compared with 1910 there was an increase in the number of deaths at all age periods except in persons over 65 years of age. The increase in infants under one year was mainly due to diarrhceal diseases, the increase in children between one and five years of age was mainl... |
1e47e2e3-de9f-4950-9d66-677f274519d1 | 9.5 10.3 11.2 22.2 13 Compared with 1910 there is a higher death rate in all Wards, but the most marked increase occurred in the South West Ward. The diseases which showed an excessive incidence on the South West Ward were:—Measles, 32 deaths out of a total of 44 in the district, Tubercular diseases, 30 out of total of... |
624bea7a-a4a1-4b2b-8261-976a6a8b8c01 | The diseases which respond most clearly to differences of social position are in childhood those in which the fatality depends most intimately on good nourishment and instructed care, and particularly diseases of the digestive and respiratory systems; in later years it is lung disease which responds clearly and unmista... |
5c2abac6-86b4-490f-b4f1-f831fbf9fa7d | 14 The addresses outside the district where residents died together with the number of deaths were as follows:— Union Infirmary 103 Middlesex Co. Asylum 7 Great Northern Hospital 1 The Infants Hospital 4 St. Mary's Hospital 2 West London Hospital 34 Kensington Infirmary 1 St. George's Hospital 1 Cancer Hospital 1 The C... |
b76904b1-3866-483a-b915-f81d202ce627 | Poland Street, Westminster 1 " Brooke Cottage," Maidens & Combe 1 Childrens Hospital 1 Ringman Avenue, Fulham 1 St. Andrew's Convalescent Home, Folkestone 1 Victoria Street, Westminster 1 15 Of the 178 deaths which occurred outside the district, 168 were deaths in public institutions. In addition 33 deaths occurred in ... |
e0eedd19-5730-4631-aae1-0c9cb2ded8c2 | The disease has shown a remarkable capacity to spread; and, judging from the heavy mortality, it appears to have been exceedingly virulent in type. The regular recurrence of Measles in epidemic form has naturally led administrators to consider the question of the control of the disease, but so far no measure has been u... |
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