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9c6e3711-301c-4044-9bc5-2a7bf11cffbf | 9-12 months Total Deaths under One Year. Small-pox . . . . . . . . . . Chicken-pox . . . . . . . . . Measles . . . . . . . 2 10 12 Scarlet Fever . . . . . . . . . . Diphtheria and Croup . . . . . . . . . . Whooping Cough . . . . . . 3 1 2 6 Diarrhoea . . . 1 . 7 20 17 10 55 Enteritis . . . 2 2 2 5 3 1 13 Tuberculous Me... |
82383e16-0640-492a-9149-911aec81a376 | 3 1 1 . . 5 Premature Birth 22 3 5 3 33 4 . . . 37 Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus 4 2 . 2 8 7 5 1 2 23 Atelectasis . . . . . . . . . . Injury at birth 3 . . . 3 . . . . 3 Erysipelas . . . . . . . . . . Syphilis . . . . . . . . . . Rickets . . . . . . . . . . Meningitis (not Tuberculous) . . . . . . 1 1 . 2 Convulsions ... |
1cf4d025-5593-48ef-92b5-a47f04c3998d | 1 1 5 3 2 12 Pneumonia (all forms) . . . . 1 2 1 4 6 14 Suffocation, overlying 1 . . . 1 1 1 1 . 4 Other causes . . . 1 1 1 3 3 1 9 32 8 5 10 55 2S 48 39 35 205 Nett Births in the year legitimate, 1486 illegitimate, 43 Nett Deaths in the year of legitimate infants, 777 illegitimate infants, 23 67 TABLE 5. CAUSES OF DEA... |
2d5b5b84-9fb4-4842-b8ad-985ba565a501 | 1 2 3 6 Whooping Cough 1 1 8 6 16 Dipthfiria and Croup 5 . 2 2 9 Influenza 2 2 . 1 5 Erysipelas . 1 . 1 2 Phthisis 11 11 7 22 51 Tuberculous Meningitis 1 1 . 4 6 Other Tuberculous Diseases 1 . 2 4 7 Rheumatic Fever 2 1 2 . 5 Cancer 14 16 10 12 52 Bronchitis 13 14 11 20 58 Broncho-Pneumonia 2 2 5 13 22 Other Diseases of... |
4282b94d-24b6-4560-9581-c6f809fe1e4b | . . Cirrhosis of Liver 1 3 1 3 8 Nephritis and Bright's Disease 3 1 4 7 15 Puerperal Fever . . . . . Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition . . 1 2 3 Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Births 10 7 17 28 62 Violent Deaths, excluding Suicides 6 3 10 3 22 Suicides 2 1 3 Other Defi... |
2a28f9dc-80e9-4ec2-8fce-ce960edbb190 | North East North West South East South West Total Measles 1 1 1 9 12 Whooping Cough ... 1 3 2 6 Diarrhoea 9 6 10 30 55 Enteritis 4 4 2 3 13 Tuberculous Meningitis ... ... ... 1 1 Abd. |
3929382d-758a-4792-88c4-67e4ccf38809 | Meningitis ... ... ... 2 2 Other Tuberculous Diseases ... ... 2 2 4 Congenital Malformations 1 2 ... 2 5 Prematurity 5 5 10 17 37 Atrophy, Debility, and Marasmus 3 2 8 10 23 Atelectasis ... ... ... ... ... Injury at Birth ... ... 1 2 3 Meningitis 1 ... ... 1 2 Convulsions 1 1 1 3 Gastritis ... ... ... ... ... Bronchiti... |
7763b632-8a27-46e9-a86d-32bf298c2acb | Do the San l tar Aulhority use— (1) their Isolation Hospital, or (2) their Small-pox Hospital, for cases of Phthisis ? Do the Sanitary Authority reserve Beds in any Phthisis Sanitarium : If so, how many, and in what Sanatorium ? Do the Sanitary Authority provide portable open-air Shelters or Tents ? Early cases No The ... |
870f7325-fd54-403b-9d38-aa3abd95dbff | Factories (including Factory Laundries) 48 28 Workshops (including Workshop Laundries) 525 321 Workplaces (Other than outworkers premises included in Part 3 of this Report) 19 3 (Prosecutions—Nil). Total 592 352 2.—Defects Foond. Found. Remedied Referred to H.M, Inspector. Nuisances under the Public Health Acts :— Want... |
0699a579-b012-400d-8d84-017f4f398af8 | Inspections of Outworkers' premises Sec. 108 Sec. 109 Twice Yearly Once Yearly Outworkers received j from other Councils Outw'k'rs forwarded to other Councils Notices served on occupiers as to keeping or sending lists Unwholesome 1 Premises, instances | Unwholesome Premises, Notices served Infected Premises Instances L... |
205d0ad4-c01f-4a2c-aaec-922482f5c186 | 20 ... 73 5 ... 6 78 ... ... 73 3 3 ... (2) cleaning and washing 32 18 ... 20 15 28 ... ... 39 55 8 8 8 Lace, lace curtains and nets 9 ... 2 ... ... ... 2 ... ... 2 ... ... ... Brush making 2 ... 5 1 ... 1 ... ... ... 6 ... ... ... Stuffed toys 2 ... 94 ... ... ... ... 22 ... 83 ... ... 5 Total 58 18 201 26 15 35 80 22... |
42eadfbb-8670-4ae4-a5b9-bd23bb0a7422 | Matters notified to H.M. Inspector of Factories— Failure to affix Abstract of the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 133) 5 Action taken in matters referred by H,M. Inspector as remediable under the Public Health Acts, but not under the Factory and Workshop Act (s. 5) Notified by H.M. Inspector 12 Reports (of action taken) s... |
5f26261e-c732-44d6-8f00-0853e83742e6 | of Visits paid to Infected Houses 606 ,, Infected cases removed to Isolation Hospital 275 ,, Library Books dealt with after Infectious Disease 107 „ Closets disinfected after Enteric 12 „ Rooms disinfected after Infectious Disease 432 ,, ,, ,, „ Cancer 5 ,, ,, ,, ,, Phthisis 37 ,, ,, ,, ,, stripped and cleansed after I... |
ad9f22d7-64c0-4715-bb18-e44de8b42d36 | Inspector of Factories 12 ,, Notifications of Waste of Water sent to Metropolitan Water Board 29 ,, Summonses served 2 ,, Convictions obtained 2 Complaints received 802 „ Inspection of Premises on Complaint 1826 „ ,, „ after Infectious Disease 490 ,, Re-inspection of Premises 11517 ,, Interviews with Owners or Agents 1... |
9eef7df8-5284-4ce1-b9c3-ab6f5ed51d61 | 1119 ,, Roofs, R. W. pipes, gutters, plastering repaired 734 „ Houses dealt with under Section 15 1 ,, ,, found to be in a state Dangerous or Injurious to Health (Sect. 17) 15 , Representations made by M. O. H. (Sect. 17) 15 „ Houses made Habitable without Closing Orders 5 „ Closing Orders made by L A. (Sect. 17) 4 72 ... |
a7629715-4730-4680-82c2-31ba328da7bb | 17)|(i) Voluntarily — ,, Illegal Underground Rooms Vacated — „ Houses Let in Lodgings Registered under Bye-Laws 56 ,, Contraventions under Bye-Laws 33 ,, Articles of unsound food seized 1 „ „ „ „ „ condemned by Magistrates 1 ,, „ „ „ „ surrendered 8 No. |
ba9a4527-f725-4131-9765-63e7a9d38638 | of Samples taken by the Local Authority 4 „ „ found adulturated — ,, Inspections of Butchers' Shops (27) — 253 „ „ Fishmongers' Shops (17) 197 „ „ Greengrocers' Shops (19) ... 229 „ „ Premises where food is manufactured or prepared (19) 78 ,, Dairies ... 94 Milk Purveyors' Premises 80 Registered 70 ,, ,, Cowsheds (2 Re... |
a258b24e-d6cc-44a4-b360-230cf5fb8df7 | (38) 72 ,, ,, Schools (11) 2 ,, ,, Show Grounds (2) 32 Percentage of Houses supplied from Public Water service 100 % No. of Cisters cleansed, repaired, covered, &c. 305 ., Draw taps placed on Mains 112 Percentage of Houses supplied with Water on constant system 100 % No. of Drains submitted to Chemical test 85 ,, ,, ,,... |
cb6e975d-90ae-4f7a-bfcf-771c55f461d6 | of New soil pipes or ventilating shafts fixed 317 „ Existing soil pipes or ventilating shafts repaired 140 ,, Disconnecting traps or Chambers inserted 334 Percentage of Houses Draining into Sewers 100% No. of New Dust Bins provided 343 . Dust removed from each house Weekly No. of Complaints of non-removal of dust recei... |
a179213a-6c20-453c-88fd-d0fa35389703 | * It should be noted that the somewhat decreased number of initial inspections made during the last year is mainly in consequence of the more detailed, record which the Orders of the L.G.B. demand, and which is now kept Moreover, the drains of every house are now submitted to the smoke test. Report ON THE Medical Inspe... |
1f48e0ce-0c2b-4727-86a8-7660a96d2e63 | This period has been adopted so as to secure in future reports an effective basis for comparison of the work done in different parts of the country, and to correspond with the annual period fixed for the closelyrelated annual report of the Medical Officer of Health. The scope of the report is defined in Circular 596 of... |
739c2187-7e81-4fd5-968c-3e0db6cdbf73 | (2) Assistance given by Teachers, Nurses, Attendance Officers, &c. (3) Co-operation of parents. (4) Disturbance of school arrangements. 77 (c) Extent and scope of Medical Inspection during the year, (d) Review of results of Medical Inspection. (e) Relations of home and industrial conditions to health and physical condi... |
3082151c-2d14-42c7-9ad3-57cb338b067a | The Urban District Council of Acton has an area of 2,304 acres, and estimated population at the end of .Tune, 1911, of 58,048 i nhabitants. The average number of children on the books was 8,941, and the average number of children in attendance throughout the year was 7,933. There are in the district 11 schools and 24 d... |
3930f3c4-ac2d-4cc6-88aa-f5e67ea1e33f | During the past year, three rooms at the Acton Green Mission Church, Steele Road, have been hired from the Trustees to provide additional temporary accommodation at the above school. It was found that the ventilation of the rooms was unsatisfactory, but alterations have now been carried out to four windows, and conside... |
d522673d-cb22-4649-acfa-3aac97d6b146 | The lighting, heating and ventilation of the old class-rooms have been improved, and two additional infants' class-rooms have been erected on the western side of the old building. Along the northern side of the building a corridor now runs along the entire length of the building, and from this corridor entrance is gain... |
84868fac-0795-4ece-a904-1ac174e42286 | There is no Teachers' room, and inspection of the children has to be carried out in one of the class-rooms. 80 TABLE 1. PUBLIC ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS WITHIN THE DISTRICT, TOGETHER WITH ACCOMMODATION. Name of School. Accommodation. 1. Acton Boys 164 Girls 129 Infants 142 2. Beaumont Park Boys 635 Girls 675 Infants 499 3. Ce... |
1b52d363-265a-44c8-8662-65533b3d3f48 | Acton Wells Mixed 1124 Total 10279 81 TABLE 2. Showing the number of children examined classified according to age and sex. No. examined. years 12-13 years 13-14 years 14-15 years 15-16 years 16-17 SENIOR BOYS— Acton 23 ... 20 3 ... ... Acton Wells 13 ... 11 2 ... ... Beaumont Park 97 ... 78 19 ... ... Central 44 ... 2... |
4e79d850-a12f-4555-91e3-11bf6bfa1ece | 11 ... 8 3 ... ... 358 1 281 75 ... 1 SENIOR GIRLS— Acton 15 ... 14 1 ... ... Acton Wells 1 ... 1 ... ... Beaumont Park 41 ... 27 14 ... ... Central 43 ... 20 22 ... 1 Priory 31 ... 31 ... ... South Acton 38 ... 30 8 ... ... Southfield Road 50 1 34 13 1 1 Turnham Green (R. C.) 10 ... 8 2 ... ... 229 1 165 60 1 2 No. ex... |
a1926fca-93e2-4abe-8740-4e0ae5b8be0d | Years of age.. years 7-8 years 8-9 years 9-10 JUNIOR SCHOOLS— Central Male 35 3 24 8 Central Female 42 2 36 4 Southfield Road Male 33 ... 30 3 Southfield Road Female 38 ... 28 10 South Acton Male 78 2 71 5 South Acton Female 85 ... 79 6 311 7 268 36 82 fABLE 2—continued. No. examined Years of age. |
01a916b8-fd7c-4a77-b251-b1d672cbd5a5 | INFANTS (MALE)— 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11-12 Acton 30 ... 14 12 4 ... ... ... ... ... Acton Wells 34 4 13 12 5 ... ... ... ... ... Beaumont Park 70 ... 9 42 13 6 ... ... ... ... Central 99 8 29 27 24 9 1 1 ... ... East Acton 12 ... 6 1 1 ... 3 ... ... 1 Priory 89 3 29 37 14 6 ... ... ... Rothschild Road 48 ... 1 31 6 6 4 ...... |
89511b87-7cc6-4a60-b897-ea4fd0898ddc | 24 1 4 11 4 4 ... ... ... ... 617 25 161 268 107 44 10 1 1 INFANTS (FEMALE)— Acton 32 ... 7 17 5 3 ... ... ... ... Acton Wells 39 6 17 11 5 ... ... ... ... Beaumont Park 61 ... 10 39 7 5 ... ... ... ... Central 94 8 25 26 26 5 4 ... ... ... East Acton 14 1 3 3 3 ... ... ... 2 ... Priory 88 4 26 33 15 10 ... ... ... ...... |
a0f50dad-cd1e-464e-9363-07d08bf5d26c | 14 ... 1 7 3 3 ... ... ... ... 633 33 141 261 117 67 10 2 2 83 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 Teeth Enlarged Tonsils Adenoids Enlarged Glands A B C Average Below Average ... |
3d4bd143-e72c-4e11-8444-758b84d6a718 | 8 Central 44 35 9 . 44 . 44 . . . . . 4 24 8 . . 1 Priory 62 54 4 4 52 10 58 3 1 . . . 6 17 13 2 . 8 .South Acton 59 40 14 5 43 16 55 3 1 1 . . 8 19 12 1 . 9 Southfield Road 49 40 9 . 45 4 46 . 3 . . . 10 14 12 5 . 10 Turnham Green R.C. 11 10 1 ... 11 ... 11 ... ... ... ... ... 3 3 1 ... ... 1 Totals 358 288 49 20 308 ... |
7bc46b32-1e90-4b7e-9c11-b1bba20b294f | Acton 15 14 1 . 15 . 14 1 . . . . 2 . 2 . . 1 Acton Wells 1 1 . . 1 . 1 . . . . . . . . . . . lleaumont Park 41 33 4 1 36 5 34 . . 4 . . 3 1 8 1 . 1 Central 43 40 2 1 43 . 43 . . 2 . 1 2 3 2 . . . Priory 31 17 12 2 22 9 22 7 9 6 . . 3 3 4 1 . 1 South Acton 38 16 17 5 32 6 20 14 4 5 . 2 5 3 9 2 . 2 Southfield Road 50 40... |
c0a031ac-3192-4a71-85a1-70e598b13786 | 9 4 11 5 1 1 1 Turnham Green R.C, 10 4 6 . 6 4 6 3 1 2 . . . 1 . . . 2 Totals 229 174 46 9 205 24 185 37 7 20 . 5 19 22 30 5 1 8 JUNIOR SCHOOLS (8 yrs.) South Acton Girls 85 34 45 6 76 9 31 35 19 19 . . 5 1 14 2 1 6 South Acton Boys 78 25 44 9 62 16 41 11 6 1 . . 10 9 12 7 3 4 Central Junior Girls 42 37 5 . 42 . 42 . .... |
bab38474-8198-44c7-9a68-7c04858e4e15 | 1 Central Junior Boys 35 31 4 . . . 35 . . . . . 3 4 3 5 . 1 Southfield Road Girls 38 34 3 1 37 1 33 3 2 1 . 1 4 4 3 3 . 2 Southfield Road Boys 33 29 3 1 33 . 30 2 1 . . 1 2 3 6 2 . . Totals 311 190 104 17 285 26 212 71 28 21 . 5 32 22 46 21 4 14 84 TABLE 3—continued SENIOR BOYS (continued). j External Eye Disease Defe... |
2d84f9c9-3944-478f-bbcd-34e6945e48d8 | Other Diseases, and defects Infectious or Contagious Diseases Acton 4 i i 2 i 2 i Acton Wells i 1 i Beaumont Park 11 2 7 1 i 4 10 ■> 1 3 Central ... 3 1 i 2 1 1 Priory 4 13 9 1 i .. 1 2 2 1 i South Acton 8 4 2 ... 3 4 2 9, i Southfield Road ... 4 3 1 9, 1 2 1 Turnham Green R.C. ... i 1 Totals 5 44 2 18 6 4 12 19 6 7 1 ... |
5540552d-dbc3-429a-9e03-a3e3571af52f | Acton 1 1 1 1 2 • 2 Acton Wells Beaumont Park 1 7 1 2 1 2 Central ... 4 3 2 1 Priory 1 7 3 1 2 1 2 1 1 South Acton 2 6 3 i 1 1 1 Southfield Road ... 2 4 2 2 2 2 Turnham Green R.C o 2 Totals 5 29 15 2 i 13 2 1 ... 5 2 1 1 7 JUNIOR SCHOOLS (8 yrs.) (continued). |
562fa671-2f76-495a-8ba9-48fc3183ae3c | I South Acton Girls... 4 2 3 1 9 1 1 i South Acton Boys 2 6 3 2 1 2 7 3 1 1 Central Junior Girls 2 1 1 1 1 1 3 Central Junior Boys 3 1 1 1 Southfield Road Girls 1 4 ... 1 2 1 ?, 1 Southfield Road Boys 2 1 ... ... 2 3 Totals ... 8 18 3 6 3 1 8 3 1 7 4 5 3 8 i 85 TABLE 3—continued. INFANTS No. examined Nutrition Clothing... |
6586406f-27c4-4e03-8cc5-ca934312fcdd | A B C OverClothing Average Below Average A B C Head Body Submax illary Cervical Acton (Boys) 30 23 5 2 . 28 2 26 3 1 . . . 2 . 6 5 1 3 „ (Girls) 32 26 5 1 1 31 . 25 6 1 5 . 2 . 1 3 3 . 2 Acton Wells (Boys) 31 25 7 1 . 29 5 30 4 . . . . . . . . . . , (Girls) 39 33 5 1 . 37 2 34 5 . 3 . . . . . . . . Beaumont Park (Boys)... |
bb85b619-4526-44af-8d76-e3bfc02f11a3 | (Girls) 61 45 12 4 2 52 7 48 6 7 8 2 5 . . 2 1 1 2 Central (Boys) 99 90 9 . 2 93 4 94 5 . 1 . 12 2 1 10 8 . 9 , (Girls) 94 88 6 . . 92 2 85 8 1 6 . 8 . . 6 . . 4 East Acton (Boys) 12 5 7 . . 11 1 6 5 1 1 . 2 . . 3 1 . 1 , (Girls) 14 9 4 1 . 13 1 13 . 1 1 . . 1 . 4 . . . |
c52681f3-7bb2-4333-ac85-303f7ec3bf6f | Priory (Boys) 89 53 34 2 1 77 11 61 21 4 2 . 4 . . 11 6 4 11 „ (Girls) 88 63 24 1 3 82 3 65 18 5 8 1 6 . . 10 2 4 3 Rothschild Road (Boys) 48 42 6 . . 46 2 44 2 2 . . 1 . 2 4 7 . 4 „ (Girls) 46 41 5 . . 45 I 40 4 2 6 3 1 2 2 4 1 . 1 South Acton (Boys) 120 80 33 7 2 98 20 84 24 12 5 1 5 5 . 5 . |
63b5a14e-4df0-4f6d-9d7a-f72de5080262 | 4 13 „ (Girls) 141 98 39 4 3 111 27 100 21 20 24 4 7 1 1 5 4 1 2 Southfield Road (Boys) 91 81 9 1 1 86 4 84 5 2 1 . 13 2 2 10 7 . 5 „ (Girls) 104 93 9 2 1 102 1 95 8 1 2 . 8 1 3 5 2 . 7 Turnham Green R C (Boys) 24 12 10 2 . 18 6 15 5 4 2 l 2 . . 1 1 3 2 , (Girls) 14 7 7 . . 12 2 9 3 2 2 1 1 . 1 . . 3 . |
ccdc515e-6c15-4276-badc-ca1962f8fc12 | Totals 1250 965 251 34 16 112 109 1013 166 71 77 14 83 16 13 96 54 21 76 86 TABLE 3—continued INFANTS (continued). External Eye Disease Defective Vision Ear Disease Defective Hearing Defective Speech Mental Condition Heart Disease Lung Disease Tuberculosis Rickets Anaemia. Skin Disease. Deformities, Spinal Disease, &c.... |
863fe980-1685-4c5a-8bd7-ebdb41553926 | Beaumont Park (Boys) 1 . 1 . 1 . 2 7 . 6 3 2 . . 3 , (Girls) 3 2 . 2 . . 1 4 1 2 3 1 . . 4 Central (Boys) 3 . . . . . 1 1 . 4 6 1 1 2 6 , (Girls) 2 2 . 1 2 . 2 2 . 1 . 1 . . . East Acton (Boys) . . . . . . . . . 2 1 1 1 1 . , (Girls) 2 . . . . . . . 1 . 2 . . . . Priory (Boys) 2 . 2 2 1 2 2 2 1 11 4 1 2 . 2 „ (Girls) 2... |
0cc7be5d-c99a-456d-b8f2-71e9e89b0f34 | 1 3 . . 1 1 1 1 1 Rothschild Road (Boys) 1 1 . 1 . . . 3 . 2 2 3 1 1 1 , (Girls) 2 . 2 . . . . . . . . 1 l 1 1 South Acton (Boys) 6 1 3 . . 1 2 7 2 7 5 4 . 1 3 „ (Girls) 10 3 2 1 . 1 1 9 2 7 3 4 2 2 3 Southfield Road (Boys) 2 3 1 . . . 3 2 1 4 4 2 . 2 1 „ (Girls) 1 2 . . 1 . 2 3 . 1 1 2 1 . 6 Turnham Green R.C. |
ef58500b-b14d-483b-9c5d-f558eebb3db7 | (Boys) ... 1 ... ... ... ... ... 2 ... 2 ... 2 ... ... ... ,, (Girls) ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... 1 ... ... ... ... Totals ... 88 16 12 9 6 6 18 54 9 50 39 30 10 11 32 87 Special Examination. In addition to the foregoing numbers, 1,316 children have been examined who were kept apart by the teachers, and 22 ... |
dea5a9e9-091e-4747-a0f3-4777212c9454 | All cases are first examined by the S.M.O., and selected ones are sent to the School Oculist, who reports on the treatment required. Various cases of external eye disease are treated by the School Nurse, under the supervision of the S.M.O., and much improvement results in neglected cases, though sometimes the gain is n... |
446cf98b-8627-4d67-a4e0-9d0d5efbf26d | Again, notices are served calling attention to the fact that the atropine ointment necessary in refraction cases will appear to temporarily affect the sight, and asking for the parents' consent to the treatment before its commencement. The ointment is applied in school by the School Nurse for four days before the child... |
452f1b45-f370-4dce-a845-0fbf1227a722 | On one occasion the parents changed their minds twice during a day as to permission to continue interrupted treatment. In another case, where the child had been treated the full number of times and failed to appear before the Oculist, it was found that the father (who was a coster) had taken the child with him that aft... |
19cf11e6-004f-4c9b-8c00-510f03e864d2 | In 1909, a child, D. S. (in a Junior Department), was found suffering from defective sight and advised to procure glasses. A hospital letter was given for treatment at a special eye hospital, and the mother promised to take the child, but always failed to keep her word. Seventeen visits were paid by the School Nurse, m... |
49528359-1048-4658-bfcc-20f410c63026 | On enquiry, it was found these glasses had been obtained from an optician, and not through the hospital letter provided. Finally, D. S. was brought up to the S.M.O., with a message from the optician, who had been again visited, to say that " the girl's sight was very bad, and the school doctor had better see to it." D.... |
41911f02-6e26-49ae-8be9-85fe69ed0d91 | This is often a tedious business; for instance, in two cases visits were paid for over three months in order to collect the sum of 3s. in each case. During the past year 198 children were examined by the Oculist. They paid 345 visits, 93 prescriptions for spectacles were given, and spectacles were obtained in 90 cases.... |
a1df04d3-1d61-45c3-9900-91f544919420 | Myopia 5 Progressive myopia 2 Habit spasm 2 Cataract 2 Malingering 2 Trachoma 1 Nystagmus 1 Purulent conjunctivitis 1 Ptosis 1 Directions given 31 Besides this number, many other eases of eye disease are seen during the year by the S.M.O. of those children who are not in a position to necessitate their being seen by th... |
b55ce882-de93-415d-95ce-a6a6600a79ec | It is probable that a qualified dentist, on thorough examination, would find in apparently sound teeth, commencing caries which has been undetected by the school doctor. At present no definite scheme for the removal or stopping of carious teeth is in force in the district. Children with badlydecayed teeth are given den... |
b03ad335-b5df-432e-8583-74177d39bde3 | This is probably due to the coarser food given during early life, which acts as a mechanical cleanser and develops the use of the jaw, whereas well-cooked food requires less mastication and soft, starchy foods tend to collect round the bases of the teeth and cause decay. On the other hand, if Nature's supply has proved... |
0296c697-494a-46db-a8f3-09100e9e716b | Prizes were given for the most perfect teeth: the children were classified in four age-groups, with three prizes for each age-groups. The entrance fee for the competition was l½d., in return for which each competitor received a toothbrush and box of tooth powder, the two costing 5d. bought wholesale. All these methods ... |
0e772d97-c5d2-4f1a-ac71-40fa9208257e | It happened that during 1911 there was a considerable increase in the amount of ringworm existing in the district. This is partly due to the etiology of the disease, as it is known to become almost epidemic at intervals; and another source of infection lies in the shifting nature of the population. It is, unfortunately... |
8af90954-ffc0-4d5a-9b14-bd4ecfc0dc46 | 6d. per case, and to meet the increased cost of the treatment the charge of 2s. 6d. to the parents has been raised to 5s. where parents can afford to pay this sum. During the past year, 33 cases have received this treatment, and in every case the treatment has been completely successful. It has been found of great valu... |
b4f80e7f-50b7-4894-b055-b1dcfc3e8095 | Treatment is carried out at his private residence, and after treatment the child again visits the Radiographer, for him to sec the progress of the case, and each scholar is finally seen by the S.M.O. before re-admission to school. The difficulty of school attendance before the new hair has grown is overcome by the chil... |
b44d367f-7933-4cb4-ac0e-da2d761191ae | 94 It may be mentioned that no oases are sent when under treatment by a practitioner, unless by his request or at the definite request of the parents, and in all instances the slight risk or difficulty with the growth of hair after X-rays is carefully explained to each parent by the S.M.O. No cases of baldness or thinn... |
b78c78ec-9e4d-4554-a961-617bfbeb8e14 | All the slighter cases of ringworm, or those in which the body is involved, are also seen by the S.M.O. and kept under close observation. Microscopical examination for spores is carried out in all necessary cases, and the School Nurse does excellent work in treating cases of ringworm of the body where the mothers go ou... |
b3c8b0d4-bc4c-4974-8924-da51172b578b | 95 Suitable cases of phthisis are treated at Northwood Sanatorium where the Council maintains two beds. During 1911 four cases occurring among school children were recommended for admission at the Sanatorium. Those cases which present no definite physical signs, but appear obviously delicate, often with a history of tu... |
bfa10998-93fd-4c7f-9871-0be7863339c1 | It is noticeable that a large number of cases are brought forward by parents for " consumptive chests " in whom no signs of disease are present, though the thoracic development may be poor, owing to the presence of adenoids or some local disorder. Arrangements made for children with tuberculous joint disease are given ... |
81b5ef72-f016-4acf-ab04-28fdb32299be | 4 — 5 — 199 47 76 46 TABLE 5. AVERAGE HEIGHT, without shoes, and AVERAGE WEIGHT, without clothes, Anthopometric Committee, 1883. MALES. FEMALES. Age last Birthday. Height in inches. Weight in lbs. Height in inches. Weight in lbs. |
bda02c76-1311-47cd-8c7d-e36b6cae207c | 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 47.6 8 47 54.9 46.6 52.1 9 49.7 60.4 48.7 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 97 TABLE 6. |
98ba94b2-b6bf-45b8-b889-f53ed76d0681 | 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. |
90882e26-0569-4e91-a3b0-c2d72bbbe6b9 | Acton 23 ... ... 58.9 83.5 60.2 102.5 ... ... ... ... Acton Wells 13 ... ... 57.6 82.7 62.0 101.5 ... ... ... ... Beaumont Park 97 ... ... 55.4 77.3 56.6 78.9 ... ... ... ... Central 44 ... ... 59.0 89.6 59.1 89.0 ... ... ... ... Priory 62 60.5 91.5 57.3 78.3 58.6 91.2 ... ... ... ... Southfield Road 49 ... ... 59.4 92... |
3be5fdb7-9a05-42ed-a9fd-910a32ae2963 | 11 ... ... 57.3 85.8 59.3 94.2 ... ... ... ... Total 358 SENIOR GIRLS. |
4159595c-4e78-4c20-8432-9208817d9580 | Acton 15 ... ... 61.2 93.9 59.0 78.0 ... ... ... ... Acton Wells 1 ... ... 63.0 107.0 ... ... ... ... ... ... Beaumont Park 41 ... ... 59.5 86.8 61.0 96.6 ... ... ... ... Central 43 ... ... 60.5 100.3 60.7 99.4 ... ... 60.5 119 Priory 31 ... ... 56.1 83.8 ... ... ... ... ... Southfield Road 50 61 5 96.0 60.6 92.9 69.7 ... |
e9a10dc9-72f6-426c-968d-32b48ed6a724 | 10 ... ... 59.2 89.1 61.7 92.2 ... ... ... ... Total 229 No. examined 7-8 8-9 9-10 Height Weight Height Weight Height Weight JUNIOR SCHOOLS. |
9fd1c39b-ecfe-4bde-acdc-55bbb6263342 | Central Male 35 50.0 56.3 50.9 57.3 52.2 58.5 ,, Female 42 48.7 51.2 49.8 53.2 68.5 78.7 Southfield Road Male 33 ... ... 49.1 55.9 51.7 59.7 ,, Female 38 ... ... 49.8 54.2 50.6 55.4 South Acton Male 78 45.7 47.0 48.0 50.9 48.2 52.6 South Acton Female 85 ... ... 47.6 49.0 47.1 50.9 311 98 TABLE 6—continued. No. of Schol... |
07b8e171-6e50-419d-9afd-6afb27c2e603 | 3-4 4-5 5-6 6-7 7-8 8-9 9-10 10-11 11-12 H. W. H. W. H. W. H. W. H. W. H. W. H. W. H. W. H. W. INFANTS (MALE). Acton 30 . . 41.3 38.5 42.9 39.5 44.7 14.0 . . . . . . . . . . Acton Wells 34 37.7 31.2 40.1 38.5 41.8 38.3 13.6 43.4 . . . . . . . . . . Beaumont Park 70 . . 38.7 37.0 41.8 40.1 43.6 44.5 46.2 50.2 . . . . . ... |
b6cba2b7-b04c-4361-a49e-c923fde1474c | Central 99 35.3 38.0 41.3 40.9 42.6 42.2 45.5 46.4 47.9 50.1 50.0 54.0 . . . . . . East Acton 12 . . 38.4 36.5 44.0 44.0 46.5 47.0 . . 49.7 61.8 . . . . 52.5 67.5 Priory 89 39.0 37.2 39.2 35.8 42.0 39.6 43.5 41.5 47.5 49.6 . . . . . . . . Rothschild Road 48 . . 41.5 38.5 42.9 41.9 43.5 43.7 468 48.8 44.2 44.1 . . . . . |
abd0011a-72c9-4805-8d6a-3effd7905dd4 | . South Acton 120 37.9 36.3 39.1 35.6 41.4 39.1 42.6 41.3 43.2 43.2 . . . . . . . . Southfield Road 91 . . . . 42.7 40.8 44.4 43.2 45.0 45.6 48.2 50.5 . . . . . . Turnham Green R.C. 24 ... ... 41.5 42.9 40.1 36.1 45.5 46.4 44.0 42.4 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Total 617 INFANTS (FEMALE). Acton 32 . . 40.6 36.3 42.9... |
3cee4a18-bf5b-42b7-b413-84e1878dffce | Acton Wells 39 36.4 32.2 40.2 38.5 42.0 40.4 44.4 46.1 . . . . . . . . . . Beaumont Park 61 . . 37.8 35.7 41.6 39.8 443 43.1 45.0 45.2 . . . . . . . . Central 94 38.1 35.5 40.2 37.7 43.4 41.9 44.7 45.0 44.6 44.7 48.0 53.2 . . . . . . East Acton 14 . . 39.7 35.7 41.5 42.2 42.2 43.5 . . . . 48.5 54.2 50.0 55.7 Priory 88 ... |
ccda9047-f622-4d77-bc4c-d1c4617b3edc | 7 39.3 36.6 42.0 39.0 44.8 43.9 46.0 44.1 . . . . . . . . Rothschild Road 46 . . . . 42.2 39.0 44.1 42.6 46.9 45.9 47.0 50.1 . . . . . . South Acton 141 37.1 32.5 38.9 35.3 44.2 40.5 42.6 40.1 45.7 45.6 . . . . . . . . Southfield Road 104 . . . . 42.5 39.8 45.3 45.3 45.4 45.7 44.5 41.7 . . . . . . Turnham Green R.C. |
389261d7-1276-4036-b099-5d4e5da58274 | 14 ... ... ... ... 41.9 41.8 44.0 45.0 45.0 44.5 ... ... ... ... ... ... ... ... Total 633 99 Nutrition. During the summer months of 1911, the examination of children who were eight years of age was commenced. The work was undertaken at this season of the year in order to detect cases of malnutrition or early disease w... |
94d73f5e-3f9d-469f-9a7e-353799facbbd | The numbers examined are too small to draw very definite conclusions, but from the figures given below it will be seen that the scholars of eight years of age attending South Acton School show a lower average in height and weight than those from the other schools in the district examined at the same age period. It is i... |
08f3c18c-3f78-4645-839c-a44bf774a03a | South Acton Boys 78 48 50.9 „ „ Girls 79 47.6 49 Southfield Road Boys 33 49.1 55.9 „ „ Girls 38 49.8 54.2 Central Junior Boys 35 50.9 57.3 „ „ Girls 42 49.8 53.2 It is probable that the actual difference is even greater than that shown by statistics, as the South Acton figures are often raised by the presence of heavy,... |
651c1bd5-e30f-4e2f-8f92-a06d35f53f30 | As contrasted with these, in the other schools the children are often derived from homes where the parents come from generations of town dwellers, where small incomes do not permit of a sufficient holiday in the summer, and where there are no relatives living in the country to whom the children can be sent for a change... |
7be96a7d-9450-4e1c-b2f0-e93de76f1cbc | On questioning the children, we find they are given slices of bread and butter for a mid-day meal, or we are told, " We hots something up for ourselves"—an answer given by a diminutive member of a large family. An alternative to this is that the children are given coppers to buy food, and then the diet selected is more... |
cb218779-125a-468b-9946-cf9b2d7e76d5 | The children eat a heavy meal before bed-time, which leads to indigestion, disordered sleep and night terrors; their sleep is often taken in rooms heavy with the smell of cooking and ill ventilated (for the gospel of the window open at night as well as day is not yet sufficiently preached), and with 101 the bustle of f... |
ba09b549-dda2-4416-820b-df5e76ba9c02 | These cases are mostly found among the boys leaving school where they are employed to run errands on Saturdays, or to deliver papers or milk in the mornings before attending school. Here insufficient sleep and poverty (which makes the scanty earnings of these children a necessity), are associated factors in contributin... |
bc49a65d-6ab2-4ca5-9588-44a6b7b61e0c | On examination in several cases it was found 102 that these children had extensive dental caries, so that the nerves of the teeth were exposed. The children probably discovered that eating was always associated with toothache; to avoid pain, the affected side of the mouth would be used as little as possible, and in thi... |
1887a286-b7c5-4624-85fa-113bcc9b23a3 | During the year 1911, 9217 dinners have been supplied to 257 children, at a total cost of £89 2s. 7½d. The following shows the weekly menu of dinners supplied to the children :— Monday. Soup and bread, currant roll. Tuesday. Stewed meat and cabbage and potatoes. Wednesday. Soup and bread, plain suet pudding with syrup.... |
1715f138-0146-487e-9c8a-ef674e2fdd61 | Records of these children are kept in most of the schools, and their monthly weights are taken, so that the effect of the Authority's dinners can be observed. Other selections are made at the suggestion of the teachers or School Nurse, and in some instances on the application of the parents. Careful inquiries are made ... |
d5d8b9c3-bed1-4b00-80ef-e9b1e4aa0df2 | These children are subsequently medically examined, and, if necessary, provision is made for them to obtain a country holiday through the help of the Central Aid Society. On the whole, the scheme is working fairly well, though the conditions of service are not ideal, and the educational advantages of refined table mann... |
3a22bcf0-0c0f-4b71-abce-ad169f2a302a | Dinners are provided throughout the school holidays in necessitous cases. Following on the consent of the Board of Education, the School Nurse carried out the treatment of certain minor ailments in the schools. During the year 1911, 895 visits were paid and 126 children were treated. The distribution of these cases and... |
2a41bb07-a55c-46d8-a6e6-c46030fe743a | Infants 7 6 ••• 1 ••• Central Senior 1 1 ••• ••• ••• „ Junior 5 5 ••• ••• ••• Priory Boys 10 6 ••• 4 ••• „ Girls 11 11 ••• ••• ••• „ Infants 18 13 ••• 4 1 Rothschild Road 6 4 2 ••• ••• Southfield Road Senior 1 1 ••• ••• ••• „ „ Junior 7 7 ••• ••• ••• South Acton Senior Boys 5 5 ••• ••• ••• , „ Junior Boys 12 10 1 ••• 1... |
ec6e1936-3ba4-48e3-8f38-97994b92ddf7 | 3 1 ••• 1 l Totals 126 106 4 13 3 105 Visits Paid by School Nurse. N.-East. N.-West. S.-East. S.-West. Total. Priory 77 96 37 137 347 Acton 15 48 1 25 90 Beaumont Park ... 2 180 220 402 South Acton 2 4 23 278 307 Rothschild Road ... ... 27 179 206 Acton Wells 144 ... ... 1 145 Roman Catholic ... 1 5 11 17 Southfield Ro... |
adc58c42-3cee-4d5b-9936-579c5cc289b5 | 1 ... ... ... 1 Ackmar Road Special ... ... 1 1 Total 466 230 541 870 2107 Diseases. N.-East. N.-West S.-East. S.-West. Total. Diphtheria 2 1 1 . 4 Scarlet Fever . . . |
e75b93bc-dc81-4d06-bce1-16591eb434c0 | 2 2 Measles 246 98 289 466 1099 Suspected Infectious Disease 6 1 5 1 13 Chicken Pox 33 13 12 47 105 Whooping Cough 12 3 37 19 71 Mumps 8 7 6 18 39 Sore Throat 8 6 9 10 33 Colds 6 5 11 6 28 Tonsilitis 15 6 23 17 61 Ringworm 27 25 40 66 158 Scabies 9 2 6 12 29 Eczema 10 9 3 5 27 Impetigo 17 12 16 47 92 Herpes . . 1 . 1 I... |
894db913-7a73-465c-8953-f0ce59d4ed55 | 1 2 Psoriasis 1 . . . 1 Dirty heads 8 13 20 36 77 Miscellaneous 38 20 31 40 129 Measles contact 16 3 22 18 59 Urticaria . 1 1 . 2 Jaundice . 2 . . 2 Total 466 230 541 870 2107 106 Clothing. After carrying on the work of school inspection for four years and medically examining some thousands of children—an examination o... |
d0aef79f-66bb-4132-9127-a1684001ca49 | On many occasions we have been impressed with the kindness of the teachers in providing or begging clothes from friends for the most neglected of their scholars. It is often noticed thst the physical development of these children is remarkably good; this is partly due to the fact that their insufficient clothing leaves... |
da7be3e3-ec62-4618-8079-dfefaa5553e7 | It is not uncommon to find seven thick layers of clothing, three or four of them consisting of heavy cloth or flannel, tightly wrapped over the child's chest, while the innermost layer is of brown paper soaked in goose-grease, carbolic oil or some pungent ointment. We are told these children do not like play, and easil... |
a4f5833b-1109-4949-a772-44b4267cf4c0 | It is rather difficult to persuade mothers to leave off superfluous clothing owing to their preconceived idea that the child is " weak in its lungs " (an idea not supported by medical evidence), though many consent to give up one layer of padding " to oblige the school doctor," and the task is easier now than when medi... |
2b06d51e-5e95-4335-b7ca-715cd878e2a8 | In other parts of Acton, defective carriage was found due to clothing which had become so shrunken in the process of washing that it was no longer of use. One small boy was noticed with a forward droop of the shoulders and very stiff movements of the arms. He was wearing a woollen jersey of most suitable shape and size... |
5b1ef793-e289-4a80-9a75-db59cdea5966 | In some of the schools, most of the scholars wear gymnasium costume for routine work, and as this is made on the lines of the costume designed in the syllabus of Physical Exercises as laid down by the Board of Education, it is both rational and hygienic in type. Unfortunately, in the poorer parts of Acton, the old-fash... |
db65938c-5848-4c8c-adee-b41e2e12cfda | There seems to be an increasing tendency to purchase readymade clothing at the shops, and the value of timely repairs to save underclothing is not understood. Garments are either held together with a multitude of pins—not of the safety type—or in some instances the children are sewn into their clothes, which are not re... |
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