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St. Pancras, London.
FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,
BEING THE REPORT FOR THE YEAR 1897.
TO THE VESTRY OF ST. PANCRAS.
Mr. Chairman, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I.—INTRODUCTION.
I have the honour to present to you the Forty-second Annual Report upon the
vital and sanitary condition of the Borough of St. Pancras.
The map upon the front page shows the Registration Sub-Districts of St. Pancras.
The statistics of population, births, and deaths, relating to the Sub-Districts, refer
to the areas as shown upon this map.
In various parts of the Report, items of special interest will be found, amongst
them the following:—
Multiple Notifications of Dangerous Infectious Diseases.
Variations of Diphtheria Prevalence.
Isolation of Measles by exclusion.
Diphtheria and Typhoid in General Hospitals.
Tenements and Occupants in the Registration Sub-Districts.
The Insanitary Areas.
"Separate" W.C. Accommodation in Schools.
Sanitary Conveniences in Factories and Workshops.
Combined Drains.
Removal of Manure and Litter.
Nuisances from Steam Whistles.
Transit of Milk by Rail.
As in previous years, the Report commences with a summary of the principal
meteorological data.