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
St Pancras 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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| Consecutive No. | Inspector's Numbering. | Volume of apparent filth per million. | Nature of fifth. | The degree of acidity per cent. | Number of living micro-organisms per c.c on gelatine at 20 deg. c. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 13 B | 200 | A few cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | .176 | 910,000,000 |
| 14 | 14 B | 300 | Consists entirely of pus cells, streptococci present, no tubercle bacilli | .188 | 1,144,000,000 |
| 15 | 15 B | 100 | Fair number of pus cells present, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | .212 | 2,800 |
| 16 | 16 B | 800 | Consists entirely of pus cells, no streptococci present, no tubercle bacilli (deposit ropy) | .188 | 300 |
| 17 | 17 B | 600 | Consists entirely of pus cells, streptococci, no tubercle bacilli. Diphtheroid bacillus, not B, diphtheriae present | .188 | 200 |
| 18 | 18 B | 200 | Numerous pus cells, streptococci present, no tubercle bacilli | .172 | 581,000,000 |
| 19 | 19 B | 400 | A few cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | .180 | 1,600,000,000 |
| 20 | 20 B | 200 | A few cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | .248 | 560,000,000 |
| 21 | 21 B | 200 | A few cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | .172 | 5,600,000 |
| 22 | 22 B | 200 | A few cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | .204 | 22,000 |
| 23 | 23 B | 200 | Large number of pus cells present, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | .168 | 3,900 |
| 24 | 24 B | 200 | A few cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | .208 | 28,000 |