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 par million. | Nature of filth. | The degree of acidity per cent. | Number of living micro-organisms per c.c. on gelatine at 20 deg. c. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 | 25 B | 100 | A few cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | .192 | 8,000,000,000 |
| 26 | 26 B | 200 | A few cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | .176 | 11,520,000 |
| 27 | 27 B | 300 | A few cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | .188 | 11,600,000 |
| 28 | 28 B | 200 | A few cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | .184 | 570,000 |
| 29 | 29 B | 200 | A few cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | .188 | 8,000,000 |
| 30 | 30 B | 1,000 | Consists entirely of pus cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli. Looks like tuberculous pus | .200 | 312 |