Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]
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At each attendance the person receives a bath, and his or her clothes are stoved.
Slept previous night at | Reason for Cleansing, | Adults. | Children. | Sum Total | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males. | Females. | Total. | St. Pancras. | Ex St. Pancras. | |||||||||||
10 to 15. | 5-10 | 0-5 | Total. | 10 to 15. | 5-10 | 0-5 | Total. | ||||||||
M. | F. | M. | F. | ||||||||||||
Private | Pediculosis—Head | — | 18 | 18 | 8 | 272 | 158 | 3 | 441 | — | 26 | 18 | — | 44 | 503 |
Addresses | —Body | 6 | 12 | 18 | 118 | 13 | 59 | — | 190 | 18 | 2 | 5 | — | 25 | 233 |
—Both | 5 | 3 | 8 | 459 | 684 | 771 | 1 | 1915 | 162 | 210 | 201 | — | 678 | 2496 | |
Rowton | —Head | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Houses | — Body | 109 | — | 109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 109 |
—Both | 45 | — | 45 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 45 | |
Common | —Head | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Lodgiug | —Body | 276 | 11 | 287 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 287 |
Houses | —Both | 180 | 2 | 132 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 182 |
Salvation | —Head | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Army | —Body | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Shelter | —Both | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
In the open | —Head | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
—Body | 214 | 15 | 229 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 229 | |
—Both | 64 | 1 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 65 | |
Total Pediculosis | |||||||||||||||
,, —Head | — | 18 | 18 | 8 | 272 | 158 | 3 | 441 | — | 26 | 18 | — | 44 | 503 | |
„ —Body | 605 | 38 | 643 | 118 | 18 | 59 | — | 190 | 18 | 2 | 5 | — | 25 | 858 | |
,, —Both | 245 | 6 | 251 | 459 | 684 | 771 | 1 | 1915 | 162 | 210 | 201 | — | 573 | 2789 | |
Doubtful | — | — | — | 6 | 2 | 8 | — | 16 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 | 18 | |
Scabies | 5 | 3 | 8 | 78 | 61 | 52 | 6 | 197 | 17 | 12 | 14 | 8 | 46 | 251 | |
Totals | 855 | 65 | 920 | 669 | 1032 | 1048 | 10 | 2759 | 198 | 250 | 239 | 3 | 690 | 4,369 |
In addition to the foregoing work, the following cleansings were carried out in respect of bedfellows of these:—
Vermin. | St. Pancras Children. | Ex-St. Pancras Children. | Sum Total. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 and over. | 10—15. | 5-10. | Under 5. | Total. | 15 and oyer. | 10—15. | 5—10. | Under 5. | Total. | ||
Pediculosis—Head | — | 12 | 42 | 1 | 55 | — | 2 | 3 | — | 5 | 60 |
—Body | — | 7 | 18 | — | 25 | — | 2 | 6 | — | 8 | 33 |
„ —Both | — | 71 | 319 | 6 | 396 | — | 21 | 68 | 1 | 90 | 486 |
Doubtful | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
Scabies—Acari | — | 11 | 77 | 7 | 95 | — | 2 | 21 | 6 | 29 | 124 |
Totals | — | 102 | 456 | 14 | 572 | — | 27 | 98 | 7 | 132 | 704 |