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St Pancras 1927
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Cleansing Station.
The amount of work carried out during the year is shown in the following table. The figures represent the number of attendances. At each attendance the person receives a bath, and the clothing is disinfected:—
| Men. | Women. | Children under 15. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vermin | 1182 | 51 | 4760 | *5993 |
| Scabies | 29 | 60 | 780 | 869 |
| Totals | 1211 | 111 | 5540 | 6862 |
*Includes 735 males and 9 females who had no home address.
The staff of the Disinfecting and Cleansing Station consists of a Foreman, a Disinfector
and 2 Motor Drivers and Disinfectors; a Matron of the Cleansing Station and 2 Women
Assistants.
BACTERIOLOGICAL W0IIK.
To aid in diagnosis and to detect contact or carrier cases the Borough Council provides
bacteriological diagnosis, free of charge, in connection with certain diseases.
In addition to the above, the preparation and supply of vaccines is undertaken, if desired
by the medical attendant, for use in connection with cases of Puerperal Fever.
This work is performed under an arrangement made with the Council by Professor
F. II. Teale, m.d., of University College Hospital.
The undermentioned examinations were made during the year:—
Nature of Specimen. Positive. Negative. Total.
Swabs for Diphtheria Bacilli 178 1288 1466
Blood re Typhoid Fever 1 11 12
Sputnm for Tubercle Bacilli 55 451 506
Facilities for the examination of Cerebro-spinal fluid in suspected cases of Poliomyelitis,
Encephalitis Lethargica and Cerebro-spinal Fever are available through the London County
Council's laboratory, and for the examination of blood in cases of suspected Malaria through
the Ministry of Health.