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St Pancras 1931

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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Section VII. OTHER SERVICES.
DISINFECTING AND CLEANSING STATION.
These buildings are situated in Cambridge Street, at the rear of St. Pancras Gardens.
Extensive internal alterations authorised by the Council were carried out during 1929
and resulted in a gratifying improvement in the facilities and amenities connected with these
buildings.
Disinfection.
In connection with cases of infectious disease, bedding, clothing, etc., are disinfected
by steam under pressure at the Council's Disinfecting Station, Cambridge Street. No charge
is made.
Library books and articles which would be injured by steam are disinfected by formaldehyde
generated in a small chamber.
Separate motor vans are used for the collection of infected and delivery of disinfected
articles.

Table: The work done during the year by the disinfecting staff is shown in the following table:—

The work done during the year by the disinfecting staff is shown in the following table:—

Disease.No. of cases.No. of houses.No. of rooms contents disinfected or destroyed.No. of rooms sprayed and fumigated.
Small Pox4499
Scarlet Fever421421426430
Diphtheria804301319321
Enteric Fever10101010
Erysipelas71716169
Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia1111
Encephalitis Lethargica1111
Polio-myelitis————
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis1414914
Pneumonia1212918
Tuberculosis13913977121
Measles18181925
Vermin aud Scabies181181155143
Other Diseases326326259312
Totals1502149913551474