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St Pancras 1933

[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 eases 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-pox----
Scarlet Fever630620622651
Diphtheria355349347369
Enteric Fever8883
Erysipelas10710710613
Puerperal Fever and Pyrexia991414
Encephalitis Lethargica----
Polio-myelitis5554
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis1010910
Pneumonia4442
Tuberculosis10810851107
Measles24231730
Vermin and Scabies341336187345
Other Diseases318318303131
Totals1919189716731679