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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 1934
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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| 1934. | 1933. | 1932. | 1931. | 1930. | 1929. | 1928. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Puerperal Fever. | Cases | 31 | 42 | 25 | 33 | 43 | 33 | ||
| Deaths | 3 | 6 | 8 | 3 | Nil. | 5 | 3 | ||
| Incidence | 7.1 | 11.6 | 15.2 | 8.5 | 10.3 | 13.6 | 10.1 | per 1,000 births. | |
| Mortality Rate | 16.7 | 19.4 | 19.0 | 12.0 | Nil. | 11.6 | 9.1 | per 100 cases. | |
| Death Rate | 2.2 | 29 | 1.0 | Nil. | 1.6 | 0.9 | per 1,000 births. | ||
| Puerperal Pyrexia. | Cases | 37 | 34 | 37 | 37 | 53 | 41 | ||
| Incidence | 13.8 | 12.3 | 12.5 | 11.6 | 16.7 | 12.5 | per 1,000 births. |
ERYSIPELAS.
156 cases were notified and 13 deaths occurred, as compared with 121 cases and 9
deaths during the previous year.
CEREBRO-SPINAL MENINGITIS.
(Cerebro-Spinal, Fever, Meningococcal Meningitis, "Spotted Fever.")
Four cases were notified and two others were brought to notice after death. Of
the four notified cases, only two have recovered completely and the diagnosis was doubtful
throughout the course of one of them. Two of the notified cases died; the diagnosis in
both cases was confirmed. There were therefore six cases, one being very doubtful, and four
deaths during the year.
The case mortality is very high. The disease has a sudden onset and fatal cases usually
die in the early stages. A survey of the mode of treatment is being made, the effect of different
brands of serum is being carefully recorded, and these reports are sent to the Ministry of Health.
It is hoped that the collection of these data from the whole country will supply the necessary
information on the value of Serum Treatment.
ACUTE POLIOMYELITIS AND POLIOENCEPHALITIS.
Two cases were notified, and one came to notice only after death. One of the
notified cases was reported to have shown very little progress. An offer to arrange for special
treatment at Queen Mary's Hospital was refused. The other notified case is receiving this
special treatment. Both these cases are young children.
The third case was that of a young man, whose death was allocated to this disease by
the Registrar-General, owing to its inclusion on the death certificate. He suffered from
active Pulmonary Tuberculosis, which disease contributed to his death.