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St Pancras 1934

[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-pox (suspected)1112
Scarlet Fever643620622569
Diphtheria424403396420
Enteric Fever7773
Erysipelas18013012217
Puerperal Fever nnd Pyrexia1010104
Encephalitis Lethargica2211
Polio-myelitis2221
Cerebro-spinal Meningitis8885
Pneumonia4441
Tuberculosis10810844113
Measles63612860
Vermin and Scabies413373228378
Other Diseases35635133267
Totals2171208018051636