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St Pancras 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICES IN THE BOROUGH
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION S
| Positive | Negative | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| For Diphtheria Bacilli | 43 | 1,032 | 1,075 |
| Tubercle Bacilli | 18 | 241 | 259 |
| Haenolytic Streptococci | 8 | 9 | 17 |
| Dysentery. Food Poisoning. | etc. | 17 | 17 |
| 69 | 1,299 | 1,368 |
NURSING IN THE HOME
The following district Nursing Associations undertake the
nursing of eases of i!?.m;::a occurring in expectant and nursing
mothers and children under 5 years of age.
An annual block grant is made to each Association in respect of such nursing of certain specified diseases:
| Block Grant £ | Casos | |
|---|---|---|
| Hampstead | 108 | |
| Metropolitan | 250 | 272 |
| North London | 25 | 64 |
TREATMENT CENTRES AND CLINICS
| Centre | Expectant Mothers | Children | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total Consult -atlons | Total Attendances | Total Consultations | Attendances | |||
| Under 1 | 1-5 | |||||
| St. Pancras School for Mothers Ampthill Square. | 12 | 124 | 158 | 3,047 | 1,991 | 5,038 |
| Camden Town | 35 | 437 | 249 | 4,875 | 3,674 | 8,549 |
| Kentish Town | 60 | 830 | 193 | 4,450 | 2,378 | 6,828 |
| North St. Pancras School for Mothers Queen's Crescent | 34 | 465 | 202 | 4,684 | 2,512 | 7,196 |
| Somers Town | 12 | 147 | 199 | 3,545 | 2,641 | 6,186 |
| South Highgate | - | - | 103 | 2,097 | 1,870 | 3,967 |
| University College Hospital | 157 | 2,229 | 102 | 596 | 252 | 863 |
| Royal Fr"?e Hospital | 130 | 687 | 102 | 244 | 267 | 456 |
| TOTALS | 440 | 4,919 | 1,308 | 23,538 | 15,585 39,123 | |
| Artificial Light treatment • | - | 48 | 720 | |||