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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 1950
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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CLEANSING AND DISINFECTING.
Cleansing.
The number of attendances at the Council's Public Health Annexe during the year was
as follows :—
(1) Scabies.
| Men | Women | Children under 5 | School-children | Total 1950 | Total 1949 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Pancras | 96 | 83 | 36 | 222 | 437 | 735 |
| Ex St. Pancras | 9 | 8 | — | 2 | 19 | 6 |
| No fixed abode | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Totals | 105 | 91 | 36 | 224 | 456 | 741 |
(2) Verminous Conditions.
| Men | Women | Children under 5 | School-children | Total 1950 | Total 1949 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Head lice | St. Pancras | — | 23 | 11 | 1,742 | 1,776 | 1,947 |
| Ex St. Pancras | — | 6 | 2 | — | 8 | 11 | |
| No fixed abode | — | 3 | — | — | 3 | — | |
| Body lice | St. Pancras | 536 | 4 | — | 1 | 541 | 472 |
| Ex St. Pancras | 33 | — | — | — | 33 | 10 | |
| No fixed abode | 31 | 1 | — | — | 32 | 13 | |
| Totals | 600 | 37 | 13 | 1,743 | 2,393 | 2,453 | |
The majority of the children included in the above tables were brought by school officers
of the London County Council under powers conferred upon them by the Education Act, 1944.
Payment is made by the London County Council at the rate of two shillings per child in
respect of verminous conditions, and one shilling per bath for those suffering from scabies.