Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Disinfecting. Figures set out below show the number of houses, rooms, etc., dealt with after infectious diseases or following complaints of vermin:—
— | Number of Cases | Sprayed and Fumigated | ||
---|---|---|---|---|
Number of Rooms and Contents | Rooms only | Contents only | ||
Cerebro-spinal meningitis | 12 | 10 | — | 3 |
Diphtheria | 17 | 15 | 2 | 1 |
Dysentery | . 21 | 15 | 7 | 1 |
Encephalitis | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Enteric fever | 9 | 7 | 2 | — |
Erysipelas | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 |
Malaria | 1 | — | 1 | — |
Measles | 21 | 6 | 4 | 13 |
Other diseases | 338 | 7 | 5 | 327 |
Poliomyelitis | 28 | 25 | 10 | — |
Scabies | 2 | — | — | 2 |
Scarlet fever | 161 | 91 | 75 | 4 |
Smallpox | 1 | — | — | 1 |
Tuberculosis | 145 | 117 | 50 | 10 |
Vermin | 598 | 22 | 978 | 80 |
Totals | 1,373 | 319 | 1,139 | 452 |