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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 1954
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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CLEANSING AND DISINFESTING
Cleansing
The number of attendances at the Council's Public Health Annexe during
the year was as follows:-
| Men | Women | Children under 5 | Schoolchildren | Total 1954 | Total 1953 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. pancras | 88 | 65 | 32 | 93 | 278 | 213 |
| Ex St. Pancras | 12 | 11 | - | 5 | 28 | 3 |
| No fixed abode | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Totals | 100 | 76 | 32 | 98 | 306 | 217 |
| Men | Women | Children under 5 | Schoolchildren | Total 1954 | Total 1953 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (St. Pancras | 1 | 21 | 16 | 775 | 813 | 1,307 |
| Head lice (Ex St. Pancras | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (No fixed abode | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| (St. Pancras | 715 | 1 | - | 722 | 748 | |
| Body lice (Ex St. Pancras | 89 | 3 | - | - | 92 | 102 |
| (No fixed abode | 31 | ~ | - | - | 31 | 43 |
| Totals | 836 | 30 | 17 | 775 | 1,658 | 2,200 |
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
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