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St Pancras 1916
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1916
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23 verminous persons from common lodging houses outside the borough
were paid for by the London County Council at the rate of Is. per attendance,
and also 23 persons from Finsbury paid for by the Finsbury Borough
Coxmcil at the same rate.
PUBLIC MORTUARIES AND CORONER'S COURT.
| Number of bodies deposited in the General Mortuary during 1916 | 402 |
| „ ,, Infectious ,, „ | 10 |
| Total | 412 |
Inquests held during 1916—
| In the Coroner's Court —General Cases | 336 |
| ,, ,, Poor Law ,, | 44 |
| Elsewhere in St. Pancras | — |
| Total | 380 |
BACTERIOLOGICAL EXAMINATIONS.
The following work has been done by the Lister Institute of Preventive Medicine, Chelsea Gardens, S.W at the expense of the borough in respect of
St. Pancras persons: —
| Total. | Positive. | Negative. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Examinations of swabs for B. diphtherias | 202 | 72 | 130 |
| ,, sputum for B. tuberculosis | 243 | 64 | 179 |
| ,, blood for Widal reaction (typhoid) | 17 | 5 | 12 |
THE STAFF.
At the beginning of 1916 the working staff of the department had lost 5
male sanitary inspectors and 4 clerks by enlistment, and was short of one
further sanitary inspector owing to the fact that the vacancy caused by death
in 1914 had not been filled.
During the year there were no further losses of permanent staff. Mr. W.
C. Harvey, temporary clerk, was called up on 21st June, and Mr. J. Molloy,
junior clerk (permanent) returned to the Council's service from the Army on
31st August.
Temporary clerks were appointed in the persons of Miss M. Gardner and
Miss H. Loder on 30th May and 10th July respectively.
Temporary sanitary inspectors were appointed in the persons of Miss II.
Payne and Miss M. MacKenzie on the 22nd November. The normal
staff of 15 male inspectors and one full-time and two half-time female sanitary
inspectors were therefore represented at the end of 1916 by 9 male sanitary
inspectors and 3 full-time and 2 half-time female sanitary inspectors.