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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 1944

Annual report (abridged) on the Health of the Borough for the year 1944

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Infectious Diseases - Continued
It .was subsequently ascertained that the following notifications
which are included in the preceding table, were not regarded as
cases of the disease as originally diagnosed -
Cerebro-spinal meningitis
Diphthoria & membranous group
Dysentery
Measles
Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever
Whooping cough
Under 1
-
1
3
3
2
6
Over 1
2
23
9
21
29
5
TOTAL
2
24
12
24
31
11
Cleansing Station
number of attendances at the Camley Street Cleansing station
show a decrease as against figures for the preceding year, the
years totals being as follows -

Table: Cleansing Station The number of attendances at the Camley Street Cleansing station show a decrease as against figures for the preceding year, the years totals being as follows -

Cleansing Station

The number of attendances at the Camley Street Cleansing station show a decrease as against figures for the preceding year, the years totals being as follows -

SCABIESMenWomenChildren under 5 School ChildrenTotal
St.Pancras4446862637022,095
Ex St.Pancras1549-208272
4597352639102,367

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In order to assist with the treatment of scabies cases,
arrangements were made with the Middlesex, Royal Free
and University College Hospitals, and the persons
attending were -
Middlesex Royal Free University College TOTAL
395 6 355 757

Table: VERMIN

VERMIN

MenWomenChildren under 5School ChildrenTOTAL
St.Pancras10141896916352,907
Ex St.Pancras5019_440509
1O642086920753,416

Table: The number of Head Cleansings included in the foregoing figures were -

The number of Head Cleansings included in the foregoing figures were -

MenWomenChildren under 5School ChildrenTOTAL
St. Pancras-1856816351, 888
Ex St.Pancras-18-440458
-2036820752,346