London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1889
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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CONTENTS.
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Introduction—
Meteorology 6
Vital Statistics—
Public Institutions 7
Population 8
Marriages 10
Births 10
Deaths 11
Ages at Death 11
Causes of Death 11
Comparative Mortality of Sub-Districts 13
Sanitation—
Mortuaries 14
Coroner's Court 14
Infectious Diseases— 14
Notification—Effect of the Infectious Disease Notification Act 15
Isolation—Effect of the Poor Law Act 16
Disinfection—The New Disinfecting Chamber 17
Vaccination 20
Open Spaces 43
Dwellings—Insanitary Areas Reported—Insanitary Dwellings Reported 23
Water Supply—Extension of Constant System 26
Drainage, Sewerage 27
Refuse Removal 27
Nuisances—Brick-burning Case 28
Markets 29
Trade Premises—Cow-house License refused 30
Food and Drugs Act 30
Legislation— 32
Appendix—Statistical Tables 33
Reference Lists 71