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, London, Borough of]
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CONTENTS.
page
Map of St. Pancras, showing the Registration Sub-Districts 5
Health Committee and Officers 6
I.—Introduction—
The Year 7
Meteorology 8
II.—Vital Statistics—
Public Institutions 9
Population 10
Marriages 10
Births 10
Deaths 10
Ages at Death 11
Causes of Death 12
Uncertified Deaths—Inquests 15
Coroner's Court—Mortuaries 15
Comparative Mortality of Sub-Districts 15
III.—Infectious Diseases—
Notification 16-24
Isolation 24
Vaccination 25-27
Disinfection 28
IY.—Sanitation —
Staff and General work 29-31
Open Spaces 31
Dwellings—Unhealthy Dwelling-houses and Areas 32-37
Workshops and Factories—Bakehouses—Laundries 37
Water Supply and Water Service—Regulations and Bye-Laws 38-45
Drainage and Sewerage—Regent's Canal 45-49
Refuse Removal and Disposal—Destructor 50
Nuisances—Dead Animals 50
Summonses 51-53
V.—Food—
Food Premises 53
Unfit Food 54-55
Adulterated Food 56-57
VI.—Legislation 58
VII.—Appendix—
A.—Statistical Tables—
Table No. 1.—Shewing the Population, Inhabited Houses,
Marriages, Births, and Deaths, for the year 1892 and ten
years preceding 59
Table No. 2.—Showing the Annual Birth and Death-rates,
Death-rate of Children, and proportion of Deaths in Public
Institutions to a thousand deaths for the year 1892 and
ten years preceding 60
Table No. 3a.— Showing Deaths registered at all ages and from
all causes during the year 1892 61