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 1900
[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 6
Health Committee 7
Officers 8
I.—Introduction—
Meteorology 9
St. Pancras Parish, 1856 to 1900 10-12
II.—Vital Statistics—
Area—Boundary 13-15
Properties transferred in the adjustment of Boundaries 16-19
Public Institutions 20
Population 21
Marriages 21
Births 21
Deaths 22
Ages at Death 22, 23
Causes of Death 23-26
Violent Deaths — Uncertified Deaths — Inquests—
Mortuaries 27
Comparative Mortality of Sub-Districts 25
III.—Infectious Diseases—
Notifications—Diagnostic Tests 27, 29
Plague 30-36
Small-pox 36, 37
Enteric Fever 37-41
Puerperal Fever 41
Diarrhæa and Condensed Milk 41
Measles 42-50
Isolation 50-53
Disinfection—Family Shelter 54
Vaccination 54-57
IV.—sanitation—
§ 1. Inspections 58-60
„ 2. Open Spaces 60, 61
„ 3. Dwellings 62-69
„ 4. Schools 69
„ 5. Factories and Workshops 69-75
„ 6. Water Supply and Water Service 75, 76
„ 7. Drainage 76
„ 8. Refuse Removal 77
„ 9. Nuisances 77
„ 10. Summonses 78-80