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St Pancras 1900

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, London, Borough of]

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Table: DISINFECTION.The following is a record of the disinfection carried out during the year:—

DISINFECTION.

The following is a record of the disinfection carried out during the year:—

Number of rooms fumigated1141
Number of rooms stripped and cleansed1083
Destroyed.Articles.Disinfected.
20Beds -1860
6Mattresses1125
18Palliasses1119
4Bolsters1587
8Pillows3925
3Sheets218
2Blankets3020
lCounterpanes -891
320Wearing Apparel15,210
1Hugs and Mats666
13Cushions445
9Carpets677
3Covers556
—Curtains497
370Sundries775

Table: Family Shelter.—The following Table gives for the year the dates of admission, the number of families, of males, females, and children, the place from whence they came and the disease after which disinfection was required, and for which the Shelter was sought:—

Family Shelter.—The following Table gives for the year the dates of admission, the number of families, of males, females, and children, the place from whence they came and the disease after which disinfection was required, and for which the Shelter was sought:—

Date. 1900.Males.Females.Children under 10.Dwelling Place.District.Disease.Length of Stay. (Days)
Jan. 1st11..Great College StreetEDiphtheria . .2
„ 16 th..13Exmouth StreetW„ ..1
Feb. 13th..11Clarence Buildings .E„ ..1
Nov. 8th..12Seymour StreetEScarlet Fever1

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VACCINATION.
The usual Tables, kindly supplied by the Vaccination Officers—Messrs.
Richards and Webb—are set out in the two following pages:—