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St Pancras 1902

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

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Twenty-five persons were directly or indirectly infected, consisting of 15
men, 7 of whom had been working at the hospitals, 9 women, (1, whose husband
brought the infection home and was not himself attacked), and 1 child. There were
15 different families in this group.
SMALL-POX IN ST. PANCRAS.
The following tables record the progress of clinical examinations, chickenpox
notifications, and notifications of small-pox, week by week during the
epidemic.

Table: Table A (1).St. Pancras: Doubtful Cases.—Cases clinically examined by Medical Referees and results. 4th Quarter, 1901.

Table A (1).

St. Pancras: Doubtful Cases.—Cases clinically examined by Medical Referees and results. 4th Quarter, 1901.

Number of WeeksWeek endingTotal Number of Cases Examined.Small-pox.Chicken-pox.Other notifiable Infectious Diseases.Non-notifiable Infectious Diseases.Other Communicable Diseases.Non-Communicable Diseases.
405th October, 1901..............
4112th „ „..............
4219th „ „..............
4326th „ „..............
442nd November „ „..............
459th „ „..............
46*16th „ „211........
4723rd „ „21..1......
4830th „ „522....1..
497th December „ „33..........
5014th „ „541........
5121st „ „44..........
5228th „ „33..........
Totals241841..1..

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* These examinations did not commence until the 46th week of the year, 1901, and about the 15th
week of the epidemic.