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 1906

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

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Consecutive No.Volume of apparent filth per million.Nature of Filth.The degree of acidity per cent.Number of living micro-organisu.s per c.c. on gelatine at 20 deg. c.
1540Pus present. No streptococci, no tubercle bacilli.1881,689,000,000
1680A few pus cells, a great deal of debris and threads. No streptococci or tubercle bacilli.19862,442,400,000
1750A great deal of dirt and debris; streptococci and a little pus present. No tubercle bacilli present.206103,164,000,000
1840No pus, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli1651,329,700,000
1960A few pus cells. No streptocoui or tubercle bacilli.1880,600,200,000
2060A large number of pus cells, streptococci and tubercle bacilli present.16438,052,000,000
2170Pus present. No streptococci, no tubercle bacilli.176195,030,800,000
2230A large number of pus cells; a few hairs. No streptococci or tubercle bacilli.21245,715,300,000
2360No pus, streptococci, or tubercle bacilli.1827,238,300,000
2440Pus present. No streptococci or tubercle bacilli.19228,794,300,000
2540Pus and streptococci present No tubercle bacilli.16445,828,000,000
2630Nil. No pus, streptococci or tubercle bacilli.23239,886,200,000
2760Nil. No pus, streptococci or tubercle bacilli.1613,047,500,000
2840Nil. No pus, streptococci or tubercle bacilli.17429,498,300,000
2970A very few pus cells. No streptococci or tubercle bacilli.17231,369,000,000
3020Nil. No pus, streptococci or tubercle bacilli.16924,094,000,000