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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| Consecutive No. | Inspector's Numbering. | Volume of apparent filth per million. | Nature of filth. | The degree acidity of per cent. | Number of living micro-organisms perc.c on gelatine at 20 deg. C. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | 213 | 300 | Very few pus cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | .14 | 1,000,000 |
| 14 | 214 | trace only | Nil | •176 | 10,000 |
| 15 | 215 | 40 | Very few pus cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | •144 | 10,000 |
| 16 | 216 | 100 | Few pus cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | •164 | 10,000 |
| 17 | A. 47 | 2000 | Consists entirely of pus cells, no streptococci, acid fast bacilli probably not tubercle bacilli | •18 | 4,200 |
| 18 | A. 48 | 6000 | Consists entirely of pus cells, no streptococci, acid fast bacilli probably tubercle bacilli | •172 | 4,050 |
| 19 | C. 200 | 1000 | Many pus cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | .156 | 3,360,000 |
| 20 | C, 201 | 300 | Many pus cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | •16 | 7,340,000 |
| 21 | 225 | 300 | Many pus cells, staphylococci present, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | •184 | 8,200,000 |
| 22 | 226 | 100 | Nil | •188 | 36,000,000 |
| 23 | 227 | 240 | Fair number of pus cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | •188 | 8,000,000 |
| 24 | 228 | 200 | Very few pus cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | •192 | 33,000,000 |
| 25 | C. 202 | 100 | Small number of pus cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | •164 | 29,950,000 |
| 26 | C. 203 | 100 | Small number of pus cells, no streptococci, no tubercle bacilli | .164 | 25,600,000 |