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St Pancras 1909

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

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Table: CONTACT SHELTER.Number of families, and of persons in families, in contact with Infectious Disease sheltered, cleansed and disinfected.

CONTACT SHELTER.

Number of families, and of persons in families, in contact with Infectious Disease sheltered, cleansed and disinfected.

Date.Males.Females.Children under 10.Dwelling Place.District.Disease.Length of stay.
1909.Hours.
Feb. 5th213Whitfield StreetSouthScarlet Fever2 or 3
M arch 3rd—2—Little Goodge Street,,,, ,,,,
„ 4th1——,, ,,,,,, ,,,,
,, 4th—1—Liverpool Street,,Puerperal ,,,,
April 7th1——Britannia Street,,Scarlet ,,,,
June 4th—1—Sidney StreetEastPuerperal „,,
Aug. 20th1——Oak VillageNorthScarlet „,,
Sept. 4th—1—Mansfield Road,,,,,,
Oct. 20th1——Islip StreetEastDiphtheria,,
„ 29th11—Wilkin StreetNorthScarlet Fever,,
Nov. 11th—1—St. James's Gardens,,,, ,,,,
,, 22nd1——Hampden StreetEast,, ,,,,
Dec 14th—1—Cantlowes Road„Erysipelas,,
„ 17th1——Warden RoadNorthScarlet Fever,,
„ 28th2——" ,,,,,, ",,

Table: CLEANSING STATION.I.— Personal Cleansing.—The number of cleansings of the body and disinfesting of the clothing of persons applying at the Station

CLEANSING STATION.

I.— Personal Cleansing.—The number of cleansings of the body and disinfesting of the clothing of persons applying at the Station

Slept previous night at.Vermin.Adults.Children.Sum Total
Males.Females^Total.10 to 15.5—10Under 5.Total.
M.F.
Private AddressesPhthiriasis—Pediculi Head.........22983263629621
„ —Body142221642808611022221682332
Rowton HousesScabies—Acari8...8...2811...3947
Phthiriasis—Pediculi—Head...• ••.....................
„ —Body281...281...............281
Common LodgingScabies—Acari...........................
Phthiriasis—Pediculi—Head...........................
„ —Body1352191371...............1371
Houses Salvation ArmyScabies—Acari1...1...............1
Phthiriasis—Pediculi—Head...........................
„ —Body2...2• ••............2
Shelter In the openScabies—Acari...........................
Phthiriasis—Pediculi—Head...........................
,, —Body35829387...............387
Scabies—Acari...33...............8
Phtniriasis— Pediculh—Head......... 22983263629629
„ —Body21357022052808641022221684373
Scabies—Acari9312...2811...3951
Doubtful............23...55
Total214473221728211921362528415058