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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The amount of work done here during the year is indicated in the table below. The figures represent the number
of attendances. At each attendance the person receives a bath, and his or her clothes are stoved.
Slept previous night at | Reason for Cleansing, | Adults. | Children. | Sum Total | |||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Males. | Females. | Total. | St. Pancras | Outside St. Pancras. | |||||||||||
10 to 15. | 6—10 | 0-5 | Total. | 10 to 15. | 5—10 | 0—5 | Total. | ||||||||
M. | F | M. | F. | ||||||||||||
Private Addresses | Pediculosis—Head | - | 20 | 20 | 9 | 204 | 163 | 8 | 884 | 2 | 41 | 48 | - | 86 | 490 |
—Body | 63 | 9 | 72 | 35 | 4 | 19 | - | 58 | 23 | 2 | 2 | —- | 50 | 180 | |
—Both | -- | 8 | 8 | 242 | 318 | 423 | - | 983 | 241 | 203 | 246 | - | 698 | 1684 | |
Rowton Houses | —Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | — | —- | —- |
—Body | 56 | - | 56 | - | - | - | - | - | — | — | — | - | 56 | ||
—Both | 2 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | |
Common Lodging Houses | —Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
—Body | 186 | 3 | 139 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 139 | |
—Both | 8 | 4 | 7 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 7 | |
Salvation Army Shelter | —Head | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
—Body | 4 | — | 4 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 4 | |
—Both | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
In the open | — Head | — | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
—Body | 70 | 4 | 74 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 74 | |
—Both | 2 | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | |
Total Pediculosis | |||||||||||||||
,, —Head | — | 21 | 21 | 9 | 204 | 163 | 8 | 384 | 2 | 41 | 43 | — | 86 | 491 | |
„ —Body | 329 | 16 | 345 | 35 | 4 | 19 | — | 58 | 23 | 2 | 25 | — | 51 | 458 | |
„ —Both | 7 | 13 | 20 | 242 | 318 | 423 | — | 983 | 244 | 203 | 246 | — | 693 | 1696 | |
Doubtful | — | — | — | 4 | — | 2 | — | 6 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 8 | |
Soabies | 25 | 10 | 35 | 47 | 29 | 61 | 1 | 138 | 38 | 31 | 48 | 1 | 118 | 291 | |
Totals | 361 | 60 | 421 | 337 | 555 | 668 | 9 | 1569 | 307 | 277 | 364 | 1 | 949 | 2939 |
69 of the verminous adults cleansed were soldiers, including 21 from
Penton Street Barracks, Finsbury.
In addition to the foregoing work, the following cleansings were carried out in respect of bedfellows of these :—
Vermin. | St. Pancras Children. | Outside St. Pancras Children. | Sum Total. | ||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 and over. | 10—15. | 5-10. | Under 5. | Total. | 15 and over. | 10—15. | 5—10. | Under 5. | Total. | ||
Pediculosis-Head | - | 12 | 31 | 6 | 49 | - | 2 | 5 | - | 7 | 56 |
,, -Body | — | 1 | 3 | — | 4 | — | 1 | 4 | — | 5 | 9 |
,, —Both | — | 37 | 159 | 1 | 197 | — | 28 | 54 | — | 82 | 279 |
Doubtful | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
Scabies | — | 6 | 56 | 8 | 70 | — | 6 | 51 | — | 57 | 127 |
Totals | — | 56 | 249 | 15 | 320 | — | 37 | 114 | 151 | | 471 |