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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 1921
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The notifications of, and deaths from, the notifiable infectious diseases, are classified in the following table according to their Wards and Registration Sub-Districts
| Infectious Diseases. | Notifications. | Deaths. | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| West. Ward. | South. Ward. | East. Ward.. | North. Ward. | No Address. | Whole Borough. | West. Ward. | South. Ward. | East. Ward. | North. Ward. | No Address. | Whole Borough. | |||||||||
| 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 | |||||
| 1. Variola or Smallpox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 2. Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | 149 | 257 | 94 | 250 | 252 | 198 | 302 | 211 | — | 1,713 | — | 3 | 2 | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 7 |
| 3. Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 81 | 116 | 35 | 86 | 79 | 81 | 126 | 119 | — | 723 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 4 | — | 51 |
| 4. Typhus Fever ... | — | — | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Enteric or Typhoid Fever | 3 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 5 | — | 28 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| 6. Fever, Simple and Continued | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 7. Relapsing Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8. Puerperal Fever | 2 | 1 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 3 | — | 11 | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 |
| 9. Erysipelas | 11 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 11 | — | 87 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | - | 3 |
| 10. Cholera | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 11. Plague | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 12. Anthrax | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 13. Glanders | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 14. Hydrophobia | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 15. Cerebrospinal Meningitis | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 |
| 16. Anterior Poliomyelitis | — | - | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 4 | — | - | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 17. OphthalmiaNeonatorum | 4 | 28 | 19 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 7 | 5 | — | 101 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18. Encephalitis Lethargica | 3 | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 8 | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| 19. Acute Primary Pneumonia | 28 | 41 | 6 | 20 | 68 | 36 | 23 | 20 | — | 242 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 20. Acute Influenzal Pneumonia | 10 | 12 | 2 | 13 | 25 | 18 | 14 | 5 | — | 99 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 21. Malaria | 2 | 4 | — | — | 8 | 1 | 1 | 2 | — | 18 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | — | — | — | 1 |
| 22. Dysentery | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 23. Trench Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 24. Measles | 197 | 134 | 11 | 162 | 319 | 43 | 109 | 174 | — | 1,149 | 2 | 1 | — | - | 11 | 3 | 1 | 5 | — | 23 |
| 25. German Measles | 13 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 16 | — | 81 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26. †Tuberculosis— Pulmonary | 78 | 73 | 61 | 55 | 74 | 57 | 56 | 67 | 25 | 546 | 31 | 35 | 24 | 34 | 25 | 27 | 36 | 30 | 8 | 250 |
| Other Forms | 18 | 23 | 3 | 10 | 22 | 28 | 24 | 21 | 4 | 153 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 1 | 54 |
| † Including all primary notifications made under the Public Health (Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1912 on Forms "A," "B," "C," or "D." | ||||||||||||||||||||