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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 1923
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Below is shown the number of articles disinfected or destroyed during the year on account of infectious disease or verminous condition :—
| Infectious Disease. | Verminous. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Destroyed. | Disinfected. | Destroyed. | Disinfected. | |
| Beds, mattresses and paliasses | 47 | 1465 | 16 | 78 |
| Bolsters and pillows | 41 | 2947 | 3 | 107 |
| Sheets, blankets and counterpanes | 13 | 4115 | 2 | 156 |
| Rugs, mats, cushions, carpets, covers and curtains | 17 | 548 | 3 | 56 |
| Wearing apparel | 35 | 1576 | — | 82 |
| Books | — | 98 | — | — |
| Sundries | 50 | 177 | 6 | 20 |
| Totals | 203 | 10926 | 30 | 499 |
The tables above are exclusive of the disinfection of the clothing of persons attending
the cleansing station for vermin or scabies.
The following table shows the number of persons cleansed and disinfected after having been in contact with infectious disease:—
| Males. | Females. | Children under 10. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | 2 | 3 | — |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 3 | — |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 3 | — |
| Enteric Fever | — | 1 | — |
| Puerperal Fever | — | 6 | — |
Cleansing Station.
The amount of work done here during the year is indicated in the following table. The figures represent the number of attendances. At each attendance the person receives a bath, and his or her clothes are stoved.
| Men. | Women. | Children under 15. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Pancras Cases | Vermin | 950 | 27 | 4003 | *4980 |
| Scabies | 19 | 33 | 775 | 827 | |
| Cases from outside | Vermin | 48 | 2 | 817 | 867 |
| St. Pancras | Scabies | — | — | 240 | 240 |
| Vermin | 998 | 29 | 4820 | 5847 | |
| Scabies | 19 | 33 | 1015 | 1067 | |
| Totals | 1017 | 62 | 5835 | 6914 | |
* Includes 478 males and 3 females who had no home address,