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St Pancras 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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1924.
Re-organisation of the districts and duties of the Sanitary Inspectors and Health Visitors.
Re-arrangement of Ante-Natal Consultations and Midwifery grants.
Berkeley Road Welfare Centre closed and work transferred to Camden Road.
Appointment of Dr. S. Churchill as Assistant Medical Officer terminated.
Council decided that the dispensary treatment of tuberculous persons, for the whole of
the Borough, should be carried out at the Dispensary in Oakley Square.
Provision of beds and/or bedding for necessitous persons suffering from Tuberculosis.
Arrangement with Professor A. G. R. Foulerton for bacteriological examinations
terminated. Professor F. H. Teale appointed in his stead.
1925.
Clinic for Artificial Light treatment opened at the South Highgate Centre.
Maiden Road Branch Tuberculosis Dispensary closed.
Agreement respecting Joint Tuberculosis Dispensary at University College Hospital
terminated.
Improved arrangements for dental treatment of Tuberculous patients.
Improvements to Mortuary and new equipment provided for Post Mortem room.
Mr. West appointed an additional Sanitary Inspector (Temporary).
CHEMICAL AND BACTERIOLOGICAL WORK.
The Borough Council has an arrangement with the Bacteriologist of University College Hospital for the examination, at the expense of the Council, of material sent by medical practitioners in connection with suspected cases of diphtheria, typhoid fever and tuberculosis. The following specimens were examined during the year : —
| Nature of Specimen. | Positive. | Negative. | Total. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swabs for Diphtherias Bacilli | 257 | 1030 | 1287 | ||
| Blood, re Typhoid Fever | 3 | 3 | 6 | ||
| Sputum for Tubercle Bacilli | 59 | 409 | 468 | ||
Examinations of sputum in connection with cases attending the tuberculosis
dispensaries is carried out by the staff at the dispensaries.
Facilities for the examination of cerebro-spinal fluid in suspected cases of cerebro-spinal
fever, encephalitis lethargica, &c., are available to the Medical Officer of Health through the
London County Council, and for the examination of blood in suspected malaria through
the Ministry of Health.
The chemical work of the Public Analyst (Mr. J. Kear Colwell, F.I.C.) in connection
with the Sale of Food and Drugs Acts is given on page 94.
Section VIII.—HOUSING.
During the year ended December 31st, 1925, 62 houses and 88 flats were erected in the
Borough, on the Holly Lodge Estate in Ward 1.
One flat over business premises was also erected in Ward 6.
In connection with overcrowding, the London County Council gives special consideration,
with regard to vacancies in any of the dwellings under their control, to cases recommended
by your Medical Officer of Health. Such cases are selected from the worst cases of over-