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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 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Based on bacteriological examination, 6 cases were reported to be suffering from
Typhoid and 5 from Paratyphoid fever. Three of the cases proved fatal. With reference to
the source of infection, in one case oysters had been eaten, another had been staying at the
sea-side, and another touring the Continent, during the incubation period. Two of the cases
were hospital nurses, and another had been an in-patient of a hospital for several months prior
to the onset of the illness. In the remaining cases no probable source of infection could be
discovered.
The following table gives particulars as to the prevalence and fatality of this disease during the past 10 years, corrected for errors in diagnosis:—
| Year. | Number of Cases. | Number of Deaths. | Case Mortality per cent. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1916 | 29 | 5 | 17 |
| 1917 | 17 | 5 | 29 |
| 1918 | 11 | 5 | 45 |
| 1919 | 7 | 2 | 29 |
| 1920 | 14 | 1 | 7 |
| 1921 | 26 | 2 | 8 |
| 1922 | 9 | 1 | 11 |
| 1923 | 14 | 1 | |
| 1924 | 9 | 2 | |
| 1925 | 11 | 3 | 27 |
TUBERCULOSIS.
The number of cases of tuberculosis notified during the year is given in the following
table in the form required by the Ministry of Health:—