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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 1931
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Table No. 9.
| Bristow. | Crockart. | Liandel-Jones. | Smyth. | Templeton. | Anderson. | Blaxland. | Camman. | Holland. | Hunter. | Blair. | Chapman. | Manger. | Robinson. | Bagnall. | Bruce. | Clarke. | Harris. | Harrop. | Lurie. | Lynn. | Smith. | *Woodroff. | Totals. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Infants. Under 1 | First Visits | 53 | 10 | 5 | — | — | 117 | 199 | — | — | 115 | 208 | 75 | 98 | 130 | 164 | 233 | 100 | 168 | 228 | 245 | 220 | 137 | 14 | 2519 |
| Subsequent | 361 | 42 | 12 | — | — | 349 | 697 | — | — | 457 | 675 | 305 | 544 | 487 | 936 | 1037 | 679 | 544 | 429 | 848 | 570 | 844 | 16 | 9832 | |
| „ 1-2 | First Visits | 1 | 4 | 2 | — | — | 13 | 13 | — | — | 3 | 8 | 4 | — | 6 | 12 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 11 | 3 | 4 | — | 111 |
| Subsequent | 282 | 19 | 2 | — | — | 272 | 450 | — | — | 345 | 313 | 124 | 310 | 254 | 375 | 514 | 519 | 279 | 191 | 376 | 276 | 434 | 10 | 5345 | |
| First Visits | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 16 | 23 | — | — | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 3 | 18 | — | 110 | |
| Subsequent | 304 | 13 | — | — | — | 527 | 645 | — | — | 544 | 358 | 216 | 169 | 308 | 297 | 557 | 420 | 393 | 391 | 615 | 422 | 783 | 5 | 6967 | |
| Expectant Mothers | First Visits | 52 | 25 | — | — | — | 50 | 156 | — | — | 44 | 9s | 57 | 47 | 60 | 181 | 57 | 42 | 102 | 133 | 71 | 143 | 55 | 12 | 1385 |
| Subsequent | 56 | 14 | — | — | — | 8 | 106 | — | — | 65 | 47 | 152 | 123 | 27 | 382 | 134 | 101 | 34 | 31 | 117 | 22 | 4 | - | 1423 | |
| Measles | 4 | — | — | 4 | 19 | 16 | — | — | 43 | 20 | 10 | 5 | 28 | 49 | 24 | 3 | 13 | 58 | 30 | 12 | 45 | 1 | 386 | ||
| German Measles | — | — | — | — | 2 | 4 | — | — | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 10 | — | 3 | — | 2 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 3 | — | 63 | ||
| Whooping Congh | 37 | — | — | — | 1 | 25 | 37 | — | — | 35 | 18 | 11 | 4 | 26 | 11 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 46 | 14 | 20 | 47 | 9 | 368 | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 2 | 5 | — | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | 3 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | — | 2 | 3 | 11 | 3 | — | 9 | 5 | 3 | 72 | ||
| Puerperal Fever | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | — | — | 23 | ||
| ,, Pyrexia | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | — | 3 | 1 | — | 4 | 2 | — | 29 | |
| Tuberculosis. Dispensary Cases | — | —- | — | — | — | — | — | 1877 | 2252 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4129 | |
| „ Others | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1786 | 1149 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2935 | |||
| Other diseases | 78 | 2 | 2 | — | 3 | 79 | 108 | — | 1 | 114 | 40 | 41 | 15 | 74 | 31 | 60 | 9 | 22 | 179 | 50 | 103 | 82 | 23 | 1119 | |
| Milk Enquiries | 5 | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | 44 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 12 | — | — | — | 9 | 9 | — | 18 | 7 | — | 123 | |
| Consultations and Classes attended | 162 | 251 | 234 | 254 | 224 | 117 | 161 | _ | _ | 154 | 152 | 164 | 177 | 151 | 145 | 165 | 170 | 166 | 227 | 155 | 215 | 161 | 16 | 3601 | |
| Other Visits | 145 | 446 | 16 | — | 48 | 533 | 140 | 4 | 13 | 773 | 255 | 236 | 188 | 109 | 463 | 30 | 279 | 348 | 463 | 5 | 392 | 174 | 15 | 5075 | |
| Totals | 1545 | 841 | 274 | 254 | 281 | 2140 | 2803 | 3667 | 3415 | 2698 | 2215 | 1406 | l692 | 1691 1 | 3055 | 2844 | 2332 | 2121 | 2422 | 2546 | 2444 | 2805 | 124 | 45615 | |
*Temporary service—4 weeks.