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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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3,070 intimatio.1 notices were served, including 196 by
the Factory Inspectors. I.378 Statutory Notices Included 4
under the Shops Act.
20 prosecutions^were undertaken in respect of general
sanitary work, and 26 under the various Food and Drugs Acts
and Regulations.
Defects found under the Factories Act numbered 377. of
which 371 were remedied. There were no prosecutions.
DISINFECTION ¡ö
During the year disinfections were carried out after infectious diseases, as follows:
| Disease | No. of cases | No, of Houses | No. of rooms contents dls infected or destroyed. | No. of rooms sprayed and fumigated |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlet Fever | 257 | 248 | 258 | 222 |
| Diphtheria | I'M. | 143 | 142 | 141 |
| Enteric Fever | 6 | 6 | 5 | 4 |
| Erysipelas | 50 | 50 | 50 | 4 |
| Crebro-spinal Meningitis | . 10 | 10 | 10 | 3 |
| Measles | 5 | 5 | 4 . | 5 |
| Malaria | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Dysentery | 5 | 5- | 5 | 1 |
| Scabies | 229 | 186 | 194 | 1 |
| Tuberculosis | 127 | 127 | 25 | |
| Vermin | 502 | 501 | 384 | 218 |
| Polio Myelitis | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| Other Diseases (not | ||||
| notifiable) | 360 | 360 | 350 | 36 |
| Continued Fever | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals | 1,699 | 1,645 | 1,431 | 773 |
The number of articles disinfected or destroyed on account of infectious disease or verminous conditions is as follows:
| Destroyed | Disinfected | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (a) Infectious Disease | 2.16 | 21,175 | ||
| (b) Verminous conditions | 101 | 19,999 | ||
| CLEANSING STATION The number of attendances during the year was: | ||||
| Men | Women | Children under 15 | Total | |
| Vermin | 1,052 | 20 | 2,807 | 3,879 |
| Scabes | 201 | 227 | 1.653 | 2,081 |
| 1,253 | 247 | 4,460 | 5,960 | |