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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 1941
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Slaughter houses 341
Butchers' Shops and meat Stalls 1,669
Prepared Meat Premises 308
(11) Inspection of other Premises where Food is
prepared or offered for sale
The Food Inspectors have kept all such premises
under regular and frequent observation, 1,949 Inspections
being made for the purpose.
(c) Adulteration, etc.
800 samples (394 formal and 406 Informal) were
submitted for analysis by the Public Analyst, of which
18 formal and 15 informal were found to be adulterated.
Prosecutions were undertaken as follows:
Food & Drugs (Adulteration) Act, 1928 14
Food 8c Drugs Act, 1938 1
Public Health (preservatives in Food)
Regulations, 1925/1939 1
Merchandise Marks Act, 1887 2
Merchandise Marks (Imported Goods)
No. 7 Order, 1934 2
INFECTIOUS DISEASE AND
OTHER DISEASES
| Disease | Under 1 | 1 and over | Total | Cases Admitted to Hospital | Total Deaths |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | 2 | 251 | 253 | 243 | - |
| Diphtheria and Membranous Croup | 3 | 154 | 157 | 157 | 2 |
| Erysipelas | - | 51 | 51 | 50 | 1 |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | . - | 6 | 6 | 6 | 1 |
| Puerperal Fever | - | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | 34 | 34 | 31 | 2 | |
| Cerebro-spinal Meningitis | 2 | 10 | 12 | 13 | 2 |
| Anterior poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis | 2 | 2 | 2 | - | |
| Ophthalmia Neonatorum | 23 | — | 23 | 17 | 1 |
| Encephalitis Lethargica | - | - | - | - | 2. |
| Acute Influenza and Influenzal Pneumonia | - | 31 | 31 | 22 | 18 |
| Acute Primary Pneumonia | 5 | . 163 | 168 | 126 | 2 |
| Malaria | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
| Dysentery | l | 9 | 10 | 10 | 1 |
| Food Poisoning | - | 4 | 4 | - | - |
| Measles | 14 | 71 | 85 | 47 | — |
| Whooping Cough | 64 | 462 | 526 | 307 | 6 |
| Continued Fever | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - |
SMALL POX AND VACCINATION
Of the 3,843 births registered in Saint Pancras during
1938, 1,689 (43.9 per cent.) were successfully vaccinated
Figures for 1939 are not yet available.