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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 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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The following table gives particulars as regards vaccination in respect of children whose
births were registered in the Borough of St. Pancras from 1st January to 31st December, 1945.
Figures for 1946 are not yet available.
| Number | Percentage of Births registered | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| North | South-East | Southwest | Whole Borough | North | South-East | Southwest | Whole Borough | |
| Births registered | 293 | 1,012 | 1,231 | 2,536 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
| Successfully vaccinated | 152 | 540 | 717 | 1,409 | 51.9 | 53.3 | 58.2 | 55.5 |
| Died, unvaccinated | 3 | 42 | 46 | 91 | 1.0 | 4.1 | 3.7 | 3.6 |
| Had smallpox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Insusceptible of vaccination | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 0.1 | — | 0.0 |
| Received certificate of conscientious objection | 92 | 154 | 222 | 468 | 31.4 | 15.2 | 18.0 | 18.4 |
| Postponed by medical certificate | 9 | 6 | 20 | 35 | 3.1 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 1.4 |
| Moved to known address in other districts | 12 | 211 | 167 | 390 | 4.1 | 20.8 | 13.5 | 15.3 |
| Lost sight of by removal | 13 | 37 | 42 | 92 | 4.4 | 3.6 | 3.4 | 3.6 |
| Unvaccinated and not accounted for in previous columns | 12 | 21 | 17 | 50 | 4.1 | 2.0 | 1.3 | 1.9 |
Comparable percentages of successful vaccinations for previous years were:—
| 1940 | 33.4 |
| 1941 | 43.6 |
| 1942 | 54.7 |
| 1943 | 57.2 |
| 1944 | 55.5 |
Whooping Cough.
511 cases were notified by medical practitioners, of which 14 were not subsequently
confirmed. An additional 48 cases came to the notice of the department and were visited.
There was one death, a child between 1 and 5 years of age.
CLEANSING AND DISINFECTING STATION.
Cleansing.
The number of attendances at the Cleansing Station, Camley Street, was as follows:— (1) Scabies.
| Men | Women | Children under 5 | Schoolchildren | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Pancras | 507 | 1,550 | 598 | 2,135 | 4,790 |
| Ex St. Pancras | 17 | 33 | 12 | 611 | 673 |
| No fixed abode | 2 | 2 | — | — | 4 |
| Totals | 526 | 1,585 | 610 | 2,746 | 5,467 |