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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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Notification Register. This is kept at the Dispensary. The following table gives the information for the year ended 31st December, 1946, in the prescribed form :—
| Pulmonary | Non-Pulmonary | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Number of cases on the Register at the commencement of the year 1946 | 964 | 155 | 1,119 |
| Number of new cases during the year | 339 | 49 | 388 |
| 1,303 | 204 | 1,507 | |
| Number of cases removed from the Register during the year (from death or other causes) | 291 | 45 | 336 |
| Number of cases remaining on the Register at the end of the year | 1,012 | 159 | 1,171 |
Public Health (Prevention of Tuberculosis) Regulations, 1925.
These regulations make it possible to require that an individual suffering from tuberculosis
shall discontinue employment in the milk trade. No formal action was necessary
during the year.
Tuberculosis Dispensary.
Tuberculosis Officer, Dr. G. A. Back. Address and telephone number of Dispensary:—
Barnes House, Camden Road, N.W.I. Gulliver 2371.
The following are the times of the sessions at the Dispensary :—
| Monday | 11 a.m. | — | — |
| Tuesday | — | 2 p.m. | — |
| Wednesday | 11 a.m. | — | — |
| Thursday | — | 2 p.m. | 7 p.m. (Patients at work only) |
| Friday | — | 2 p.m. | — |
| Saturday | 11 a.m. (School children only) | — | — |