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St Pancras 1947
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Attendances at Cleansing Station.
Total Attendances.
Scabies.
Vermin.
Year. Scabies. Vermin. Totals.
1932 1,706 5,576 7,282
1933 1,731 5,037 6,768
1934 2,256 5,908 8,164
1935 2,051 5,944 7,995
1936 3,197 5,893 9,090
1937 2,427 5,693 8,120
1938 3,924 5,290 9,214
1939 2,081 3,879 5,960
1940 1,591 3,002 4,593
1941 2,049 4,091 6,140
1942 7,089 2,870 9,959
1943 9,152 3,033 12,185
1944 6,171 3,416 9,587
1945 6,301 2,977 9,278
1946 5,467 3,471 8,938
1947 2,423 2,767 5,190
Disinfection.
Figures set out below show the number of houses, rooms, etc., dealt with after infectious diseases or following complaints of vermin:—
| Number of Cases | Number of Houses | Sprayed and Fumigated | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of Rooms and Contents | Rooms only | Contents only | |||
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | 10 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 52 | 51 | 55 | 1 | 2 |
| Dysentery | 8 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 1 |
| Enteric fever | 3 | 3 | 5 | — | — |
| Erysipelas | 30 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 11 |
| Measles | 46 | 46 | 3 | 6 | 40 |
| Poliomyelitis | 32 | 32 | 32 | 4 | — |
| Puerperal fever | 2 | 2 | 2 | — | — |
| Scabies | 35 | 35 | — | — | 35 |
| Scarlet fever | 112 | 112 | 101 | 16 | 3 |
| Tuberculosis | 148 | 148 | 142 | 16 | 11 |
| Vermin | 685 | 696 | 19 | 1,391 | 45 |
| Other diseases | 339 | 339 | 18 | 29 | 299 |
| Whooping cough | 6 | 6 | — | — | 6 |
| Chicken Pox | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | — |
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