[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]

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On the other hand it is only right to contrast the situation with what has been achieved, and the following Table shows the extent of the Council's tenancies in 1947 and in 1948:—

	1947.	1948.

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St. Pancras Town Hall, Euston Road, N.W.l.

St. Pancras Sub-District.	Registrar.	Day and Hour of Fixed Attendance.

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Climatological Summary, Year 1948. Station, Camden Square, N.W.l—Lat. 51° 33' N. Long. 0° 08' W.

	January	February	March	April	May	June	July	August	September	October	November	December

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The following table shows the number of marriages which have taken place in the Borough since 1939, and the marriage rates for those years.

Year.	C. of E.	R.C.	Chapels.	Superintendent Registrar's Office.	Total Marriages.	Estimated Population.	Marriage Rate per 1,000 Population.

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Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.

		Telephone

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Day Nurseries.

	Telephone

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Hospitals in the Borough. (There are no disclaimed hospitals in the Borough.)

Name and Address of Hospital.	Telephone Number.	Authority under which Functioning.	Number of Beds.

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School Treatment Centres in St. Pancras. (By appointment only. Application in first instance to School Care Committee.)

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Ambulances may be summoned as follows:—

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STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1948. Population. The civilian population, as estimated by the Registrar-General, mid-1948, was :—140,200. Comparable estimates for preceding years are set out on page 29.

Registered Live Births.
		M.	F.	Total.	Rate per 1,000 of estimated population.

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CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION—1948

	Ages—Both Sexes
Causes of death	Under 1 year	1 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 45	45 and under 65	65 and upwards	Totals
Causes of death	Under 1 year	1 and under 5	5 and under 15	15 and under 45	45 and under 65	65 and upwards	M	F

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DEATHS FROM CANCER OF ST. PANCRAS RESIDENTS DURING 1948.

Situation of Disease.	Ages.						Totals.						Wards.																No Address.
	Ages.						Totals.						1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		No Address.
	0-15.	15-20.	20-25.	25-35.	35-45.	45-55.	55-68.	65-75.	75-85.	85 and up.	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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The following table shows the number of deaths of St. Pancras persons from certain diseases during the years 1918 to 1948—

Year.	Cancer.	Tuberculosis.	Heart Disease.	Pneumonia. (all forms).	Bronchitis.	Population.

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Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age.

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DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE—1948 from stated causes with Age and Weird distribution.

Cause of death	Age											Deaths in each Ward																No address		Totals
	Under 1 day	1 day to 1 week	1-2 weeks	2-3 weeks	3-4 weeks	Total under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 3 months	3-6 months	6-9 months	9-12 months	Total Deaths under 1 year	1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		No address		Totals
	Under 1 day	1 day to 1 week	1-2 weeks	2-3 weeks	3-4 weeks	Total under 4 weeks	4 weeks and under 3 months	3-6 months	6-9 months	9-12 months	Total Deaths under 1 year	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age, from, stated causes, since 1939.

	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948

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Vital Statistics of Borough of St. Pancras since 1918.

Year	Population estimated at middle of each year	Nett Registered live births belonging to the borough		Nett deaths belonging to the borough
		Nett Registered live births belonging to the borough		At all ages		Under 1 year of age		Under 4 weeks.
		Number	Rate per 1,000 of estimated population	N umber	Rate per 1,000 of estimated population	Number	Rate per 1,000 nett live births	Number	Rate per 1,000 nett live births.

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Still Births, Illegitimate Births, and Deaths of Illegitimate Children.

Year.	Still Births.		Illegitimate Births.		Deaths of Illegitimate Children.
	Still Births.		Illegitimate Births.		Under 1 year.		Under 4 weeks.
	Number (Illegitimates in brackets.)	Rate per 1,000 births (live and still).	Number.	Rate per cent. of live births.	Number.	Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate births.	Number.	Rate per 1,000 Illegitimate births.

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Maternal Mortality in Borough of St. Pancras in 1948.

	Ages.							Conditions.			Wards.
	15-20.	20-25.	25-30.	30-35.	35—40.	40-15.	45 and up.	Married.	Single.	Widowed.	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	No Address.

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Deaths from Puerperal Causes in 1948.

Rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births.
	Deaths.	Sepsis.	Other causes.	Total.

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Comparable figures for preceding years:—

Rate per 1,000 Live and Still Births.
Year.	Sepsis.	Other Causes.	Total.	Sepsis.	Other Causes.	Total.

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Deaths from Tuberculosis of St. Pancras Residents during 1948.

	Under 1 year		1-2 years		2-5 years		5-10 years		10-15 years		15-20 years		20-25 years		25-35 years		35—45 years		45-55 years		55-65 years		65-75 years		75 and upwards		Wards																No address		Total
	Under 1 year		1-2 years		2-5 years		5-10 years		10-15 years		15-20 years		20-25 years		25-35 years		35—45 years		45-55 years		55-65 years		65-75 years		75 and upwards		1		2		3		4		5		6		7		8		No address		Total
	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M		M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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Deaths from Tuberculosis—All ages.

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Comparable figures for preceding years

Year.	No. of Deaths.	Rate.

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Notification of Infectious Diseases.

Population	196,883	228,585	228,980	212,900	212,500	214,400	214,600	216,300	216,800	213,200	206,000	204,400	204,400	195,600	194,000	190,900	187,540	185,300	183,900	181,900	179,400	167,300	133,200	103,770	105,900	108,640	105,780	111,400	129,410	136,700	140,200
	1918	1919	1920	1921	1922	1923	1924	1925	1926	1927	1928	1929	1930	1931	1932	1933	1934	1935	1936	1937	1938	1939	1940	1941	1942	1943	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948

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Cases Notified.

Disease.	Notifications			Comparable totals for 1947
Disease.	Under 1	1 and over	Total for 1948	Comparable totals for 1947

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It was subsequently ascertained that the following notifications which are included in the preceding table, were not regarded as cases of the disease as originally diagnosed:—

Disease.	Under 1	Over 1	Total

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The following table shows:— (a) The number of children born each year since 1923 (Column 2). (b) The number of those children who have been immunised (Column 3). (c) The ages of those children at 31st December, 1948 (Column 4). (d) The ages of those children at time of immunisation (Column 5). (e) The year of immunisation and totals immunised each year (Diagonal Columns). (/) The total immunised and the age distribution (Bottom line).

1 YEAR	2 BIRTHS	3 NUMBER IMMUNISED	4 AGE AT 31st DEC. 1947	5 AGE AT TIME OF IMMUNISATION															TOTALS IMMUNISED	YEAR

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Measles. Particulars of the cases, deaths and incidence and mortality rates of Measles since 1926 are given in the following table:-

Estimated population	Year	Cases				Deaths
Estimated population	Year	Under 1 year	Over 1 year	Total	Incidence rate per 1,000 population	Under 1 year	1-5 years	5-15 years 1	Adults	Total	Mortality rate per 1,000 cases

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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, 1947.

	Number				Percentage of Births registered
	North	South-East	Southwest	Whole Borough	North	South-East	Southwest	Whole Borough

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The following are comparable percentages of successful vaccinations:—

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This work is carried out under contract by the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, 23, Queen Square W.C.I.

	Positive	Negative	Total

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CLEANSING, AND DISINFECTING. Cleansing. The number of attendances at the Council's Public Health Annexe during the year was as follows:— (1) Scabies.

		Men		Women		Children under 5		Schoolchildren		Total 1948		Total 1947

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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	Sprayed and Fumigated
	Number of Cases	Number of Rooms and Contents	Rooms only	Contents only

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SECTION 4. Sanitary Circumstances of the Area. Visits by District Sanitary Inspectors.

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The following table gives a summary of this branch of the work of the department during the past four years:—

	1945.	1946.	1947.	1948.

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The above police court proceedings were taken under the following statutes or regulations:—

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Drainage. The Sanitary Inspectors have the duty of supervising all work in connection with drains, including construction, reconstruction and repairs. During the year the following work has been carried out, and the figures for the previous three years are also given for the purpose of comparison:—

	Inspections. 1948.	Inspections. 1947.	Inspections. 1946.	Inspections. 1945.

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Blind Persons.

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The ages of the blind persons were as follows:—

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Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933. The following applications were received during 1948 for retention or entry in the Council's list of persons entitled to sell poisons included in Part II of the Poisons List:—

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The following table gives some indication of the chief defects which were found to exist in the remainder:—

	Defects.

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During the period from that date to the end of the year 37 cases were dealt with, having come to the notice of the Public Health Department from the following sources:—

	Cases.

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Mortuary and Coroner's Court. The St. Pancras Mortuary continues to be one of the busiest in London. The following table shows the routine work undertaken with, in brackets, the corresponding figures for 1947:—

	Post-Mortem Examinations.	Received for Viewing only.	Total.

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Houses and Flats Erected in the Metropolitan Borough of St. Pancras since 1919.

Year.	By St. Pancras Borough Council.	By London County Council.	By Commissioners of Crown Lands.	By Private Enterprise.	Annual Total.

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Factories and Bakehouses. Particulars of inspections and other work carried out by the two Factory Inspectors during 1948 are given in the following table—

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Part I of the Act. 1. Inspections, etc.

Premises	Number on Register.	Number of
Premises	Number on Register.	Inspections.	Written Notices.	Occupiers Prosecuted.

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2. Cases in which defects were found.

Particulars.	Found.	Remedied.	Referred.		Number of prosecutions.
Particulars.	Found.	Remedied.	To H.M. Inspector.	By H.M. Inspector.	Number of prosecutions.

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The following table gives the number and type of such premises in the borough, and the nature of the work carried out:—

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Particulars of the inspections and other work carried out by the Council's three Food Inspectors during 1948 are given in the following table:—

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Number of samples taken—

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Unsound Foods:—

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Bacteriological Samples—Milk, 1948.

	T.T. (Past)		. Past.		Ster.		H.T.		Totals
	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory	Satisfactory	Unsatisfactory

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The following table shows the detailed results of the examinations of ice cream samples during the years 1947 and 1948, and indicates that the improvement anticipated in my last report was achieved during the latter period:—

		1947		1948
		Samples	%	Samples	%

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Legal Proceedings. The following 19 prosecutions were undertaken during 1948 in respect of food and drugs Food and Drugs Act, 1938.

Court and Date of Hearing.	Offence.	Result of Proceedings.

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Unsound Food Condemned and Destroyed. During the year 1948, the undermentioned unsound or diseased food was surrendered by the owners and dealt with by the Food Inspectors. Wherever possible the food was used for cattle feeding.

Articles.	Quantity.	Articles.	Quantity.

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Prior to 4th July, 1948, such notifications were required to be made to the district Medical Officer of Health, and the number notified for the six months of the year to that date was as follows:—

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The following table gives the total number of visits made by the above mentioned Health Visitors during 1947 (whole year) and 1948 (six months only):—

	Council's Visitors		University College Hospital Visitors		Total
	1947	1948	1947	1948	1947	1948

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Dental Treatment.

	Ampthill Square	Camden Town

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Maternity and Child Welfare Centres—Sessions and Attendances.

Centres	St. Pancras School for Mothers (Ampthill Square)		Camden Town		Kentish Town		North St. Pancras School for Mothers (Queen's Crescent)		Somers Town		South Highgate		Totals for Council's Centres		University College Hospital		Grand Totals
Centres	1948	1947	1948	1947	1948	1947	1948	1947	1948	1947	1948	1947	1948	1947	1948	1947	1948	1947

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Payment for this nursing was included in block grants made by the Council, which for the six months ended 4th July, 1948, were as follows:—

District Nursing Association	Under the Maternity and Child Welfare Scheme		Under the Influenzal Pneumonia Regulations		Total Block Grant

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The following table gives the number of cases and the number of visits during the same half.year:—

District Nursing Association	No. of Cases	No. of Visits

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The following table gives particulars in respect of the half year:—

Where born.	Number Born.	Died in 24 hours.	Died between 24 hours and 1 month.	Survived.	Removed to other Boroughs.

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Particulars of all new cases of Tuberculosis and of all deaths from this disease during 1948 are given in the following table in the form required by the Ministry of Health:—

Age Periods	New Cases				Deaths
	Pulmonary		Non.Pulmonary		Pulmonary		Non.Pulmonary
	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.	M.	F.

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Tuberculosis Deaths, 1948.*

Year of Notification.	Total.	Percentage.

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The number of cases of Tuberculosis notified and those which came to knowledge by means of death reports and transfers from other districts are given in the following tables

Number of Notifications on Form A
Primary Notifications
0	1	5	10	15	20	25	35	45	55	65 and upwards	Total
to	to	to	to	to	to	to	to	to	to
1	5	10	15	20	25	35	45	55	65

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Age Periods	Information obtained from Special Death Reports, by Transfer from other districts, and by Posthumous Notifications
Age Periods	0 to 1	1 to 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	15 to 20	20 to 25	25 to 35	35 to 45	45 to 55	55 to 65	65 and upwards	Total

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The following table gives particulars as to the prevalence and fatality of this disease during the past 10 years:—

Year	Estimated Population	Notifications			Deaths			Notification Rate per 1,000 population			Death Rate per 1,000 population
Year	Estimated Population	Pulmonary	Other forms	All forms	j Pulmonary	Other forms	All forms	Pulmonary	Other forms	All forms	Pulmonary	Other forms	All forms

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Notification Register. The following table gives the information for the year ended 31st December, 1948, in the prescribed form:—

	Pulmonary	Non-Pulmonary	Total

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On the other hand it is only right to contrast the situation with what has been achieved, and the following Table shows the extent of the Council's tenancies in 1947 and in 1948:—

St. Pancras Town Hall, Euston Road, N.W.l.

Climatological Summary, Year 1948. Station, Camden Square, N.W.l—Lat. 51° 33' N. Long. 0° 08' W.

The following table shows the number of marriages which have taken place in the Borough since 1939, and the marriage rates for those years.

Maternity and Child Welfare Centres.

Day Nurseries.

Hospitals in the Borough. (There are no disclaimed hospitals in the Borough.)

School Treatment Centres in St. Pancras. (By appointment only. Application in first instance to School Care Committee.)

Ambulances may be summoned as follows:—

STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1948. Population. The civilian population, as estimated by the Registrar-General, mid-1948, was :—140,200. Comparable estimates for preceding years are set out on page 29.

CLASSIFICATION OF DEATHS, WITH AGE DISTRIBUTION—1948

DEATHS FROM CANCER OF ST. PANCRAS RESIDENTS DURING 1948.

The following table shows the number of deaths of St. Pancras persons from certain diseases during the years 1918 to 1948—

Death Rate of Infants under 1 year of age.

DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 1 YEAR OF AGE—1948 from stated causes with Age and Weird distribution.

Deaths of Infants under 1 year of age, from, stated causes, since 1939.

Vital Statistics of Borough of St. Pancras since 1918.

Still Births, Illegitimate Births, and Deaths of Illegitimate Children.

Maternal Mortality in Borough of St. Pancras in 1948.

Deaths from Puerperal Causes in 1948.

Comparable figures for preceding years:—

Deaths from Tuberculosis of St. Pancras Residents during 1948.

Deaths from Tuberculosis—All ages.

Comparable figures for preceding years

Notification of Infectious Diseases.

Cases Notified.

It was subsequently ascertained that the following notifications which are included in the preceding table, were not regarded as cases of the disease as originally diagnosed:—

Measles. Particulars of the cases, deaths and incidence and mortality rates of Measles since 1926 are given in the following table:-

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, 1947.

The following are comparable percentages of successful vaccinations:—

This work is carried out under contract by the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene, 23, Queen Square W.C.I.

CLEANSING, AND DISINFECTING. Cleansing. The number of attendances at the Council's Public Health Annexe during the year was as follows:— (1) Scabies.

Disinfection. Figures set out below show the number of houses, rooms, etc., dealt with after infectious diseases or following complaints of vermin:—

SECTION 4. Sanitary Circumstances of the Area. Visits by District Sanitary Inspectors.

The following table gives a summary of this branch of the work of the department during the past four years:—

The above police court proceedings were taken under the following statutes or regulations:—

Blind Persons.

The ages of the blind persons were as follows:—

Pharmacy and Poisons Act, 1933. The following applications were received during 1948 for retention or entry in the Council's list of persons entitled to sell poisons included in Part II of the Poisons List:—

The following table gives some indication of the chief defects which were found to exist in the remainder:—

During the period from that date to the end of the year 37 cases were dealt with, having come to the notice of the Public Health Department from the following sources:—

Mortuary and Coroner's Court. The St. Pancras Mortuary continues to be one of the busiest in London. The following table shows the routine work undertaken with, in brackets, the corresponding figures for 1947:—

Houses and Flats Erected in the Metropolitan Borough of St. Pancras since 1919.

Factories and Bakehouses. Particulars of inspections and other work carried out by the two Factory Inspectors during 1948 are given in the following table—

Part I of the Act. 1. Inspections, etc.

2. Cases in which defects were found.

The following table gives the number and type of such premises in the borough, and the nature of the work carried out:—

Particulars of the inspections and other work carried out by the Council's three Food Inspectors during 1948 are given in the following table:—

Number of samples taken—

Unsound Foods:—

Bacteriological Samples—Milk, 1948.

The following table shows the detailed results of the examinations of ice cream samples during the years 1947 and 1948, and indicates that the improvement anticipated in my last report was achieved during the latter period:—

Legal Proceedings. The following 19 prosecutions were undertaken during 1948 in respect of food and drugs Food and Drugs Act, 1938.

Unsound Food Condemned and Destroyed. During the year 1948, the undermentioned unsound or diseased food was surrendered by the owners and dealt with by the Food Inspectors. Wherever possible the food was used for cattle feeding.

Prior to 4th July, 1948, such notifications were required to be made to the district Medical Officer of Health, and the number notified for the six months of the year to that date was as follows:—

The following table gives the total number of visits made by the above mentioned Health Visitors during 1947 (whole year) and 1948 (six months only):—

Dental Treatment.

Maternity and Child Welfare Centres—Sessions and Attendances.

Payment for this nursing was included in block grants made by the Council, which for the six months ended 4th July, 1948, were as follows:—

The following table gives the number of cases and the number of visits during the same half.year:—

The following table gives particulars in respect of the half year:—

Particulars of all new cases of Tuberculosis and of all deaths from this disease during 1948 are given in the following table in the form required by the Ministry of Health:—

Tuberculosis Deaths, 1948.*

The number of cases of Tuberculosis notified and those which came to knowledge by means of death reports and transfers from other districts are given in the following tables

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The following table gives particulars as to the prevalence and fatality of this disease during the past 10 years:—

Notification Register. The following table gives the information for the year ended 31st December, 1948, in the prescribed form:—