London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972
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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 1948
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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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 Rooms and Contents | Rooms only | Contents only | ||
| Cerebro-spinal meningitis | 6 | 6 | — | 2 |
| Diphtheria | 46 | 43 | 3 | 2 |
| Dysentery | 39 | 51 | 18 | 6 |
| Enteric fever | 2 | 1 | 2 | — |
| Erysipelas | 34 | 5 | 2 | 34 |
| Measles | 48 | 3 | 4 | 41 |
| Other diseases | 458 | 21 | 8 | 434 |
| Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Poliomyelitis | 7 | 5 | 3 | — |
| Puerperal fever | 3 | 3 | — | — |
| Scabies | 28 | 1 | — | 27 |
| Scarlet fever | 123 | 88 | 31 | 15 |
| Tuberculosis | 129 | 108 | 38 | 14 |
| Vermin | 673 | 18 | 1,329 | 57 |
| Whooping cough | 5 | — | — | 5 |
| Totals | 1,602 | 353 | 1,438 | 638 |