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St Pancras 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Disinfection.
NOTIFICATIONS OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES, 1953, (with 1952 comparison).
| Disease. | Notifications. | Diagnosis subsequently revised. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under 1 | 1 and over | Totals | ||||||
| 1953 | 1952 | 1953 | 1952 | 1953 | 1952 | 1953 | 1952 | |
| Acute Influenzal and Acute Primary Pneumonia | 4 | 5 | 99 | 99 | 103 | 104 | 2 | 1 |
| Acute Poliomyelitis | 1 | - | 35 | 27 | 36 | 27 | 14 | 4 |
| Diphtheria and membranous croup | - | - | 8 | 11 | 8 | 11 | 4 | 8 |
| Dysentery | 16 | 2 | 145 | 82 | 161 | 84 | 8 | 7 |
| Enteric or Typhoid Fever | - | - | 3 | - | 3 | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | 26 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 1 | - |
| Food poisoning | 1 | 1 | 29 | 18 | 30 | 19 | - | - |
| Malaria | - | - | 11 | 2 | 11 | 2 | - | - |
| Measles | 74 | 27 | 1,297 | 1,158 | 1,371 | 1,185 | 5 | 6 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 2 |
| Ophthalmia neonatorum | 7 | 29 | - | - | 7 | 29 | - | - |
| Puerperal Pyrexia | - | - | 100 | 124 | 100 | 124 | - | - |
| Scabies | - | - | 45 | 52 | 45 | 52 | - | - |
| Scarlatina or Scarlet Fever | 2 | - | 180 | 145 | 182 | 145 | 6 | 4 |
| Whooping Cough | 36 | 31 | 349 | 226 | 385 | 257 | 3 | 6 |
Bacteriological Examinations.
To aid in diagnosis and to detect contact or carrier cases, the borough council provides
bacteriological diagnosis free of charge in connection with certain diseases.
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
Diphtheria bacilli
31
479
510
Tubercle bacilli
6
97
103
Dysentery
2
/
75
77
Totals
39
651
690