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St Pancras 1953

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

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Table: Nunber of deaths of Tuberculous patients.

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Nunber of deaths of Tuberculous patients.

	Age periods.
	0 to 1	1 to 5	5 to 10	10 to 15	15 to 25	25 to 45	45 to 65	65 and up	Totals
Pulmonary -Males						6	15	8	29
Females	-		-	-	-	6	-	2	8
Non Pulmonary -Males	1								1
Females	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	1
Totals	1	-	-	-	-	13	15	10	39

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† For result of proceedings see Public Health (London) Act, 1936.
Rat Extermination.
An important advance in rodent control was made during the year 1946 when the Ministry
of Food agreed to increase the Government grant provided the Council undertook the systematic
treatment of the Borough area by area. The preparation of the scheme and the training of
staff was completed in December. A full report on the efficacy of the scheme will not be
available, therefore, until 1947.
Although the Ministry of Food is the Government department responsible for the central
administration of rodent control, so far as St. Pancras is concerned the extermination of rats is
important not only for the preservation of food supplies but in the interests of public health.
Rats can carry disease, such as the organism responsible for salmonella food poisoning, typhoid
fever and dysentery, and their presence in dwelling houses causes loss of sleep and has a dangerous
effect upon the nervous system, especially of women and children.
There were 834 complaints of rat infestation during the year. . 660 premises were
treated ; 181 were business premises in respect of which receipts from occupiers amounted to
approximately £375, and 479 were private dwellings where the service was free of charge.
Mortuary and Coroner's Court.

Table: The following table gives particulars of the prevalence and fatality of this disease during the past 15 years:-

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The following table gives particulars of the prevalence and fatality of this disease during the past 15 years:-

Year	Estimated Population.	Notifications			Notification Rate per 1 000 population			Deaths			Death Rate per 1,000 population
		Pulmonary	Other forms	All forms	Pulmonary	Other forms	All forms	Pulmonary	Other forms	All forms	Pulmonary	Other forms	All forms
		1939	167,300	310	44	354	1.87	0.26	2.13	118	12	130	0.70	0.07	0.77
		1940	133.200	292	45	337	2.19	0.33	2.52	144	16	160	1.08	0.12	1.20
		1941	103,770	283	40	323	2.72	0.38	3.10	113	10	123	1.08	0.09	1.17
		1942	105,900	274	42	316	2.58	0.39	2.97	134	13	147	1.26	0.12	1.38
		1943	108,640	273	44	317	2.51	0.40	2.91	111	6	117	1.02	0.05	1.07
1944	105,780	320	38	358	3.02	0.35	3.37	115	13	128	1,08	0.09	1.17
1945	111,400	298	39	337	2.67	0.35	3.02	117	10	127	1.05	0.08	1.13
1946	129,410	308	47	355	2.45	0.36	2.81	92	6	98	0.71	0.04	0.75
1947	136,700	320	41	361	2.34	0.30	2.64	96	9	105	0.70	0.07	0.77
1948	140,200	318	45	363	2.27	0.32	2.59	90	8	98	0.64	0.06	0.70
1949	141,330	314	38	352	2.22	0.27	2.49	99	6	105	0.70	0.04	0.74
1950	141,300	344	32	376	2.43	0.23	2.66	69	7	76	0.48	0.05	0.53
1951	139,100	353	40	393	2.54	0.28	2.82	67	6	73	0.48	0.04	0.52
1952	139,600	313	36	349	2.24	0.26	2.50	43	3	46	0.31	0.02	0.33
1953	138,400	322	33	355	2.32	0.24	2.56	37	2	39	0.27	0.01	0.28

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St Pancras 1953

Table: Nunber of deaths of Tuberculous patients.

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Table: The following table gives particulars of the prevalence and fatality of this disease during the past 15 years:-

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