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 1956
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras, Metropolitan Borough]
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Figures set out below show the number of houses, rooms, etc, dealt with after infectious diseases or following complaints of vermin:-
| Cause | Number of Cases | Sprayed and Fumigated | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Number of rooms and Contents | Rooms only | Contents only | ||
| Dysentery | 69 | 5 | 10 | 54 |
| Encephalitis | 7 | - | 10 | - |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | 2 | 3 | - |
| Erys ipelas | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Measles | 25 | 2 | 2 | 21 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 10 | 2 | 9 | - |
| Other diseases | 267 | 14 | 19 | 237 |
| Poliomyelitis | 12 | 8 | 5 | 1 |
| Scabies | 6 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Scarlet Fever | 22 | 7 | 14 | 2 |
| Tuberculosis | 71 | 59 | 11 | 8 |
| Vermin | 439 | 33 | 527 | 118 |
| Totals | 934 | 134 | 612 | 445 |