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 1957
[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 | 41 | 12 | 10 | 21 |
| Enteric Fever | 5 | 4 | 1 | - |
| Erysipelas | 3 | - | - | 3 |
| Measles | 26 | 1 | 2 | 23 |
| Meningococcal Infection | 6 | 5 | 1 | - |
| Other diseases | 288 | 9 | 71 | 246 |
| Poliomyelitis | 18 | 14 | 4 | 1 |
| Scabies | 3 | - | 3 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | 41 | 15 | 23 | 5 |
| Tuberculosis | 52 | 35 | 24 | 7 |
| Vermin | 404 | 25 | 567 | 78 |
| Totals | 887 | 120 | 706 | 385 |