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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 1960

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

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Table: DisinfestingFigures set out below show the number of houses, rooms, etc., dealt with after infectious diseases or following complaints of vermin:-

Disinfesting

Figures set out below show the number of houses, rooms, etc., dealt with after infectious diseases or following complaints of vermin:-

CauseNumber of casesSprayed and Fumigated
Number of rooms and contentsRooms onlyContents only
Dysentery701555
Enteric Fever....
Erysipelas32.1
Measles....
Meningococcal Infection75.2
Other diseases21216.200
Poliomyelitis45..
Scabies1-.1
Scarlet Fever96.3
Tuberculosis3335-5
Vermin448.81110
Totals78784811277

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Laundry Service for Incontinent Persons

Table: The laundry is collected and returned twice weekly The following table shows the number of persons helped during 1959 and 1960:-

The laundry is collected and returned twice weekly The following table shows the number of persons helped during 1959 and 1960:-

MonthCasesNo. of Services
1959196019591960
January182866153
February2628101111
March203381128
April213471133
May253181117
June312592110
July322793115
August2628100116
September2730102119
October2635144153
November2935116151
December3145120140