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St Pancras 1963

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

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Table: Tuberculosis RegisterThe following tables gives a summary of the changes in the register during the year1963:-

Tuberculosis Register

The following tables gives a summary of the changes in the register during the year1963:-

PulmonaryNon-pulmonaryTotal
Number of cases on the Register at the commencement of the year.933741,007
Number of new cases during the year.1599168
1,092831,175
Number of cases removed from the Register during the year (by death or other causes).17414188
Number of cases remaining on the Register at the end of the year.91869987

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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.

Table: This work is carried out by either the Public Health Laboratory Service (at Colindale or County Hall), or the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene,23,Queen Square, W.C.1.

This work is carried out by either the Public Health Laboratory Service (at Colindale or County Hall), or the Royal Institute of Public Health and Hygiene,23,Queen Square, W.C.1.

PositiveNegativeTotal
Diptheria-3131
Dysentery19652248
Food Poisoning8-8
Haemolytlc Streptococci25-25
Influenza---
Pathogenic organisms31,5141,517
TuberculosIs-77
Typhoid---
Vincent's organisms1-1
Totals2331,6041,837