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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 1917
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for St. Pancras]
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In the next table the new cases notified during 1917 are similarly classified.
| Location of Disease. | Ages. | Total. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 0-5 | 5-15 | 15 and upwards. | |||||
| Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | Males. | Females. | ||
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 13 | 22 | 62 | 60 | 410 | 258 | 825 |
| Bones and Joints | — | 1 | 12 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 49 |
| Meninges | 2 | 6 | 1 | 5 | — | 1 | 15 |
| Glands | 4 | 5 | 21 | 22 | 6 | 10 | 68 |
| Abdominal | 1 | — | 3 | 2 | 1 | — | 7 |
| Genito-Urinary | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| General | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Other Organs | — | 1 | 6 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 28 |
| 8 | 14 | 43 | 45 | 29 | 30 | 169 | |
| Total all forms of Tuberculosis | 21 | 36 | 105 | 105 | 439 | 288 | 994 |
Work Done.
The visiting work done during 1917 by the female visiting staff is indicated in the following table:-
| Number of visits to homes of notified cases— | |
| (a) First visits | 1224 |
| (b) Subsequent visits | 249 |
| Number of cases in which disinfection was carried out | 102 |
| Attendances of inspector or visitor at the dispensaries | 71 |
| Other visits made for various purposes | 120 |
Treatment of Tuberculosis.
The work done during 1917 at the approved tuberculosis dispensaries, which
are completely subsidised by the Borough Council and through them by the
Local Government Board, the London County Council and the London
Insurance Committee, is shown in the following table based on returns supplied
by the dispensaries:—