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Chelsea 1909
Annual report for 1909 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Zymotic Death-rate.—The death-rate in Chelsea from the seven
principal zymotic diseases was 1.2 per 1,000 in 1909, the corresponding
rate for London being 1.52. In 1908 the zymotic death-rate in Chelsea
was 1.4 per 1,000.
Table IV.—For the year 1909.
| Zymotiv death-rate. | Diarrhoea death-rate. | Phthisis death-rate. | Other tubercular diseases death-rate. | respitatory diseases death-rate. | Cancer death-rate. | Influenze death-rate. | Deaths under 1 year to 1000 births. | Percentage of deaths under 5 to total deaths. | Deaths in Public Instiutations per cent. of total. | |
| Chelsea | 1.20 | 0.40 | 1.44 | 0.45 | 3.15 | 1.09 | 0.33 | 107 | 21.6 | 50.9 |
| London | 1.52 | 0.55 | 1.36 | 0.46 | 3.10 | 1.07 | 0.25 | 107 | 37.5 | 40.2 |
Small-Pox.— There was no small-pox in Chelsea in 1909.
Measles.— This disease caused 24 deaths in 1909, as compared with
12 in 1908, and 41 in 1907. Nineteen deaths were registered in North
Chelsea, and 5 in South Chelsea. Three of the deaths were of infants
under one year of age, 18 of children between one and five years, and two
of children over five years. Sixteen of the deaths occurred in the first
quarter of the year, three in the second, two in the third, and three in
the last quarter.
Scarlet Fever.— This disease caused 7 deaths in 1909, the same
number as in 1908. Three were North Chelsea cases, and four South
Chelsea. All were fever hospital patients.
Diphtheria.— This disease caused 14 deaths in 1909, as compared
with 13 in 1908. Nine of the fatal cases were residents in North Chelsea,
and five in South Chelsea. All but one of the deaths occurred in hospital.
Table V.— Cases of, and Deaths from Diphtheria and Membranous
Croup in Chelsea,* 1890-1909.
cases.1890
1891
189-2
1898
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
172
162
163
200
207
2731
429
242
153
136
150
106
131
99
61
52
161
158
138
97
deaths.
1890
1891
1692
1893
1894
1895
1896
1897
1898
1899
1900
1901
1902
1903
1904
1905
1906
1907
1908
1909
32
20
32
43
41
52
96
45
22
13
14
9
13
4
5
5
16
8
13
14
* 1890-1900, Chelsea Home District.
Whooping Cough.— This disease caused 13 deaths in 1909, as
compared with 18 in 1908. Five of the fatal cases were residents of
North Chelsea, and eight of South Chelsea.
Enteric Fever.— Two deaths were due to enteric fever in 1909, as
compared with five in 1908. One death occurred in each sub-district.