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Chelsea 1911
Annual report for 1911 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Section III.
HOUSING OF THE WORKING CLASSES.
Sir Thomas More Buildings.
The buildings have been fully occupied during the year. During
the year 30 tenants voluntarily terminated their tenancies, as against 54
in 1910, and two were given notice to quit.
Vital Statistics.—During 1911, 19 births (10 boys and 9 girls)
were registered as occurring in the Buildings, which is equivalent to a
birth-rate of 24.8 per 1,000, the birth-rate of the Borough being 18.8.
Seven deaths of residents in the Buildings occurred during the year,
equivalent to a death-rate of 9.1 per 1,000, the death-rate of the Borough
being 15.7.
| Age. | Sex. | Occupation. | Disease. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2 years | F. | D. of Messenger | Measles; Broncho-pneumonia. |
| M. | S. of Waiter | Tubercular Meningitis. | |
| 84 „ | F. | Wid. of Bricklayer | Senile Decay. |
| 27 „ | F. | W. of Kitchen-porter | Parturition; Acute Rheuma-tism ; Endocarditis. |
| 52 „ | M. | Motor-driver | Sarcoma of Lung. |
| 44 „ | F. | W. of Clerk | Cerebral Apoplexy. |
| 8 months | M. | S. of Chauffeur | Gastro-enteritis. |
One case of scarlet fever and two of diphtheria were notified in the
Buildings during the year.
Pond House.
During the year Pond House was fully occupied. Five tenants
voluntarily terminated their tenancies. Four births (3 boys and one
girl) were registered during the year. There was no death. There
were no cases of notifiable infectious disease.
Onslow Dwellings.
The Dwellings were fully occupied during the year. Sixteen
tenants voluntarily terminated their tenancies, and two were given
notice to quit.
During the year 3 births (one boy and two girls) were registered,
and two deaths. The deaths were:—Female, 62 years, aortic disease,
bronchitis: Female, 68 years, cerebral haemorrhage. One case of scarlet
fever was notified as occurring in the Dwellings.