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Chelsea 1916
Annual (abridged) reports of the Medical Officer of Health, for the years 1915 and 1916
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ANNUAL (ABRIDGED) REPORT OF THE MEDICAL
OFFICER OF HEALTH
FOR THE YEAR
1916.
POPULATION OF CHELSEA.
The estimated population of the Borough for the middle of the year
1916 is 63,130. An increase of 1,300 above the estimated population of
of 1915 has been assumed, owing to the opening and occupation of the
Lewis Trust Dwellings in 1916. The same deduction of 5,370 males of
military age serving with the Forces has been made as in 1915.
Births and Birth-Rate.
For 1916, 1,123 births were registered in the Borough. Excluding
120 births of non-parishioners, and including 93 births taking place
amongst Chelsea mothers in Lying-in Hospitals and Homes outside the
Borough, the total number of births for the year was 1,096, the corresponding
figure for 1905 being 1,069.
The birth-rate for 1916 was 17.4 per 1,000, which is practically the same as the birth-rate for 1915 (17-3 per 1,000).
| Notification of Births. | Number. |
|---|---|
| Living children | 887 |
| Still-born children | 24 |
| 911 | |
| Notified by Medical Practitioners | 304 |
| „ St. George's Hospital | 119 |
| „ Midwives | 393 |
| „ Chelsea Workhouse | 43 |
| „ Parents | 73 |
| 932 | |
| Dual Notifications—deduct | 21 |
| 911 |
Total number of Chelsea births registered in the Borough—1,003.
The notifications, therefore, formed 91 per cent. of the total births
registered in the Borough, the same percentage as in 1915.
The number of births notified by midwives was 42 per cent, of the
total, the average for previous years being 40 per cent.
Deaths, Death-Rates and Disease Prevalence.
The total number of deaths registered in the Borough was 1,926. Of
this number 1,175 were deaths within the Borough of non-parishioners ;