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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
Chelsea 1932
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1932
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| Total | M. | F. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still Births | 17 | 12 | 5 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 23.4 |
| 768 | ||||
Death rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All infants, per 1,000 Live Births 2
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 45
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births
Deaths from Measles (all ages)
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all age) 6
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 vears of age) 12
BIRTHS.
During the year 1,083 births were registered in Chelsea. Of these
births of non-parishioners account for 531. In addition, there were
157 births amongst Chelsea mothers in Lying-in Hospitals and elsewhere
outside the Borough. The total number of Chelsea Births for
the year was therefore 709, equivalent to an annual birth-rate of 11.9
per 1,000 of population.
The birth-rate for England and Wales in 1932 was 15.3, while that
for London as a whole was 14.2.
The following Tables are self-explanatory :—
TABLE No. 3.
Registered Births.
| Legjtimate. | Illegitimate. | Total | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Male. | Female. | ||
| Births Registered in the Borough | 461 | 83 | 1,083 | ||
| Births of Non-Parishioners | 213 | 183 | 62 | 73 | 531 |
| of Chelsea Mothers in Lyingin Hospitals and elsewhere outside of the Borough | 248 | 257 | ,21 | 26 | 552 |
| 75 | 65 | 8 | 9 | 157 | |
| 323 | 322 | 29 | 35 | 709 | |
| Nett Chelsea Births | 645 | 64 | 709 | ||