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Illegitimate Births.—The following table shows the number of
illegitimate births and the percentage of the total births. In 1932,
182 such births were registered in Chelsea, and 17 inward transfers and
135 outward transfers were made by the Registrar-General. The nett
figure for the Borough is, therefore, 64, of which 27 were under observation
by the Health Visitors at the end of the year.

Stillbirths.—During the year 28 stillbirths were registered in Chelsea,
13 being males and 15 females. Of these, stillbirths of non-parishioners
account for 15 (4 males and 11 females) and must be deducted. In
addition, there were 4 stillbirths amongst Chelsea mothers outside the
Borough (3 males and 1 female). The corrected number of stillbirths,
is, therefore, 17, which represents a rate for the Borough of 0.45 per
1,000 of the population, as compared with 0.51 for London as a whole.
MARRIAGES.
There were 592 marriages registered in the Borough during the year
(614 in 1931). The marriage rate (number of marriages per 1,000 of
population) was 9.9. In the preceding year the marriage rate was
10.7.
DEATHS,
During the year 1,918 deaths were registered in Chelsea. Of these,
deaths of non-residents accounted for 1,307. In addition, there were
157 deaths of Chelsea residents in Institutions and elsewhere outside
the Borough. The total number of Chelsea deaths for the year was
therefore 768, equivalent to an annual death-rate of 12.9 per 1,000 of
population.
The death rate for England and Wales for 1932 was 12.0, and for
London 12.3.