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Chelsea 1932
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1932
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CAUSES OF DEATH.
Table No. 12 shows that 178 deaths were due to Organic Heart Disease
110 to Cancer, 18 to Bronchitis, 49 to Pneumonia, 48 to Pulmonary
Tuberculosis, 23 to Circulatory Diseases, 48 to Cerebral Haemorrhage, 37
to Influenza and 13 to Congenital Debility and Malformation.
Fifty-three per cent. of all deaths occurred in persons over 65 years
age.
RESPIRATORY DISEASES.
Table No. 13 shows the number of deaths from respiratory disease
during the past two years. The annual death rate, the number
deaths under 5 years, and the percentage of deaths occurring in childre
under 5 years of age is also shown :—
TABLE No. 13.
| Year. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory Diseases. | Total. | Deathrate. | No. of deaths under 5 years. | Percentageunder5 years. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 23 | 47 | 8 | 78 | 1.3 | 10 | 12.8 |
| 1932 | 18 | 49 | 4 | 71 | 1.2 | 13 | 18.3 |
DEATHS OF CHILDREN 1-5 YEARS OF AGE.
The number of deaths of children between 1-2 years of age was
and between 2-5 years, 11. In the previous year these figures were
and 10 respectively. The causes of death are given during the past two
years.
TABLE No. 14.
Child Mortality (1-5 Years).
| Period or Year. | Infectious Fevers. | Tuber-culosis. | Respiratory Diseases. | Diarrhœal Diseases. | All other causes. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1931 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 16 |
| 1932 | 14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 27 |