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Chelsea 1932
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1932
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INFANT MORTALITY.
There were 37 deaths of infants under one year of age in Chelsea during
the year. The correct death rate is 52 per 1,000 births, as compared
with 42 in 1931.
In London as a whole the rate of infant mortality was 66 per 1,000'
births.
The causes of death in the various age groups are set out in Table No. 15 :—
| Under 1 week. | 1-2 weeks. | 2-3 weeks. | 3-4 weeks. | Total under 4 weeks. | 4 weeks and under 3 months | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Total deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Injury at Birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Atelectasis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital Malformations | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| Premature Birth | 6 | 1 | — | 1 | 8 | — | — | — | — | 8. |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| Other causes | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 9 | 2 | — | 2 | 13 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 37 |
Nett Births registered during Legitimate 645
the calendar year Illegitimate 64
Nett Deaths (under 1) registered Legitimate 29
during the calendar year Illegitimate 8
The following Table gives the Infant Mortality Rate in Chelsea under
various headings, for the past two years :—