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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 1935
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1935
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The following tables are self-explanatory:—
TABLE No. 8. Registered Deaths.
| Total. | |
|---|---|
| Deaths registered in the Borough | 1698 |
| Non-parishioners | 1152 |
| Deaths of Chelsea residents in hospitals and elsewhere outside the Borough | 546 176 |
| Nett Chelsea deaths | 722 |
DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND ELSEWHERE.
In tabular form is shown below the number of deaths of Chelsea
residents which took place in various Institutions during the year. Of
the 546 Chelsea deaths registered in the Borough, 308 occurred in
Institutions within the Borough.
TABLE No. 9.
| Chelsea Deaths in Hospitals and Institutions Within the Borough. | Chelsea Deaths in Hospitals and Elsewhere Outside the Borough. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| St. Luke's Hospital and Chelsea Institution 201 | General Hospitals | 63 | |
| Mental Hospitals | 17 | ||
| Royal Hospital for Pensioners 46 | Infectious Disease Hospitals | 6 | |
| Cancer Hospital 14 | Tuberculosis Sanatoria, etc. .. | 1 | |
| Victoria Hospital for Children (Tite Street) 10 | Nursing Homes | 36 | |
| Poor Law Institutions | 42 | ||
| St. Stephen's Hospital (Westminster Infirmary) 33 | Miscellaneous | 11 | |
| Brompton Hospital 3 | |||
| Chelsea Hospital for Women 1 | |||
| Cheyne Hospital for Children — | |||
| St. George's Home for Tuberculosis — | |||
| 308 | 176 | ||
Of the 1,152 deaths of non-residents registered in Chelsea 1,139 occurred
in hospitals or Institutions within the Borough.