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Chelsea 1935

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1935

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INFANT MORTALITY.
There were 35 deaths of infants under one year of age in Chelsea during
the year. The infant mortality rate (deaths under 1 year per 1,000
live births) was 59.6, as compared with 65 in the previous year.
In London as a whole the rate of infant mortality was 58 per 1,000
live births.
The causes of death in the various age groups are set out in Table
No. 15:—

Table: TABLE No. 15.

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----------
Scarlet Fever----------
Whooping Cough------11-2
Diphtheria----------
Influenza----------
Erysipelas----------
Tuberculous Meningitis------11-2
Abdominal Tuberculosis----------
Other Tuberculous Diseases----------
Meningitis-------1-1
Convulsions----------
Laryngitis----------
Bronchitis-----1-1
Pneumonia-----121-4
Diarrhoea and Enteritis-----241-7
Gastritis----------
Syphilis----------
Rickets----------
Suffocation----------
Injury at Birth3---3----3
Atelectasis----------
Congenital Malforrtiations-----21--3
Premature Birth111--12----12
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus----------
Other causes----------
141--155105-35

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Nett Births registered during
the calendar year
Legitimate 532
Illegitimate 55
Nett Deaths (under 1) registered
during the calendar year
Legitimate 26
Illegitimate 9