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Chelsea 1941

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1941

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Table: The following Table gives the Infant Mortality Rate in Chelsea under various headings, for the past three years:—TABLE No. 16.

The following Table gives the Infant Mortality Rate in Chelsea under various headings, for the past three years:—

TABLE No. 16.

193519401941
Infectious Diseases3.9--
Diarrhœal Diseases1.92.8-
Developmental Defects and Wasting15.818.629.9
Other causes11.818.68.5
Total Rate33.040.038.4

Table: TABLE No. 17.Infantile Mortality Rates per 1,000 Births in Wards.

TABLE No. 17.

Infantile Mortality Rates per 1,000 Births in Wards.

1939.1940.1841.
Hans Town—-71
Royal Hospital18--
Church472435
Cheyne-5621
Stanley434127
Chelsea Borough334038

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MATERNAL MORTALITY.
During the year no deaths were primarily classilied as due directly
to complications of pregnancy or childbirth.
In the case of every maternal death the circumstances are fully
investigated by the Medical Officer of Health, the findings being reported
to the Ministry of Health.

Table: Illegitimate Deaths.—The following Table No. 18 shows the number of deaths among illegitimate infants during the past three years.TABLE No. 18.

Illegitimate Deaths.—The following Table No. 18 shows the number of deaths among illegitimate infants during the past three years.

TABLE No. 18.

193919401941
Total number of illegitimate deaths under 1 year211
Illegitimate death rate41262.9