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Chelsea 1944

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1944

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Table: TABLE No. 12.Deaths of Chelsea R esidents R egistered during theYear. C lassified by A ge and Cause. (In accordance with Registrar-General's Return.)

TABLE No. 12.

Deaths of Chelsea R esidents R egistered during the

Year. C lassified by A ge and Cause. (In accordance with Registrar-General's Return.)

Nett deaths whethert occurring within or without the borough.
193919401941194219431944194519461947Reference No.
ALL AGESUnder 1 year1-55-1515-4545-6565+ALL AGESUnder 1 year1-55-1515-4545-6565+ALL AGESUnder 1 year1-55-1515-4545-6565+ALL AGESUnder 1 year1-55-1515-4545-6565+ALL AGESUnder 1 year1-55-1515-4545-6565+ALL AGESUnder 1 year1-55-1515-4545-6565+Reference No.ALL AGESUnder 1 year1-55-1515-4545-6565+ALL AGESUnder 1 year1-55-1515-4545-6565+ALL AGESUnder 1 year1-55-1515-4545-65
ALL CAUSES743175655180480854154915422644360092354170362502173-4212631455432354615131457221412791622945362511748128314560365446122337611435280150361
Typhoid and paratypphoid------------------------------------------1-------1----1--------1
Cerebro spinal fever211----1----1----------------------2-1---12221-1--211--11-----2
Scarlet fever----------------------------1-------------3------------------3
Whooping cough------------------------------------------4-----------211----4
Diptheria31-2--------------------------------------51---1--------------5
Tuberculosis resp. system46---16201037-1-1910731---1212719---96422---137230---10146627---1410314---96422---111016
Ither forms of Tuberculosis5111-2-6--13112--11--5-1-1212----2-4--121-72---11-71-14-13---21-7
syphilitic Diseases1-1----5----416----2481--1426----336---22281-----32-----23----38
Influenza20---2315121--4525-1-1213---2-1121--1372-1--1-93----212----2-8---1349
Measles---------------------1-1------------------10312------------------10
Ac. Poliomyelitis, Etc.------------------------------------------11-------1---1--1---1--11
Ac. Inf. Encephalitis1-----12---1-1-------2---11---------------12-------1----1--------12
Cancer buccal cavity and oesoph (M) uterus (F)103-1110316015---16811----387---1429----367----611316---2777----2510---14513
Cancer stomach Duodenum19----81113---13915---131112---2469---135148---12515---16814---131014
Cancer of breast10----6411---1648---2248---1345---122156----2412---3549----4515
Cancer of other sites62---2263441---3201849---1202870--14293650---514311662----223461---4193866---6253516
Diabetes13----3105---14-3----211---1--1-----16----15171-----14----132----1117
Intracranial vascular lesions38----83042----83431----62533---1102230----92144---18351851----104160----852611--1154118
Heart Disease246---248196204---433167141---330138129---117111152---529118131---22510619140--1-25442128---420104175--143715319
Other Dis. Cire. system55----114426----71920---131619----41518---131411---23620181--111526----32338----83020
Bronchitis201--1711311---102038---11324262--1617361---82729----92021341---924241---617281---81921
Pneumonia3911--37254831-21128401--51024374--2626446--114233031-291522294-1-618498--113273651-142522
Other resp. Diseases6----248---2245----3210----468---1345---131236---1124----314----2223
Vlcer stomach Nuedenum9---24311---23610----375----3211----657---142248----325---1138----6224
Doarrhœa under 2 years11-----11------------22-----862----66-----2522-----88-----1091----25
Appendicitis8----353-1--2-3--1-4-1----1-2----11-------264----4-1----1-1----1-26
Other Digestive Diseases16---13129-1-12510--1-4515-1-121117---37712----5727101--11713-1-14714---34727
Nephritis8---1167---15113---15719---2987---1338----262811---1287--1-3313---24728
Puerperal sepsis-------2---2---------1---1-------------1--291---1----------------29
Other Maternal causes1---1--1---1----------------1---1---------303---3--1---1---------30
Premature Births55-----33-----44----8------1010-----77-----3144-----66-----88-----31
Cong. Male Births Injuries, Infant Diseases33-----414-----53-1--13---12-87--1--52--2--321181--2-108--11-15141----32
Suicide8---32313---5533-12-6---1417---3314---211334---13-11---6327---6-133
Road traffic accidents26--2571211---4431-----12--11-3----123----12347-112215-1-21111-1-21734
Other violent causes2092-69056559111-22303723---641314--2138114211140402035322525612243122412161-134735
All other causes60-1-8183347--2972932---182344---41129351-2771834---410203630112271734-1-5820252--551336
743175655180480851154915422644360092354170362502173-4212631455432354615134757221412791622946062511748128317550365446122334611435250150361