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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 1959
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1959
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It will be seen that the illegitimate births number 92, representing 12.7 per cent of the total live births registered. These may be compared vith the statistics for London Administrative County and England and Wales, which are as follows :-
| Chelsea | London | England & Wales (in thousands) | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Births | IIleg. | % | Births | Illeg. | % | Births | Illeg. | % |
| 1950 | 829 | 57 | 6.875 | 53,660 | 3,752 | 7.0 | 697 | 35 | 5.1 |
| 1951 | 819 | 53 | 6.475 | 52,387 | 3,597 | 6.9 | 677 | 32 | 4.8 |
| 1952 | 787 | 72 | 9.1 | 51,443 | 3,607 | 7.0 | 673 | 32 | 4.8 |
| 1953 | 787 | 61 | 7.75 | 50,992 | 3,645 | 7.1 | 684 | 32 | 4.7 |
| 1954 | 787 | 78 | 9.9 | 50,745 | 3,615 | 7.1 | 673 | 31 | 4.7 |
| 1955 | 745 | 71 | 9.5 | 49,826 | 3,827 | 7.7 | 667 | 31 | 4.7 |
| 1956 | 837 | 99 | 11.8 | 52,171 | 4,434 | 8.5 | 700 | 33 | 5.0 |
| 1957 | 738 | 105 | 14.3 | 52,733 | 4,686 | 8.9 | 723 | 34 | 4.7 |
| 1958 | 742 | 98 | 13.2 | 54,152 | 5,343 | 9.9 | 740 | 36 | 4.9 |
| 1959 | 722 | 92 | 12.7 | Not yet available | |||||
The infant mortality rate among illegitimate iniants in Chelsea was 21.7, and compares as follows with the rates for London Administrative County and England and Wales;-
| Chelsea | London | England & Wales | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | I.M.R. | Leg. M.R. | Illeg. M.R. | I.M.R. | Leg. M.R. | Illeg. M.R. | I.M.R. | Leg. M.R. | Illeg. M.R. |
| 1950 | 25.3 | 23.3 | 52.6 | 25.75 | 24.81 | 38.33 | 29.6 | 29.1 | 39.4 |
| 1951 | 23.2 | 23.5 | 19.0 | 25.45 | 24.74 | 35.03 | 29.7 | 29.2. | 38.5 |
| 1952 | 20.3 | 16.8 | 55.5 | 23.06 | 22.30 | 33.27 | 27.6 | 27.2 | 34.9 |
| 1953 | 19.1 | 12.4 | 98.3 | 23.90 | 22.96 | 36.25 | 26.8 | 26.5 | 33.0 |
| 1954 | 26.6 | 22.6 | 64.1 | 20.63 | 19.86 | 30.71 | 25.4 | 25.1 | 32.0 |
| 1955 | 33.5 | 31.1 | 56.3 | 23.22 | 21.9b | 38.41 | 24.9 | 24.6 | 31.7 |
| 1956 | 25.1 | 23.0 | 40.4 | 21.20 | 20.89 | 24.58 | 23.7 | 23.5 | 28.7 |
| 1957 | 21.7 | 23.7 | 9.5 | 22.00 | 21.04 | 31.80 | 23.1 | 22.8 | 30.0 |
| 1958 | 32.3 | 31.1 | 40.8 | 22.00 | 22.07 | 26.39 | 23.5 | 22.0 | 28.0 |
| 1959 | 16.6 | 15.9 | 21.7 | Not yet available | |||||