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Tubercular Diseases.—The death.rate from phthisis aud other
tubercular diseases in Chelsea in 1896 was 242 per 1,000, as against
2.45 in London generally. The Kensal Town rate was 2.71 per 1,000.
The average death.rate from these diseases in Chelsea during the
12 years, 1884.95 was 2.97 per 1,000.
Cancer.—Malignant cancerous diseases caused 86 deaths amongst
Chelsea parishioners, of which number 26 belonged to Kensal Town.
The annual average of the 12 years, 1884.95, is 75 deaths. Chelsea's
proportion of the total London deaths for 1896 is 84.
Deaths in Public Institutions.—In 1896, 29.7 per cent. of the total
deaths of parishioners of Chelsea occurred in public institutions, the
average for the 5 years, 1891.5, being 31 per cent. In 1896, 13 9 per
cent. of the total deaths of parishioners occurred in the Chelsea Workhouse
and Infirmary, the average of the 5 years, 1891.5, being 14.9
per cent.