Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report for 1897 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE OF POPULATION, BIRTHS, AND OF NEW CASES OF INFECTIOUS SICKNESS, coming to the knowledge of the Medical Officer of Health during the Year 1897, in the Chelsea Metropolitan Sanitary District; classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
Names of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; Public Institutions being shown as separate localities. (a) | Population at all Ages. | Registered Births. (d) | Aged under 5 or over 5. (e) | New Cases of Sickness in each Locality, coming to the knowledge of the medical officer of health. | Number of such Cases Removed from their Homes in the several localities for treatment in isolation Hospital. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Small-pox. 1 | Scarlatina. 2 | Diphtheria. 3 | Membranous Croup. 4 | Fevers. | Cholera. 10 | Erysipelas. 11 | 12 | 13 | Small-pox. 1 | Scarlatina. 2 | Diphtheria. 3 | Membranous Croup. 4 | Fevers. | Cholera. 10 | Erysipelas. 11 | 12 | 13 | |||||||||||||
Last Census. (b) | Estimated to middle of 1897. (c) | Typhus. 5 | Entcric of Typhoid. 6 | Continued. 7 | Relapsing. 8 | Puerperal. 9 | Typhus. 5 | Enteric or Typhoid. 6 | Continued. 7 | Relapsing. 8 | Puerperal. 9 | |||||||||||||||||||
Chelsea Home District | 75196 | 75380 | 1902 | Under 5 | ... | 105 | 93 | 2 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | 84 | 78 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
5 upwds. | ... | 197 | 143 | ... | ... | 39 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 62 | ... | ... | ... | 150 | 90 | ... | ... | 21 | 1 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Public Institutions :— | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chelsea Infirmary | ... | ... | ... | Junder 5 | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
5 upwds. | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 7 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Chelsea Workhouse | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | – | ... | ... | – | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Victoria Hospital | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
5 upwds. | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Royal Hospital | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
5 upwds. | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||||
Kensal Town | 21450 | 21365 | 647 | Under 5 | ... | 52 | 17 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 39 | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
5 upwds. | ... | 124 | 51 | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | ... | ... | ... | 88 | 30 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ||||
Totals | 96646 | 96745 | 2549 | Under 5 | ... | 161 | 112 | 5 | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | ... | ... | ... | 126 | 89 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
5 upwds. | ... | 327 | 196 | ... | ... | 49 | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 90 | ... | ... | ... | 244 | 122 | ... | ... | 27 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... |