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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 1898
Annual report for 1898 of the Medical Officer of Health
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occurred in the home district, and 28 in Kensal Town. In the homo
district the epidemic commenced early in December, 1897, and continued
until the middle of June, 1898; in Kensal Town no deaths from
measles wore registered until the middle of March, 1898, and the
epidemic ceased about the end of June, 1898. In 1896 the epidemic
commenced in the homo district in February, and in Kensal Town in
March, and came to an end in both districts in July.
Scarlet Fever.—This disease caused 14 deaths in 1898, as compared
with 17 deaths in 1897, and 28 deaths in 1896. Out of the 14 deaths,
5 belonged to Kensal Town.
Diphtheria.—This disease caused 40 deaths, and in addition there was
one death from membranous croup. Out of the 41 deaths, 19 belonged
to Kensal Town, leaving only 22 for the home district. Of the 41
deaths from fatal throat disease in Chelsea in 1898, 32 were under five
years of age, and 9 were over five ; 32 deaths occurred in hospitals, and
9 at the patients' own homes.
Table V.
| Deaths from Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890. | 1891. | 1892. | 1893. | 1894. | 1895. | 1896. | 1897. | 1898. | |
| Home District | 32 | 20 | 32 | 43 | 41 | 52 | 96 | 45 | 22 |
| Kensal Town | 21 | 10 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 5 | 16 | 11 | 19 |
This Table shows the great reduction in diphtheria mortality in the home district in 1898 as compared with the previous six years (1892-7).
Table VI.-Zymotic Disease Mortality in Chelsea in 1898.
| Actual number of Deaths in Chelsea. | Chelsea's proportion of total London Deaths according to its population. | |
|---|---|---|
| Measles | 92 | 66 |
| Scarlet Fever | 14 | 13 |
| Diphtheria | 40 | 38 |
| Whooping Cough | 26 | 46 |
| Enteric Fever | 14 | 13 |
| Diarrhoea | 140 | 150 |