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Chelsea 1898
Annual report for 1898 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE OF DEATHS during the Yeak 1898, in the Chelsea Metbopolitan Sanitary District; classified according to Diseases, Ages, and Localities.
| Nambs of Localities adopted for the purpose of these Statistics; public institutions being shown as separate localities. | Mortality from all causes,at subjoined ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| At all ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 5. | 5 and under 15. | L5 and under 25. | 55 and under 65. | 65 and upwards. | (i) | Small-pox. | Scarlatina. | Diphtheria. | Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | Cholera. | Erysipelas. | Measles. | Whooping Cough. | Diarrhoea and Dysentery. | Rheumatic Fever. | Phthisis. | Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. | Heart Disease. | Influenza. | Injuries. | All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||
| Typhus. | Enteric or Typhoid. | Continued. | Relapsing. | Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| (a) | (b) | (c) | d) | (e) | (f) | (g) | (h) | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | |
| Chelsea North, exclusive of Public Institutions | 444 | 122 | 68 | 12 | 6 | 137 | 99 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 30 | 6 | 40 | ... | ... | 37 | 2 | 6 | 66 | 190 | ||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | 1 | 44 | 55 | 36 | 12 | 7 | 90 | 254 | ||||||||
| Chelsea South, exclusive of Public Institutions | 390 | 118 | 55 | 11 | 16 | 125 | 65 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 24 | 2 | 35 | 1 | 32 | 1 | 9 | 67 | 173 | |||
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 33 | 42 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 91 | 217 | ||||||||
| Kensal Town | 315 | 121 | 61 | 17 | 15 | 74 | 27 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 23 | 8 | 43 | ... | ... | 36 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 63 | 182 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | 1 | 20 | 21 | 16 | 8 | 1 | 58 | 133 | ||||||||
| Workhouse and Infirmary | 280 | 23 | 19 | ... | 5 | 132 | 101 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 8 | 7 | 8 | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | ... | 13 | 42 |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 49 | 56 | 26 | 1 | 4 | 99 | 238 | ||||||||
| Brorapton Hospital | 96 | ... | ... | 4 | 28 | 63 | 1 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 73 | 3 | 12 | ... | ... | 8 | 96 | ||||||||
| Cancer Hospital | 94 | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | 75 | 12 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 89 | 94 | ||||||||
| Hospital for Women | 13 | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | 11 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 1 |
| ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 12 | 12 | |||||||||
| Royal Hospital for InPensioners | 69 | 3 | ... | ... | ... | 19 | 47 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | 18 | 15 | ... | ... | 29 | 66 | ||||||||
| Victoria Hospital for Chil drcn | 117 | 43 | 58 | 16 | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 | ... | 3 | 23 | 2 | ... | 9 | 45 | 101 |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 4 | ... | 1 | 10 | 16 | ||||||||
| Cheyne Hospital and St. Camillo's Hospital | 9 | ... | ... | 5 | 2 | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 9 | 9 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1827 | 431 | 261 | 67 | 78 | 636 | 354 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 11 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 90 | 24 | 134 | ... | 5 | 133 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 255 | 692 |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | 4 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 3 | 226 | 196 | 131 | 31 | 19 | 495 | 1135 | ||||||||
| The subjoined numbers have also to be taken into account in judging the above Records of Mortality. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Deaths occurring outsider the district among persons belonging thereto | 231 | 18 | 47 | 19 | 16 | 115 | 16 | Under | ... | 7 | 23 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 12 | 1 | ... | 4 | 14 | 65 |
| 5 upwds | ... | 7 | 6 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 18 | 10 | 15 | ... | 26 | 76 | 166 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging theretc | 300 | 39 | 46 | 20 | 36 | 140 | 19 | Under5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 19 | 2 | ... | 8 | 38 | 85 |
| 5 upwds | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 73 | 6 | 17 | ... | 3 | 114 | 215 | ||||||||