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Chelsea 1899
Annual report for 1899 of the Medical Officer of Health
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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
For 1899.
Section I—STATISTICAL.
POPULATION OF CHELSEA. The estimated population of Chelsea for the year 1899 is 96,908. The estimated population of each sub-district is as follows:—
| Chelsea North... | 42,332 | 75,674 |
| Chelsea South... | 33,342 | |
| Kensal Town... | 21,234 |
Table I. gives the births and birth-rate per 1,000 per annum in
the home district and in Kensal Town, in the whole parish, and in
London.
Table I.
| Number of Births. | Birth-rate per 1,000. | |
|---|---|---|
| Home District | 1,772 | 23.5 |
| Kensal Town... | 609 | 28.8 |
| Whole Parish... | 2,381 | 24.7 |
| London | 133,120 | 29.4 |
In 1898 the birth-rate of the home district was 23 4, and of
Kensal Town 26.9, the birth-rate of the whole Parish being 24.2. The
slight rise of 0 - 5 per 1,000 in the birth-rate of the parish in 1899,
appears to indicate that the rate, which had been steadily declining
since 1891, has now reached a point at which it will remain fairly
constant for some time.
DEATHS AND DEATH-RATE FOR 1899.
The total number of deaths registered in the parish was 1927.
Of this total 252 were deaths, within the district, of non-parishioners—
chiefly occurring in the hospitals of the parish; and 225 deaths of
parishioners of Chelsea occurred outside the district in various public
institutions. There were, therefore, 1,900 deaths of parishioners of
Chelsea. These 1,900 deaths are equivalent to a death-rate for the
year of 19.7 per 1,000, as against a death-rate of 18.2 per 1,000 in
1898.