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Chelsea 1899
Annual report for 1899 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE OF DEATHS during the Year 1899, 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) | Mortality from all causes, at subjoined Ages. | Mortality from subjoined causes, distinguishing Deaths of Children under Five Years of Age. | TABLE OF DEATHS DURING THE YEAR 1899. IN THE CHELSEA METROPOLITAN SANITARY: CLASSIFIED ACCORDING TO DISEASES, AGES, AND LOCALITIES. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| (b) At all ages. | (c) Under 1 year. | (d) 1 and under 5. | (e) 5 and under 15. | (f) 15 and under 25. | (g) 25 and under 65. | (h) 65 and upwards. | (i) | 1 Small-pox. | 2 Scarlatina. | 3 Diphtheria. | 4 Membranous Croup. | Fevers. | 10 Cholera. | 11 Erysipelas. | Measles. | 13 Whooping Cough. | 14 Diarrhœa and Dysentery. | 15 Rheumatic Fever. | 16 Phthisis. | 17 Bronchitis, Pneumonia, and Pleurisy. | 18 Heart Disease. | 19 Influenza. | 20 Injuries. | 21 All other Diseases. | Total. | |||||
| 5 Typhus. | 6 Enteric or Typhoid. | 7 Continued. | 8 Malarial. | 9 Puerperal. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Chelsea, North, exclusive of Public Institutions | 491 | 111 | 60 | 13 | 9 | 169 | 129 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 30 | 35 | ... | ... | 49 | ... | 4 | 4 | 46 | 171 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 1 | 1 | ... | 5 | 1 | 43 | 85 | 38 | 23 | 7 | 107 | 320 | ||||||||
| Chelsea, South, exclusive of Public Institutions | 473 | 131 | 57 | 13 | 11 | 140 | 121 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 10 | 25 | 42 | ... | ... | 51 | ... | ... | 4 | 53 | 188 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 2 | .. | 1 | ... | ... | 4 | 2 | 28 | 72 | 38 | 13 | 15 | 108 | 285 | ||||||||
| Kensal Town | 302 | 107 | 29 | 12 | 11 | 93 | 50 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | . | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | 4 | 11 | 39 | ... | ... | 28 | ... | 1 | 1 | 52 | 136 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | 2 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 23 | 38 | 19 | 9 | 9 | 62 | 166 | ||||||||
| Workhouse and Infirmary ... | 327 | 25 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 147 | 136 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 3 | 13 | ... | ... | 4 | ... | ... | ... | 14 | 34 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 1 ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 70 | 45 | 25 | 2 | 6 | 141 | 293 | ||||||||
| Brompton Hospital ..... ...... | 113 | ... | ... | 3 | 26 | 83 | 1 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | . | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 89 | 3 | 9 | ... | 1 | 10 | 113 | ||||||||
| Cancer Hospital | 101 | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | 87 | 11 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 1 | ... | ... | ... | 98 | 101 | ||||||||
| Hospital for Women | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 11 | 11 | ||||||||
| Royal Hospital for In-Pensioners | 68 | ... | ... | ... | ... | 26 | 42 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 13 | 25 | ... | 3 | 25 | 68 | ||||||||
| Victoria Hospital for Children | 32 | 8 | 17 | 7 | ... | ... | ... | Under 5 | ... | ... | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 6 | 1 | ... | 2 | 15 | 25 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | .. | .. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | 1 | 5 | 7 | ||||||||
| Cheyne Hospital and St. Camillo's Hospital | 9 | ... | ... | 7 | ... | 1 | 1 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | 2 | ... | 6 | 9 | ||||||||
| Totals | 1927 | 382 | 172 | 60 | 65 | 757 | 491 | Under 5 | ... | ... | 3 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 17 | 69 | 129 | ... | 1 | 138 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 180 | 554 |
| 5upwds. | ... | ... | 6 | ... | ... | 8 | ... | 2 | 4 | ... | 4 | 1 | ... | 11 | 3 | 258 | 257 | 155 | 49 | 42 | 573 | 1373 | ||||||||
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 | 225 | 17 | 31 | 17 | 18 | 119 | 23 | Under 5 | ... | 7 | 8 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 2 | 5 | ... | 1 | 6 | ... | ... | 6 | 13 | 48 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | 1 | 8 | ... | ... | 11 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 13 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 26 | 83 | 177 | ||||||||
| Deaths occurring within the district among persons not belonging thereto | 255 | 8 | 14 | 15 | 26 | 173 | 19 | Under 5 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 3 | 1 | ... | 2 | 15 | 22 |
| 5 upwds. | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | 86 | 5 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 121 | 233 |