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Chelsea 1900
Annual report for 1900 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Table XI.—Notifications per 10,000 of Population.
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria. | Enteric Fever. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1899 | 1890-9 | 1900 | 1899 | 1890-9 | 1900 | 1900 | |
| Chelsea (Home District) | 29.9 | 42.9 | 24.4 | 18.0 | 28.4 | 19.8 | 5.0 |
| Kensington | 25.6 | 35.2 | 21.1 | 14.9 | 16.8 | 19.1 | 6.5 |
| Fulham | 65.5 | 50.6 | 40.2 | 40.8 | 26.9 | 47.1 | 6.9 |
| Hammersmith | 40.6 | 41.4 | 31.9 | 17.6 | 21.0 | 22.8 | 9.5 |
| Paddington | 29.8 | 36.4 | 23.5 | 15.9 | 20.6 | 11.9 | 4.5 |
| St. George's, Hanover Square | 24.5 | 33.9 | 20.5 | 11.3 | 13.2 | 11.3 | 7.1 |
| Westminster | 38.3 | 36.5 | 23.6 | 19.5 | 17.5 | 20.3 | 6.2 |
| St. James' | 22.3 | 30.8 | 28.8 | 16.9 | 15.5 | 18.1 | 5.6 |
| West London | 36.0 | 39.4 | 27.0 | 20.9 | 20.9 | 22.5 | 7.0 |
| London | 39.9 | 48.8 | 30.0 | 30.2 | 25.1 | 26.0 | 9.5 |
In 1900, as in 1899, Fulham had the highest case-rates from
scarlet fever and diphtheria. Diphtheria was even more prevalent in
Fulham in 1900 than it was in 1899. Fortunately there does not
appear to be any special tendency for this high prevalence of diphtheria
in Fulham to spread eastwards to Chelsea—the case-rates for the past
two years in Chelsea being fairly satisfactory. In 1900, Chelsea
(home district) had the smallest enteric fever case-rate of any of the
West London Parishes, with the exception of Paddington.
Case Mortality.—The following Table shows the case mortality, or
percentage of deaths to notifications of scarlet fever, diphtheria (including
membranous croup) and enteric fever in Chelsea, and in London,
in each of the 11 years, 1890—1900.
Table XII.—Case Mortality in Chelsea, and in London, 1890—1900.
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Enteric Fever. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea. | London. | Chelsea. | London. | Chelsea. | London. | |
| 1890 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 17.6 | 24.1 | 17.4 | 23.0 |
| 1891 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 15.4 | 22.5 | 17.4 | 15.6 |
| 1892 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 22.9 | 23.9 | 13.6 | 17.2 |
| 1893 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 23.4 | 24.5 | 22.1 | 18.4 |
| 1894 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 21.7 | 23.6 | 14.7 | 18.1 |
| 1895 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 18.7 | 20.4 | 18.4 | 17.0 |
| 1896 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 22.9 | 19.3 | 14.7 | 17.7 |
| 1897 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 17.9 | 17.1 | 26.4 | 18.8 |
| 1898 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 25.0 | 19.3 |
| 1899 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 10.6 | 14.2 | 28.1 | 18.0 |
| 1900 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 9.9 | 13.2 | 24.4 | 17.5 |