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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 1900
Annual report for 1900 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE VII.
FOR WHOLE DISTRICT.
| Year. 1. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year.2. | Births. | Deaths under One Year of Age. | Deaths at all Ages. Total. | Deathsin Public InstitutionsinChelsea. 9. | Deaths of non-resi-dentsre-gistered in District.10 | Deaths of Residents registered beyond District11. | Deaths at all Ages. Nbtt. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. 3. | Rate.* 4. | No. 5. | Rate per 1000 Births regis'td 6. | No. 7. | Rate.* 8. | No. 12. | Rate.* 13 | |||||
| 1890 | 95,618 | 2761 | 28.9 | 415 | 150 | 2107 | 22.0 | 701 | 369 | 241 | 1979 | 20.7 |
| 1891 | 96,273 | 2808 | 29.2 | 418 | 154 | 2209 | 22.9 | 821 | 374 | 184 | 2019 | 21.0 |
| 1892 | 96,351 | 2784 | 28.9 | 462 | 165 | 2158 | 22.4 | 750 | 343 | 202 | 2017 | 20.9 |
| 1893 | 96,430 | 2854 | 29.6 | 456 | 160 | 2125 | 22.0 | 765 | 412 | 245 | 1958 | 20.3 |
| 1894 | 96,508 | 2700 | 28.0 | 356 | 132 | 1720 | 17.8 | 658 | 332 | 229 | 1617 | 16.8 |
| 1895 | 96,587 | 2723 | 28.2 | 464 | 170 | 2002 | 20.7 | 682 | 323 | 241 | 1920 | 19.9 |
| 1896 | 96,666 | 2651 | 27.4 | 443 | 167 | 1903 | 19.7 | 648 | 305 | 251 | 1849 | 19.1 |
| 1897 | 96,745 | 2549 | 26.3 | 410 | 161 | 1777 | 18.4 | 668 | 298 | 235 | 1714 | 17.7 |
| 1898 | 96,823 | 2332 | 24.1 | 410 | 176 | 1827 | 18.9 | 678 | 300 | 231 | 1758 | 18.2 |
| 1899 | 96,902 | 2381 | 24.6 | 391 | 164 | 1927 | 19.9 | 661 | 255 | 225 | 1900 | 19.6 |
| Averages for years 1890-1899. | 96,490 | 2654 | 27.5 | 422 | 159 | 1975 | 20.5 | 703 | 331 | 228 | 1873 | 19.4 |
| 1900 | 96,990 | 2245 | 23.1 | 333 | 148 | 1802 | 18.6 | 662 | 277 | 213 | 1737 | 17.9 |
* Kates calculated per xooo of estimated population.
Note.—The deaths to be included in Column 7 of this table are the whole of those registered during the
year as having actually occurred within the district or division. The deaths to be included in Column 12 are
the number in Column 7, corrected by the substraction of the number in Column 10 and the addition of the
number in Column 11.
By the term "Non-residents" is meant persons brought into the district on account of illness, and dying
tnere ; and by the term "Residents" is meant persons who have been taken out of the district on account of
illness, and have died elsewhere.
Area of District in acres (exclusive
of area covered
by water) 794
At Census of 1891.
Total population at all ages 96,263
Number of inhabited houses 12,195
Average number of persons per
house 789