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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 1902
Annual report for 1902 of the Medical Officer of Health
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| Year. | Population estimated to Aliddle of each Year. | Births. | Deaths under One Yearof Age. | Deaths at all Aoes. Total. | Deaths in Public Institutions in Chel sea. | Deaths of non residentsre(fistored in District. | Deaths of Residents registered beyond District | Deaths at all Aoes. Nett. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate.* | No. | Rate per 1000 Births registd | No. | Rate.* | No. | Rate.* | |||||
| 2. | 3. | 4. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. | ||
| 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 |
| 1900 | 96,990 | 2245 | 23.1 | 333 | 148 | 1802 | 18.6 | 662 | 277 | 213 | 1737 | 17.9 |
| Averages for years 1892-1900. | 96,666 | 2580 | 267 | 414 | 160 | 1916 | 19.8 | 686 | 316 | 230 | 1830 | 18.9 |
| 1901 | 73,856 | 1626 | 22.1 | 226 | 139 | 1601 | 21.8 | 855 | 546 | 165 | 1220 | 16.6 |
| 1902 | 74,018 | 1685 | 22.4 | 244 | 145 | 1896 | 25.2 | 1086 | 716 | 175 | 1355 | 18.0 |
•Rates calculated per 1000 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 subtraction 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
there ; 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) 660
At Census of 1901.
Total population at all ages 73,866
Number of inhabited houses . 9,063
Average number of persons per
house 81