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Chelsea 1904
Annual report for 1904 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Small-pox.—There was no small-pox in Chelsea in 1904.
Measles.—This disease caused 24 deaths in 1904 as compared with
14 in 1903. Seventeen of the deaths were registered in North Chelsea,
and 7 in South Chelsea. Six of the deaths were of infants nnder
1 year of age, and 16 were of children between 1 and 5 years. Although
1904 was an epidemic year for measles, the mortality has been slight as
compared with previous epidemic years, and was chiefly confined to the
first quarter of the year.
Scarlet Fever.—This disease caused 6 deaths in 1904, as compared
with 2 in 1903. All the 6 deaths were of fever hospital patients, 4
being residents of North Chelsea and 2 of South Chelsea.
Diphtheria.—This disease caused 5 deaths in 1904, as compared
with 4 in 1903. Two of the fatal cases were of residents in North
Chelsea, and 3 in South Chelsea. Three of the deaths were of fever
hospital patients, and 2 occurred at the patients' own homes.
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Chelsea continues to remain free from epidemic diphtheria, as the
following Table shows:—
Table IV.— Cases of, and Deaths from Diphtheria and Membranous Croup in Chelsea,* 1890-1904.
| 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 172 | 162 | 163 | 200 | 207 | 273 | 429 | 242 | 153 | 136 | 150 | 106 | 131 | 99 | 61 |
Deaths.
| 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 32 | 20 | 32 | 43 | 41 | 52 | 96 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 |
* 1890-1900, Chelsea Home District.
Whooping Cough.—This disease caused 26 deaths in 1904, as
compared with 29 in 1903. Seventeen of the deaths were of North
Chelsea residents, and 9 of South Chelsea residents. Eleven of the
fatal cases were infants under 1 year of age, and 14 were of children
between 1 and 5 years of age.
Enteric Fever.—This disease caused 2 deaths, both being of North
Chelsea residents, and occurring in hospital.