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Respiratory Diseases.—The death-rate from these diseases in Chelsea
in 1904 was 3.58 per 1,000, as against 2.72 per 1,000 in 1903, and 4.14
per 1,000 in 1902. The London death-rate from respiratory diseases
in 1904 was 3.01 per 1,000.
Tubercular Diseases.—The death-rate from phthisis and other
tubercular diseases in Chelsea in 1904 was 2.30 per 1,000, as against
1.99 per 1,000 in 1903. The death-rate in London in 1904 from these
diseases was 2.24 per 1,000.
Cancer.—Malignant cancerous diseases caused 86 deaths amongst
Chelsea residents in 1904, the average of the past 8 years being 76
deaths. Fifty-three of the cancer deaths were of North Chelsea
residents, and 33 of South Chelsea residents.
Alcoholism.—Eighteen deaths were registered as being due to
intemperance or to cirrhosis of the liver, as against 21 in 1903, 26 in
1902, and 31 in each of the years 1900-1901.
Deaths in Lunatic Asylums.— Thirty-four deaths of Chelsea
parishioners occurred in 1904 in lunatic asylums. The average of the
13 years, 1891-1903, is 32 deaths annually in lunatic asylums.
Deaths in Public Institutions.—In 1904, 42.4 per cent. of the total
deaths of parishioners of Chelsea occurred in public institutions, as
compared with 45.6 per cent, in 1903. In London generally, 35.0 per
cent. of the total deaths occurred in public institutions. The deaths in
the Chelsea Infirmary in 1904 formed 22.3 per cent. of the total deaths
of Borough residents, as compared with 23 2 per cent. in 1903.