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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 1904
Annual report for 1904 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE VII.—(x.) FOR WHOLE DISTRICT.
| Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each year. | Births. | Deaths under One Year or Age. | Deaths at all Ages. Total. | Deathsin Public Institutionsin Chel-sea | Deaths of nonresidents registered in District. | Deaths of Residents registered beyond District | Deaths at all Ages. Nett. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Rate. | No. | Rate per 1000 Births | No. | Rate.* | No. | Rate.* | |||||
| 1. | 2. | 3. | 4. | 5. | 6. | 7. | 8. | 9. | 10. | 11. | 12. | 13. |
| 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 | 1819 | 19.1 |
| 1897 | 96,745 | 2549 | 26.3 | 410 | 161 | 1777 | 18.4 | 668 | 298 | 235 | 1709 | 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 1894-1900. | 96,746 | 2512 | 26 0 | 401 | 160 | 1851 | 19.1 | 665 | 299 | 232 | 1785 | 18.5 |
| 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 |
| 1903 | 74,169 | 1516 | 20.5 | 218 | 144 | 1579 | 21.4 | 964 | 615 | 167 | 1131 | 15.3 |
| 1904 | 74,329 | 1547 | 20.9 | 240 | 155 | 1682 | 22.7 | 978 | 612 | 152 | 1222 | 16.5 |
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 bo 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 60O
At Census of 1901.
Total population at all ages 73,866
Number of inhabited houses 9,063
Average number of persons per
house 8.1