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Chelsea 1905

Annual report for 1905 of the Medical Officer of Health

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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
SEC. I.—Statistical page
Population of Chelsea 3
Births and Birth-rate 3
Deaths and Death-rate 4
Death-rates of Special Classes of the Population 7
Infantile Mortality 11
Statistical Tables (L.G.B. Forms, L, II., III., IV., V.) 14
SEC. II.—Infectious Diseases
Small-pox 19
Scarlet Fever 19
Diphtheria 20
Enteric Fever 20
The Case Mortality 20
Prevalence of Scarlet Fever, Diphtheria and Enteric Fever in West
London Boroughs 21
Removal of Patients to Hospitals 22
Voluntary Notification of Phthisis 22
Puerperal Fever 23
SEC. III.—The Housing of the Working Classes:—
Sir Thomas More Buildings 24
Onslow Dwellings 26
The Pond-place Dwellings 28
Demolitions in 1905 30
SEC. IV.—The Sanitary Condition of the Borough:
Inspections made 32
Drainage 32
Disinfection and Verminous Houses 32
Action taken under the Sale of Foods and Drugs Acts 33
Water-supply 34
Basement Workrooms 35
Smoke Nuisance 36
Deposits of unconsumed Cinder Ash 37
Frozen Australian Rabbits 37
Reports presented to the Borough Council in 1905 39
Report of work done by the Lady Sanitary Inspector 41
Statistical Tables of action taken under the Factory and Workshop
Act 46
Statistical Tables of action taken under the Public Health (London)
Act 48
Summary of Nuisances and other matters reported upon in 1905 49
Magisterial Proceedings during 1905 51
List of Bake-houses, Cow-houses and Slaughter-houses 53