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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 1905
Annual report for 1905 of the Medical Officer of Health
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were infants under 1 year of age, and 9 were children between 1 and
5 years of age.
Enteric Fever.—This disease caused 3 deaths in 1905, as compared
with 2 in 1904. One was the death of a North Chelsea resident, the
remaining 2 being South Chelsea people. All three deaths occurred in
hospital.
| Actual number of deaths in Chelsea. | Chelsea's proportion of total London deaths according to its population. | Average number of deaths annually in Chelsea, 1895-1904. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Diarrhœa.—The deaths in Chelsea in 1905 from diarrhœal
diseases (diarrhœa 33, enteritis and gastro-enteritis 13) were 46 in
number, as compared with 64 in 1904. Thirty-three of the deaths were
of infants under 1 year of age, and 3 were between 1 and 5 years of age.
Twenty-one of the deaths were of North Chelsea residents, and 25
of South Chelsea residents. The summer diarrhoea prevalence was
considerably less than in 1904, the season of 1905 subsequent to July
having a temperature below the average.
| Year. | Chelsea. | London. |
|---|---|---|
| Death-rate per Million. | Death-rate per Million. | |
Influenza.—The number of deaths attributed to influenza in 1905
amounted to 15, as against 20 in 1904. Eight deaths occurred in North
Chelsea, and 7 in South Chelsea. Seven of the fatal cases were of