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Whooping Cough.—This disease caused 25 deaths in 1907, as
compared with 17 deaths in 1906. Nine of the deaths were of North
Chelsea residents, and 16 of South Chelsea.
Enteric Fever.—Three deaths were due to enteric fever in 1907.
In 1906 there were no deaths from this disease. All three of the fatal
cases resided in North Chelsea.

Diarrhoea.—The deaths in Chelsea in 1907 from diarrhœal diseases
(diarrhœa 30, enteritis 8) were 38 in number, as compared with 83 in
1906. Twenty-six of the deaths were of infants under one year of age,
8 were between 1 and 5 years of age, and 4 were adults. Twenty-three
of the deaths were of North Chelsea residents, and 15 of South Chelsea.
Owing to the cold and inclement summer of 1907, there were no
diarrhœa deaths in Chelsea until the end of August. In the eight
weeks ended the 19th October, 16 deaths from diarrhoea were registered,
so that the slight epidemic prevalence of 1907 commenced late, and
was continued later into the autumn months than is usually the case.
The diarrhœa mortality in Chelsea and in London in 1907 is
probably the lowest on record.