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the total deaths of Borough residents, as compared with 24 per cent,
in 1906.
Deaths of Common Lodging House Inmates.—Twenty-four deaths
of common lodging-house inmates occurred in Chelsea in 1907, all but
one taking place in the Chelsea Infirmary. Twenty-one of the deaths
were of males, and three of females. Twelve of the deaths (50 per
cent. of the total) were due to tuberculosis, chiefly of the lungs.
DEATH-RATES OF SPECIAL CLASSES OF THE
POPULATION.
The following Table gives the birth-rate, the general death-rate,
the zymotic disease death-rate, the tubercular disease death-rate, and
the deaths under 1 year to 1000 births, during the year 1907, for the
Borough, for the inhabitants of Industrial Dwellings in Chelsea, and for
the dwellers in eleven of the streets inhabited by the poorest classes in
the district. The industrial dwellings are the Borough Council's
Dwellings (Sir Thomas More Buildings, Pond House, and Onslow
Dwellings), Marlborough Buildings (Improved Industrial Dwellings Co.),
Guinness Buildings, Peabody Buildings, and Chelsea Park Dwellings,
with a total population of about 3150 ; and the streets are Dartreyroad,
Francis-street, Gillray-square, Ives-street, Little Keppel-street,
Oakham-street, Pond-terrace, Riley-street, Slaidburn-street., Staytonstreet,
World's End-passage and the courts adjacent, with a total
population of about 4130.

The above Table shows that, as in previous years, the vital and
health statistics of the industrial dwellings population contrast most
favourably with those of the lower class tenement-house population.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
During the year 1907 there was a reduction in the rate of infantile
mortality (deaths of infants under one year to 1000 births) as compared
with the previous year; but, although circumstances were favourable in
1907, the very low rate of 1905 was not reached.