Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report for 1908 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Table XIII.-(I)
FOR WHOLE DISTRICT.
Year.
Population
estimated
to
Middle of
each Year.
Births.
Deaths under
One Year of
Age.
Deaths at
all Ages.
Total.
Deaths in Public
Institutions in
District.
Deaths of non-residents
registered in
District.
Deaths of residents
registered beyond
District.
Deaths at
all Ages.
Nett.
No.
Rate.*
No.
Rate
per 1000
Births
registered.
No.
Rate.*
No.
Rate.*
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.
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
186
662
277
213
1737
17.9
Chelsea Borough.
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
1905
74,496
1585
21.3
184
116
1606
21.6
1012
663
163
1106
14.9
1906
74,672
1506
20.2
211
140
1704
22.9
1089
699
163
1168
15.7
1907
74,857
1493
20.0
182
122
1688
22.6
1099
712
142
1118
15 .0
Averages
for
years
1901-1907
74,342
1565
21.1
215
137
1679
22.6
1012
652
161
1189
16.0
1898
75,049
1540
20.2
166
108
1653
21.7
1061
705
156
1104
14.5
* 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 be 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 sickness or infirmity,
and dying in public institutions there; and by the term "Residents" is meant persons who have been taken
out of the district on account of sickness or infirmity, and have died in public institutions elsewhere.
The "Public institutions" to be taken into account for the purposes of these Tables are those into which
persons are habitually received on account of sickness or infirmity, such as hospitals, workhouses and lunatic
asylums.
Area of District in acres
(exclusive of area covered
by water) 660
At Census of 1901.
Total population at all ages 73,842
Number of inhabited houses 9,063
Average number of persons per
house 8.1