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were of males, and 3 of females. Seven of the deaths (27 per cent. of
the total) were due to pulmonary tuberculosis.
DEATH-RATE 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 1,000 births, during the year 1908, 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 3,160; 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 4,130.
Table IX.—For the year 1908.
Birthrate.
Deathrate.
Zymotic
Deathrate.
Tubercular
Diseases
Death-rate.
Deaths under
one to 1,000
births.
Chelsea
20.2
14.5
1.4
1.6
108
Industrial Dwellings
29.8
15.2
1.6
2.9
53
11 Poor-class Streets
39.2
23.0
3.6
2.2
148
Sir Thomas More
Buildings
35.2
13.4
.0
4.9
69
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.
The high death-rate from tubercular diseases amongst the Industrial
Dwellings' population in 1908 is due to 5 deaths from tuberculosis, out
of the total of 9 for the year, occurring in the Council's Dwellings (4 in
Sir Thomas More Buildings, 1 in Pond House). One of these fatal cases
was that of a visitor at Sir Thomas More Buildings from Kilburn, who
was taken seriously ill at the Buildings and could not be removed.
The 4 other fatal cases were of people who were consumptive long before
they became residents in the Council's Dwellings.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
During the year 1908 there was a considerable reduction in the rate
of infantile mortality (deaths of infants under one year to 1,000 births)
as compared with 1907, the rate for 1908 (108) being the lowest yet
recorded in Chelsea.