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Chelsea 1910
Annual report for 1910 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Table XIX.—Case Mortality in Chelsea, and in London, 1890-1910.
| Scarlet Fever. | Diphtheria and Membranous Croup. | Enteric Fever. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea. | London. | Chelsea. | London. | Chelsea. | London. | |
| 1890 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 17.6 | 24.1 | 17.4 | 23.0 |
| 1891 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 15.4 | 22.5 | 17.4 | 15.6 |
| 1892 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 22.9 | 23.9 | 13.6 | 17.2 |
| 1893 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 23.4 | 24.5 | 22.1 | 18.4 |
| 1894 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 21.7 | 23.6 | 14.7 | 18.1 |
| 1895 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 18.7 | 20.4 | 18.4 | 17.0 |
| 1896 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 22.9 | 19.3 | 14.7 | 17.7 |
| 1897 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 17.9 | 17.1 | 26.4 | 18.8 |
| 1898 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 25.0 | 19.3 |
| 1899 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 10.6 | 14.2 | 28.1 | 18.0 |
| 1900 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 9.9 | 12.8 | 24.4 | 17.5 |
| 1901 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 8.5 | 11.1 | 12.8 | 16.8 |
| 1902 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 16.6 | 16.3 |
| 1903 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 31.0 | 16.6 |
| 1904 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 15.4 | 15.6 |
| 1905 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 18.8 | 15.7 |
| 1906 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 16.9 |
| 1907 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 14.3 | 14.5 |
| 1908 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 29.4 | 18.1 |
| 1909 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 14.4 | 9.1 | 16.7 | 14.2 |
| 1910 | 0 | 6.2 | 12.5 | |||
Cerebrospinal Fever.—No cases of this disease were notified in
Chelsea in 1910. In London, during the year 1910, 115 cases were
notified, as against 110 in 1909. Ten deaths were registered as due to
this disease during the year, the case-mortality being 8.7 per cent., as
compared with 13.6 per cent. in 1909.
Puerperal Fever.—Two cases of this disease were notified in Chelsea
in 1910, the same number as in 1909. No deaths were registered as due
to this disease.
Measles.—By orders of the Medical Officer (Education, L.C.C.), all
the unprotected children under the age of 5 years in certain class-rooms
of certain schools were excluded from school, owing to the prevalence of
measles, for certain periods stated below:—
Table XX.
| School. | Department. | Class Room. | Period of Exclusion. |
|---|---|---|---|
| Park Walk | Infants | 18th—19th May | |
| „ „ | „ | 30th May—10th June | |
| Marlboro'-road | „ | A & D | 7th—25th Nov. |
| „ „ | „ | I | 7th—11th Nov. |
| „ „ | „ | I | 1st—9th Dec. |
| Cook's Ground | „ | E | 7th—11th Nov. |
| Holy Trinity | „ | 5th—23rd Dec. |