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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chelsea 1910
Annual report for 1910 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Table III.—For the year 1910.
| Zymotic death-rate. | Diarrhœa death-rate. | Phthisis death-rate. | Other tubercular diseases death-rate. | Respiratory diseases death-rate. | Cancer death-rate. | Influenza death-rate. | Deaths under 1 year to 1000 births. | Percentage of deaths under 5 to total deaths. | Deaths in Public Institutions per cent. of total. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea | 0•92 | 0•41 | 1•18 | 0•33 | 2•19 | 1•13 | 0•17 | 102 | 21•4 | 48•3 |
| London | 1•32 | 0•47 | 1•16 | 0•41 | 2•62 | 1•05 | 0•15 | 102 | 29•9 | 41•9 |
Small-Pox.—There was no small-pox in Chelsea in 1910.
Measles.—This disease caused 19 deaths in 1910, as compared with
24 in 1909, and 12 in 1908. Seven deaths were registered in North
Chelsea, and 12 in South Chelsea. Five of the deaths were of infants
under one year of age, and 14 of children between one and five years.
Ten of the deaths occurred in the first quarter of the year, eight in the
third quarter, and one in the last quarter.
Scarlet Fever.—There were no deaths from scarlet fever in Chelsea
in 1910, although 119 cases of this disease were notified in the course of
the year.
Diphtheria.—This disease caused five deaths in 1910, as compared
with 14 in 1909. One case resided in North Chelsea, and four in South
Chelsea. Three of the deaths occurred in hospitals, and two at the
patients' own homes.
Table IV.— Cases of, and Deaths from Diphtheria and Membranous Croup in Chelsea* 1890-1910.
| 172 | 162 | 163 | 200 | 207 | 273 | 429 | 242 | 153 | 136 | 150 | 106 | 131 | 99 | 61 | 52 | 161 | 158 | 138 | 97 | 81 |
DEATHS.
| DEATHS. | ||||||||||||||||||||
| 32 | 20 | 32 | 43 | 41 | 52 | 96 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 5 |
* 1890-1900, Chelsea Home District.
Whooping Dough.—This disease caused 12 deaths in 1910, as
compared with 13 in 1909. The deaths were equally divided between
North and South Chelsea.
Enteric Fever.—Two deaths were due to enteric fever in 1910, the
same number as in 1909. One death occurred in each division of the
Borough. Both were hospital cases.