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Cancer.—Malignant cancerous disease caused 85 deaths in Chelsea
in 1910, the average of the past 19 years being 74 deaths annually.
Forty-nine of the deaths were of North Chelsea residents, and 36 of
South Chelsea.
Alcoholism.—Fifteen deaths were registered in 1910 as being due to
intemperance or cirrhosis of the liver, as against 16 in 1909. These
annual figures merely represent the deaths which are palpably and
unmistakeably the results of alcoholic excess, and take no account of the
far larger numbers which are indirectly due to excessive drinking.
Deaths in Lunatic Asylums.—Thirty-seven deaths of Chelsea
parishioners occurred iu 1910 in lunatic asylums. The average of the
preceding 19 years is 34 deaths annually in lunatic asylums.
Deaths in Public Institutions.—In 1910, 48.3 per cent. of the total
deaths of parishioners of Chelsea occurred in public institutions, as
compared with 50.9 per cent. in 1909. Iu London generally, 41.9 per
cent. of the total deaths occurred in public institutions in 1910. The
deaths in the Chelsea Infirmary in 1910 formed 22.7 per cent. of the total
deaths of Borough residents, the same figure as in 1909.
Deaths of Common Lodging House Inmates.—Sixteen deaths of common
lodging house inmates occurred in Chelsea in 1910, all taking place in the
Chelsea Infirmary. All were males. Three of the deaths (19 per cent.
of the total) were due to pulmonary tuberculosis. The only common
lodging houses now open in Chelsea are 24, Smith-street (50 beds for
males), 25-27, Smith-street (112 beds for males), and 23 and 24,
Lawrence-street (76 beds for males). Total, 238 beds.
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 1910, for the Borough,
for the inhabitants of the Borough Council's Dwellings, for the inhabitants
of other Industrial Dwellings in Chelsea, and for the inhabitants of ten of
the streets occupied by the poorer classes in the Borough. The industrial
dwellings are the Marlborough Buildings, Guinness Buildings, Peabody
Buildings, and Chelsea Park Dwellings, with a total population of about
1882; and the streets are Dartrey-road, Francis-street, Gilray-square,
Ives-street, Oakham-street, Pond-terrace, Riley-street, Slaidburn-street,
Stayton-street, World's End-passage, and the courts adjacent, with a
total population of about 4,000. The Borough Council's Dwellings are
Sir Thomas More Buildings, Pond House, Onslow Dwellings, and Grove
Buildings, with a total population of 1,546.