Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report for 1911 of the Medical Officer of Health
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TABLE OF CONTENTS.
SEC. I.—Statistical:—
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Population of Chelsea 3
Births and Birth-rate 3
Deaths and Death-rate 4
Death-rate of Special Classes of the Population 8
Infantile Mortality 9
Statistical Tables (L.G.B. Forms, I., II., III., IV.) 12
SEC. II.—Infectious Diseases:—
Small-pox 17
Scarlet Fever 17
Diphtheria 17
School outbreak 18
Enteric Fever 18
Removal of Patients to Hospital 19
The Case Mortality 20
Other Infectious Diseases 21
Notifications of Phthisis 22
SEC. III.—The Housing of the Working Classes:—
Sir Thomas More Buildings 25
Pond House 25
Onslow Dwellings 25
Grove Buildings 26
Housing and Town Planning Act, 1909 26
Demolitions in 1911 27
SEC. IV.—The Sanitary Condition of the Borough:—
Drainage 28
Inspections made 28
Disinfection 28
Basement Workrooms 29
Action taken under the Sale of Food and Drugs Act 29
Water Supply 30
Reports presented to the Borough Council 30
Summary of Work done by the Lady Sanitary Inspector 31
The Chelsea Health Society 34
Statistical Tables of Action taken under the Factory and
Workshop Act 35
Statistical Tables of Action taken under the Public Health
(London) Act 35
Summary of Nuisances and other matters reported on in 1911 39
Magisterial Proceedings during 1911 41
List of Bakehouses, Cow-houses and Slaughter-houses 43