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Chelsea 1911
Annual report for 1911 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Zymotic Death-rate.—The death-rate in Chelsea from the seven
principal zymotic diseases was 1.65 per 1,000 in 1911, the corresponding
rate for London being 2.38. In 1910 the zymotic death-rate in Chelsea
was 0 99 per 1,000.
Table III.—For the year 1911.
| Zymotic death-rate. | Diarrhoea 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 | 1.65 | 0.94 | 1.38 | 0.48 | 2.47 | 1.41 | 0.17 | 112 | 20.9 | 52.8 |
| London | 2.38 | 1.37 | 1.35 | 0.38 | 2.61 | 1.05 | 0.11 | 128 | 32.8 | 41.3 |
Small-Pox.—There was no small-pox in Chelsea in 1911.
Measles.—This disease caused 30 deaths in 1911, as compared with
19 in 1910. Ten deaths were registered in North Chelsea, and 20 in
South Chelsea. Four of the deaths were of infants under one year of
age, 7 between one and 2 years, and 17 between two and 5 years.
Eighteen of the deaths occurred in the first quarter of the year, eight in
the second quarter, and four in the third quarter.
Scarlet Fever.—This disease caused 2 deaths in 1911—one in
North Chelsea and one in South Chelsea. The number of notifications
of scarlet fever in the course of the year was 142.
Diphtheria.—Five deaths were attributed to diphtheria in 1911,
the same number as in 1910. Two cases resided in North Chelsea and
3 in South Chelsea. Four of the deaths occurred in hospitals, and one
at the patient's own home.
Table IV.—Cases of, and Deaths from Diphtheria and Membranous Croup in Chelsea,* 1890-1911.
| CASES. | |||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 |
| 172 | 162 | 163 | 200 | 207 | 273 | 429 | 242 | 153 | 136 | 150 | 106 | 131 | 99 | 61 | 52 | 161 | 158 | 138 | 97 | 81 | 83 |
| DEATHS. | |||||||||||||||||||||
| 1890 | 1891 | 1892 | 1893 | 1894 | 1895 | 1896 | 1897 | 1898 | 1899 | 1900 | 1901 | 1902 | 1903 | 1904 | 1905 | 1906 | 1907 | 1908 | 1909 | 1910 | 1911 |
| 32 | 20 | 32 | 43 | 41 | 52 | 96 | 45 | 22 | 13 | 14 | 9 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 8 | 13 | 14 | 5 | 5 |
*1890-1900, Chelsea Home District.