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Chelsea 1911
Annual report for 1911 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Whooping Cough.—This disease caused 10 deaths in 1911, as
compared with 12 in 1910. Eight deaths occurred in North Chelsea,
and two in South Chelsea.
Enteric Fever.—There were no deaths from enteric fever in
Chelsea in 1911.
Table V.—Zymotic Disease Mortality in Chelsea in 1911.
| Actual number of deaths in Chelsea. | Chelsea's proportion of total London deaths according to its population. | Average number of deaths annually in Chelsea,1901-1910. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 30 | 38 | 27 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
| Diphtheria | 5 | 9 | 9 | |
| Whooping Cough | 10 | 15 | 20 | |
| Enteric Fever | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| Diarrhœa | 62 | 90 | 49 | |
Diarrhœa.—The deaths in Chelsea in 1911 from diarrhœal diseases
(diarrhœa and enteritis) were 62 in number, as compared with 28 in
1910. Forty-five of the deaths were of infants under one year of age,
as compared with 19 in 1910; 8 were between one and two years of age,
and 9 were old people. Twenty-nine of the deaths were of North
Chelsea residents, and 33 of South Chelsea.
Table VI.—Mortality from Diarrhœal Diseases.
| Year. | Chelsea. | London. |
|---|---|---|
| Death-rate per million. | Death-rate per million. | |
| 1896 | 1037 | 1112 |
| 1897 | 1340 | 1446 |
| 1898 | 1258 | 1556 |
| 1899 | 1282 | 1663 |
| 1900 | 1187 | 1251 |
| 1901 | 788 | 1182 |
| 1902 | 714 | 756 |
| 1903 | 555 | 849 |
| 1904 | 897 | 1295 |
| 1905 | 652 | 977 |
| 1906 | 1188 | 1325 |
| 1907 | 550 | 570 |
| 1908 | 731 | 857 |
| 1909 | 443 | 588 |
| 1910 | 418 | 501 |
| 1911 | 939 | 1368 |