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In 1912 there was no summer prevalence of diarrhoea, owing to the
absence of any summer weather. Only 2 deaths from diarrhoea occurred
in the third or summer quarter, as against 3 in the second or spring
quarter, and 4 in the fourth or autumn quarter. In 1911, 48 deaths from
diarrhoea were registered in the third quarter of that year, when the
average temperature was 65.8° F., which was almost a record. In 1912
the average temperature of the third quarter was only 58.9° F., which is
0.4° less than the very low temperature of 1910. Last year, 1912, is
probably the first year in the history of Chelsea as an urban district, in
which there has been absolutely no prevalence of summer diarrhoea.
Influenza.—The number of deaths attributed to influenza in 1912
was 13, as against 11 in 1911. Three deaths occurred in North Chelsea,
and 10 in South Chelsea. In London generally, the disease was slightly
more prevalent than in 1911, 535 deaths being registered as due to this
cause in 1912, as compared with 496 in 1911. Of the 535 fatal cases in
London, 231 occurred in the first quarter of the year, 100 in the second,
43 in the third, and 161 in the fourth quarter. As usual, the month of
greatest prevalence was February.
Respiratory Diseases.—The death-rate from these diseases in Chelsea
in 1912 was 2.9 per 1,000, as compared with 2.47 per 1,000 in 1911. The
London death-rate from respiratory diseases, including pneumonia, in
1912 was 2.62 per 1,000.
Tubercular Diseases.—The death-rate from phthisis and other tubercular
diseases in Chelsea in 1912 was 1.63 per 1,000, as against 1.86
per 1,000 in 1911 The death-rate in London from these diseases in
1912 was 1.66 per 1,000.
Of the 88 deaths from phthisis in Chelsea in 1912, 49, or 55.7 per
cent., occurred in the Chelsea Workhouse Infirmary, and 15, or 17 per
cent., occurred in other public institutions, making a total of 72.7 per cent.