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Deaths in Lunatic Asylums.—Fifty-one deaths of Chelsea parishioners
occurred in 1912 in lunatic asylums. The average number of annual
deaths in the four preceding quinquennial periods are as follows:—
1891-5, 31; 1896-1900, 30; 1901-5, 39; 1906-10, 38; 1911-12, 46. It is
evident that the number of Chelsea persons dying in lunatic asylums is
now considerably greater than it was 15 and 20 years ago ; but this may
not be due so much to an increase of insanity, as to a larger number of
the insane now being relegated to asylums for institutional treatment.
Deaths in Public Institutions.—For 1912, 53.5 per cent. of the total
deaths of parishioners of Chelsea occurred in public institutions, as compared
with 52.8 per cent. in 1911. In London generally 43.4 per cent. of
the total deaths occurred in public institutions in 1912. The deaths in
the Chelsea Infirmary in 1912 formed 23.6 per cent. of the total deaths of
borough residents, as compared with 23.1 per cent. in 1911.
Deaths of Common Lodging House Inmates.—Twenty-one deaths of
inmates in common lodging houses occurred in Chelsea in 1912. All were
males with one exception, this being the wife of a "deputy," residing at a
common lodging house. Six of the deaths (29 per cent. of the total) were
due to pulmonary tuberculosis. The common lodging houses now open
in Chelsea are No. 24, Smith-street (50 beds for males), Nos. 25-27,
Smith-street (112 beds for males), and Nos. 23 and 24, Lawrence-street
(76 beds for males)—total 238 beds. It is very seldom, however, that
these beds are all fully occupied. The common lodging house population
in Chelsea is certainly decreasing.
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 1912, 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 seven
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 1,748; and the streets are Dartrey-road, Francis-street, Gillray-square,
Ives-street, Riley-street, Slaidburn-street, World's End-passsage, and the
courts adjacent, with a total population of 3,480. The Borough Council's
Dwellings are Sir Thomas More Building, Pond House, Onslow Dwellings
and Grove Buildings, with a total population of 1,467.