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Chelsea 1912
Annual report for 1912 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Table XX.—Case Mortality in Chelsea, and in London, 1890.1912.
| 1890 | 7.0 | 5.7 | 17.6 | 24.1 | 17.4 | 23.0 |
| 1891 | 3.6 | 5.1 | 15.4 | 22.5 | 17.4 | 15.6 |
| 1892 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 22.9 | 23.9 | 13.6 | 17.2 |
| 1893 | 5.3 | 4.3 | 23.4 | 24.5 | 22.1 | 18.4 |
| 1894 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 21.7 | 23.6 | 14.7 | 18.1 |
| 1895 | 4.0 | 4.2 | 18.7 | 20.4 | 18.4 | 17.0 |
| 1896 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 22.9 | 19.3 | 14.7 | 17.7 |
| 1897 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 17.9 | 17.1 | 26.4 | 18.8 |
| 1898 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 15.1 | 14.8 | 25.0 | 19.3 |
| 1899 | 2.8 | 2.2 | 10.6 | 14.2 | 28.1 | 18.0 |
| 1900 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 9.9 | 12.8 | 24.4 | 17.5 |
| 1901 | 2.6 | 3.2 | 8.5 | 11.1 | 12.8 | 16.8 |
| 1902 | 4.0 | 3.1 | 10.0 | 11.0 | 16.6 | 16.3 |
| 1903 | 1.0 | 2.9 | 4.0 | 9.7 | 31.0 | 16.6 |
| 1904 | 5.6 | 2.7 | 8.2 | 10.1 | 15.4 | 15.6 |
| 1905 | 4.0 | 2.8 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 18.8 | 15.7 |
| 1906 | 3.3 | 2.6 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 0.0 | 16.9 |
| 1907 | 0.9 | 2.5 | 5.1 | 9.1 | 14.3 | 14.5 |
| 1908 | 4.0 | 2.5 | 9.4 | 9.2 | 29.4 | 18.1 |
| 1909 | 2.3 | 2.2 | 14.4 | 9.1 | 16.7 | 14.2 |
| 1910 | 0 | 2.0 | 6.2 | 7.9 | 12.5 | 15.3 |
| 1911 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 6.0 | 8.3 | 0.0 | 14.1 |
| 1912 | 1.6 | 4.5 | 10.0 | |||
Cerebrospinal Fever.—No cases of this disease were notified m
Chelsea in 1912. In London, during the year 1912, 103 cases were
notified, as against 102 in 1911. Four deaths were registered as due
to this disease during the year, the case-mortality being 4.0 per cent.,
as compared with 7.8 in 1911, 8.7 in 1910, and 13.6 in 1909.
Acute Poliomyelitis.. .One case only of this disease was notified in
Chelsea in 1912. The patient was a girl of four years, not attending any
school. She was removed to the Chelsea Infirmary. Nothing was
ascertained as to any source of infection. Two other younger children in
the same family were not affected. In London 136 cases were notified
during the year, 69 being notified in the three summer months—July,
August and September—this being in accordance with what is known as
to the summer prevalence of the disease.
Ophthalmia Neonatorum.—In London during 1912, 699 cases were
notified. In the previous year (1911) 680 cases were notified between the
11th March aud the end of December. Five cases were notified in Chelsea.
All the cases were visited by the Lady Sanitary Inspector, and steps were
taken to ensure that the affected eyes received appropriate treatment,
with the result that all made complete recoveries, with no injury to the
sight. Altogether 16 visits were paid in respect of cases of ophthalmia
neonatorum.
Puerperal Fever.—Seven cases of this disease were notified in Chelsea
in 1912. None of these cases ended fatally. Three of the cases were