London's Pulse: Medical Officer of Health reports 1848-1972

View report page

Chelsea 1913

Annual report for 1913 of the Medical Officer of Health

This page requires JavaScript

TABLE OF CONTENTS.
SEC. I.—Statistical :— page
Population of Chelsea 3
Births and Birth-rate 3
Deaths and Death-rate 4
Death-rate of Special Classes of the Population 8
Infantile Mortality 9
Statistical Tables (L.G.B. Forms I., II., III., IV.) 12
SEC. II.—Infectious Diseases :—
Small-pox 17
Scarlet Fever 17
Diphtheria 17
Enteric Fever 18
Removal of Patients to Hospital 19
The Case Mortality 19
Other Infectious Diseases 19
Notifications of Tuberculosis 20
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 22
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis 23
Scheme for a Tuberculosis Dispensary 24
SEC. III.:—The Housing op the Working Classes :—
Sir Thomas More Buildings 26
Pond House 26
Onslow Dwellings 26
Grove Buildings 26
Sutton Trust Buildings 27
Lewis Trust Dwellings 27
Demolitions in 1913 27
SEC. IV.—The Sanitary Condition op the Borough :—
Drainage 28
Inspections made 28
Disinfection 28
Basement Workrooms 29
Water Supply 29
Action taken under Sale of Food and Drugs Act 29
Microscopical Examination of Milk Samples for Dirt Deposits and
Cells31
Reports presented to the Borough Council 31
Summary of Work done by the Lady Sanitary Inspector 32
Verminous School Children 34
Notifications of Births 35
The Chelsea Health Society 36
Statistical Tables of Action taken under the Factory and Workshop
Act 37
Statistical Tables of Action taken under the Public Health (London)
Act 40
Summary of Nuisances and other matters reported on in 1913 41
Magisterial Proceedings during 1913 44
List of Bakehouses, Cow-houses and Slaughter-houses 45