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Chelsea 1913

Annual report for 1913 of the Medical Officer of Health

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Zymotic Death-rate.—The death-rate in Chelsea from the seven
principal zymotic diseases was 0.87 per 1,000 in 1913, the corresponding
rate for London being 1.45 per 1,000. In 1912 the zymotic death-rate in
Chelsea was 0-8 per 1,000.

Table: Table III.—For the year 1913.

Table III.—For the year 1913.

Zymotic death-rate.Diarrhoea death-rate.Phthisis death-rate.Other tubercular diseases death-rate.Respiratory diseases death-rate.Cancer death-rate.Influenza death-rate.Deaths under 1 year to 1000 births.Percentage of deaths under 5 to total deaths.Deaths in Public Institutions per cent. of total.
Chelsea0•870•481•170•292•651•280•1892•517•452•1
London1•450•791•290•312•701•130•1910527•643•5

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Small-pox.—There was no small-pox in Chelsea in 1913.
Measles.—This disease caused 17 deaths in 1913, as compared with
21 in 1912. Eleven deaths were registered in North Chelsea, and 6 in
South Chelsea. Two of the deaths were of infants under one year of age,
11 between 1 and 2 years, 3 between 2 and 5 years, and one of a young
adult. Twelve of the deaths occurred in the first quarter of the year, and
5 in the second, there being no deaths in the latter half of the year.
Scarlet Fever.—This disease caused 3 deaths in 1913, all being South
Chelsea cases. All of the deaths occurred in hospital.
Diphtheria.—Only one death was attributed to diphtheria in 1913,
the death occurring in hospital. It was a South Chelsea case.

Table: CASES.

CASES.

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1721621632002072734292421531361501061319961521611581389781838959

Table: DEATHS.

DEATHS.

189018911892189318941895189018971898189919001901190219031904190519061907190819091910191119121913
322032434152964522131491345516813145541

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* 1890-1900, Chelsea Home District.
Whooping Cough.—This disease caused 4 deaths in 1913, as compared
with 14 in 1912. Three were deaths of infants under one year, and
one was between 1 and 2 years of age. Three of the deaths were in
North Chelsea, and one in South Chelsea.
Enteric Fever.—There was one death from enteric fever—a man,
aged 26, who died in hospital.