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Chelsea 1913
Annual report for 1913 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Table V.— Zymotic Disease Mortality in Chelsea in 1913.
| Actual number of deaths in Chelsea. | Chelsea's proportion of total London deaths according to its population. | Average number of deaths annually in Chelsea, 1901-1902. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Measles | 17 | 22 | 27 | |
| Scarlet Fever | 3 | 2 | 5 | |
| Diphtheria | 1 | 6 | 8 | |
| Whooping Cough | 4 | 11 | 19 | |
| Enteric Fever | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| Diarrhoea | 32 | 52 | 47 | |
Diarrhoea.—The deaths in Chelsea in 1913 from diarrhœal diseases
(diarrhoea and enteritis) were 32 in number, as compared with 10 only in
1912. Twenty-two of the deaths were of infants under one year of age,
as compared with 8 in 1912; 4 were between one and 5 years of age; and
6 were of old people. Seventeen of the deaths were of North Chelsea
residents, and 15 of South Chelsea.
Table VII.—Mortality from Diarrhceal Diseases.
| Year. | Chelsea. | London. |
|---|---|---|
| Death-rate per million. | Death-rate per million. | |
| 1896 | 1037 | 1112 |
| 1897 | 1340 | 1446 |
| 1898 | 1258 | 1556 |
| 1899 | 1282 | 1663 |
| 1900 | 1187 | 1251 |
| 1901 | 788 | 1182 |
| 1902 | 714 | 756 |
| 1903 | 555 | 849 |
| 1904 | 897 | 1295 |
| 1905 | 652 | 977 |
| 1906 | 1188 | 1325 |
| 1907 | 550 | 570 |
| 1908 | 731 | 857 |
| 1909 | 443 | 588 |
| 1910 | 418 | 501 |
| 1911 | 939 | 1368 |
| 1912 | 153 | 395 |
| 1913 | 482 | 788 |
Thirteen deaths occurred in the third or summer quarter of the year,
as compared with 2 in 1912, and 48 in 1911. The average temperatures
of the summer quarters of these 3 years are as follows :—1911, 65.8° F. ;
1912, 58.9° F.; and 1913, 60.2° F. In London, summer diarrhoea
mortality commenced to rise somewhat late in the season, and did not
reach its maximum until the middle of September. It continued high
until quite late in October, probably owing to the exceptional warmth of
this month.