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Chelsea 1914

Annual report for 1914 of the Medical Officer of Health

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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.) 13
SEC. II.—Infectious Diseases:—
Small-pox 18
Scarlet-Fever 18
Diphtheria 18
Enteric Fever 19
Other Infectious Diseases 20
Notifications of Tuberculosis 21
Pulmonary Tuberculosis 23
Non-pulmonary Tuberculosis 24
Scheme for a Tuberculosis Dispensary 25
SEC. III.—The Housing or the Working Classes:—
Sir Thomas More Buildings 26
Pond House 20
Onslow Dwellings 26
Grove Buildings 27
Sutton Trust Buildings 27
Lewis Trust Dwellings 28
Demolitions in 1914 28
SEC. IV.—The Sanitary Condition of the Borough:—
Drainage 29
Inspections made 29
Disinfection 29
Water Supply to Tenement Houses 30
Underground Sleeping Places (Regulations) 30
Water Supply from Metropolitan Water Board 31
Reports presented to the Borough Council 31
Action taken under Sale of Food and Drugs Act 32
Public Health (Milk and Cream) Regulations, 1912 33
Summary of Work done by the Lady Sanitary Inspector 33
Verminous School Children 36
Notifications of Births 37
Infant Health Visiting 38
Statistical Tables of Action taken under the Factory and Workshop
Act 39
Statistical Tables of Action taken under the Public Health (London)
Act 42
Summary of Nuisances and other matters reported on in 1914 43
Magisterial Proceedings during 1914 46
List of Bakehouses and Slaughter-houses 47