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ANNUAL REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
For the Year 1920.
POPULATION OP CHELSEA.
The population of the Borough may be estimated in 1920 as 68,500,
allowing for the return of all demobilised men to their homes after the
war.
Births and Birth-Rate.
In 1920, 1,468 births were registered in the Borough. Excluding
209 births of non-parishioners, and including 133 births taking place
amongst Chelsea mothers in Lying-in Hospitals and Homes outside
the Borough, the total number of births for the year was 1,392, the
corresponding figure for 1919 being 874.
The birth-rate for the year was 203 per 1,000, which is 7-0
per 1,000 above the rate for 1919, and 1-1 per 1,000 above the rate of
1914. The number of births in Chelsea in 1920 exceeded that of any
year since 1909. The number of births in the four quarters of the year
were as follows :—1st quarter, 348 ; 2nd quarter, 352 ; 3rd quarter, 289 ;
4th quarter, 270. It would appear, therefore, that the high birth-rate
of 1920 is not likely to be maintained. The birth-rate of London for
1920 was 26-5 per 1,000.
Notification of Births.
Number.
Living Children 1068
Still-born Children 28
1096
Notified by Medical Practitioners 394
„ St. George's Hospital 72
„ Midwives 463
„ Chelsea Workhouse 94
„ Parents, etc 85
1108
Deduct dual notification 12
1096
Total number of Chelsea births registered in
the Borough 259