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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chelsea 1923
Annual report for 1923 of the Medical Officer of Health
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Table showing percentage of total population housed in Tenements of one and more rooms.
| Chelsea. | London. | |
|---|---|---|
| Tenements of 1 room | 6.5 | 5.8 |
| „ 2 rooms | 17.7 | 16.6 |
| „ 3 rooms | 20.8 | 22.5 |
| „ 4 rooms | 11.3 | 20.1 |
| Over 4 rooms | 33.7 | 29.6 |
| Living otherwise than in Private Dwellings | 10.0 | 5.4 |
Table showing density of population—Persons per Acre.
| London | 60 persons per acre. |
| Chelsea | 97 „ |
| Wards: Hans Town | 93 „ |
| Royal Hospital | 59 „ |
| Church | 124 „ |
| Cheyne | 83 „ |
| Stanley | 122 „ |
Births and Birth-Rate.
In 1923, 965 births were registered in the Borough. Excluding 152
births of non-parishioners, and including 158 births taking place amongst
Chelsea mothers in Lying-in Hospitals and Homes outside the Borough,
the total number of births for the year was 971, the corresponding figure
for 1922 being 1,032, for 1921, 1,057, and for 1920, 1,392.
The birth-rate for the year was 15.1 per 1,000, as compared with
16.1 per 1,000 in 1922. The birth-rate of London for 1923 was 20.2
per 1,000, as compared with 21.0 in 1922.
Notification of Births.
| Number. | |
|---|---|
| Living Children | 748 |
| Still-born Children | 31 |
| 779 | |
| Notified by Medical Practitioners | 215 |
| „ St. George's Hospital, Extern Department | 42 |
| „ Midwives | 410 |
| „ Chelsea Institution | 65 |
| „ Parents, etc. | 47 |
| 779 | |
| Total number of Chelsea births registered in the Borough | 813 |
The notifications, therefore, formed 96 per cent, of the total births
of Chelsea residents registered in the Borough, as against 97 per cent.
in 1922. The number of births notified by midwives in 1923 was 53
per cent, of the total, as against 51 per cent. in 1922.