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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 1922
Annual report for 1922 of the Medical Officer of Health
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quarter, £86; and 4th quarter, £130. In 1921, the total sum expended
was £990, in 1920, £1,515, and in 1919 £342. The Borough Council receives
a grant from the Ministry of Health of half the cost incurred.
Deaths and Death-Rate.
There were 853 deaths of Chelsea residents in 1922, as compared
with 862 in 1921. The death-rate for the year was 13.3 per 1,000,
as against 13.5 in 1921. In London the death-rate for 1922 was 13.4,
and in England and Wales, 12.9.
Birth and Death-Rates of Special Classes. Chelsea Borough.
| Year. | Birthrate. | Death-rate. | Zymotic Death-rate. | Tubercular Death-rate. | Deaths under one year to 1000 Births. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 16.6 | 18.5 | 0.5 | 1.1 | 78 |
| 1922 | 16.1 | 13.3 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 66 |
| 1921 | 16.4 | 11.1 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 81 |
| 1922 | 17.1 | 11.7 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 78 |
| 1921 | 28.3 | 15.8 | 0.6 | 1.2 | 99 |
| 1922 | 25.0 | 14.9 | 2.0 | 2.3 | 126 |
The Borough Council Dwellings are Sir Thomas More Buildings,
Pond House, Onslow Dwellings, and Grove Buildings, with a total population
of 1,467. The other Industrial Dwellings are the Marlborough
Buildings, Guinness Buildings, Peabody Buildings, Chelsea Park Dwellings,
Sutton Trust Dwellings, and Lewis Trust Dwellings, with a total
population of 5,300. The seven poor-class streets are Dartrey-road,
Francis-street, Gilray-square, Ives-street, Riley-street, Slaidburn-street
World's End-passage and courts adjacent, with a total population of
3,480.
Infant Mortality Rates and Deaths, One to Five Years.
The following table shows the average Infantile Mortality Rates in 4-yearly periods in Chelsea since 1901, and the average number of annual deaths in these periods of children one to five years of age ; also similar figures for the years 1921 and 1922:—
| Years. | Infantile Mortality Rate. | Deaths, 1-5 years. |
|---|---|---|
| 1901-4 | 140 | 112 |
| 1905-8 | 119 | 88 |
| 1909-12 | 97 | 71 |
| 1913-16 | 87 | 56 |
| 1917-20 | 78 | 47 |
| 1921 | 78 | 18 |
| 1922 | 66 | 51 |