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Chelsea 1921

Annual report for 1921 of the Medical Officer of Health

Published
1922
Author
Parkes, Louis C.
Pages
24
Tables
23

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23 tables in this report

  • Page 3
    The following Table shows the census populations of the Borough of Chelsea in 1911 and 1921 :—
    19111921Decrease
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    Notification of Births.
    Number.
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    Summary oj Reports of Health Visitors for 1921.
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    With the approval of the Ministry of Health, the Borough Council made financial grants for the year commencing 1st April, 1921, as follows:-
    £
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    The following table gives the Infantile Mortality Rates in Chelsea under various headings, for five 4-yearly periods, and for 1921:—
    1901-41905-81909-121913-161917-201921
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    Infantile Mortality Rates in Wards.
    Wards.Average of 9 years, 1912-20.1921.
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    Five-yearly Average Number of Annual Deaths, 1-5 years.
    Infectious Diseases.Diarrhoeaand Enteritis.Tuberculosis.Bronchitisand Pneumonia.Other Causes.Total.
  • Page 10
    The followmg table shows the average annual case rate, case fatality rate, and percentage of cases removed to hospital in each of six quinquennial periods since 1891 in Chelsea Home District (1891-1900) and Chelsea Borough (1901-20).:—
    Quinquennial Periods.Average Annual Case-rate per 1,000 pop.Average Annual case fatality rate.Average Annual percentage of cases removed to Hospital.
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    The following Table shows the average annual case rate, case fatality rate, and percentage of cases removed to hospital in each of six quinquennial periods since 1891 in Chelsea Home District (1891-1900), and Chelsea Borough (1901-20) :—
    Quinquennial Periods.Average Annual case-rate per 1,000 pop.Average Annual case-fatality rate.Average Annual percentage of cases removed to hospital.
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    Chelsea Tuberculosis Dispensary, Brompton Hospital. Work done during 1921.
    Number of persons examined for the first time :—
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    Number of examinations of sputum :—
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    The following Table gives the average annual number of deaths from all causes, Tuberculosis and Cancer, in six quinquennial periods :—
    Period.All causes.Pulmonary.Tuberculosis. Non-Pulmonary.Total.Cancer.
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    The District Nurses paid 1,192 visits to the homes of expectant and nursing mothers and children under 5 years of age, during 1921, to attend to conditions as under :—
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    Visits.Cases.
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    SUMMARY OF NUISANCES AND OTHER MATTERS REPORTED ON AND WORK DONE DURING 1921.
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    Food Destroyed :—
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    No. on Register at end of 1921.No. of Inspections.No. of prosecutions.
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    MAGISTERIAL PROCEEDINGS DURING 1921 UNDER THE PUBLIC HEALTH (LONDON) ACT, 1921.
    Situation of Premises.Nature of Nuisance or Complaint.Petty Sessions.Date of Hearing.Result.
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    MAGISTERIAL PROCEEDINGS DURING 1921 UNDER THE SALE OF FOOD AND DRUGS ACT.
    Street where purchased.Articles Purchased.Extent of Adulteration or Abstraction.Date of HearingResult.