Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1925
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TABLE No. 4. Births and Birth-Rates (1921-1925).
Year. | Births. | Birth-rate per 1,000. | Birth-rate London. |
---|---|---|---|
1921 | 1,057 | 16.6 | 22.3 |
1922 | 1,032 | 16.1 | 21.0 |
1923 | 971 | 15.1 | 20.2 |
1924 | 928 | 14.4 | 18.7 |
1925 | 935 | 14.4 | 18.0 |
TABLE No. 5. Births in Wards (1921-1925).
Year. | Hans Town. | Royal Hospital. | Church. | Cheyne. | Stanley. | Total. |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1921 | 138 | 137 | 194 | 144 | 444 | 1,057 |
1922 | 131 | 118 | 188 | 149 | 446 | 1,032 |
1923 | 140 | 101 | 142 | 137 | 451 | 971 |
1924 | 118 | 107 | 168 | 128 | 407 | 928 |
1925 | 131 | 108 | 163 | 126 | 407 | 935 |
TABLE No. 6. Notification of Births (1921-1925).
1921. | 1922. | 1923. | 1924. | 1925. | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Living Children | 864 | 818 | 748 | 685 | 645 |
Still-born Children | 26 | 20 | 31 | 12 | 12 |
890 | 838 | 779 | 697 | 657 | |
Notified by Medical Practitioners | 231 | 213 | 215 | 204 | 132 |
„ St. George's Hospital, Extern Department | 22 | 48 | 42 | 34 | 20 |
„ Midwives | 504 | 429 | 410 | 355 | 378 |
„ Chelsea Institution | 69 | 81 | 65 | 68 | 99 |
„ Parents, etc. | 65 | 80 | 47 | 36 | 28 |
891 | 851 | 779 | 697 | 657 | |
Less dual notifications | 1 | 13 | — | — | — |
890 | 838 | 779 | 697 | 657 | |
Percentage of notified births of Chelsea residents registered in the Borough ... | 96 | 93 | 96 | 98 | 93 |