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It will be observed that the number of births of Chelsea Infants in
Hospitals and elsewhere outside Chelsea accounted for 24.8 per cent. of
the total births in 1925 (23.8 in 1924).
Chelsea births in Hospitals outside the Borough were distributed
during 1925 as follows:—St. George's Hospital, 83; Queen Charlotte's
Hospital, 34; Clapham Maternity Hospital, 11; General Lying-in
Hospital, Lambeth, 11; Charing Cross Hospital, 8; Royal Free Hospital,
5; St. Thomas' Hospital, 4 ; Miscellaneous Hospitals, 7.
Chelsea births in Hospitals and Maternity Homes within the Borough
during 1925 numbered 108. These were distributed as follows :—St.
Luke's Hospital, 82; Ormond Maternity Home, 22; St. Stephen's
Hospital, 3; Chelsea Hospital for Women, 1.
Illegitimate Births. The following Table shows the number of illegitimate
births each year since 1921 and the illegitimate birth rate per 1,000
births. In 1925, 101 were registered in Chelsea, and 23 inward transfers
and 59 outward transfers were made by the Registrar General. The nett
figure for the Borough is therefore 65.

MARRIAGES.
There were 578 marriages registered in the Borough in 1925 (563 in
1924). The marriage rate (number of marriages per 1,000 of population)
was 8.9. For the years 1921-1924, the marriage rates were 10.3, 9.7,
8.7 and 8.7 respectively.
DEATHS.
The total deaths registered in the Borough in 1925 were 1,669. Transferable
deaths of non-residents registered in the Borough numbered 971
and are to be deducted. In addition, there were 185 deaths of Chelsea
residents in Institutions and elsewhere outside the Borough. The nett
Chelsea deaths were therefore 883 and the death rate was 13.6 per 1,000.
In 1925 the death rate for England and Wales was 12.2, for London
11.7, and the mean death rate for the 105 Great Towns was 12.2.