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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 1925

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1925

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Table: TABLE No. 15.

TABLE No. 15.

Under 1 week.1-2 weeks.2-3 weeks.3-4 weeks.Total under 4 weeks.4 weeks and under 3 months.3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total deaths under 1 year.
Measles..............................
Scarlet Fever..............................
Whooping Cough.....................112
Diphtheria..............................
Influenza..............................
Erysipelas..............................
Tuberculous Meningitis........................22
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............................
Other Tuberculous Diseases...........................1
Meningitis..............................
Convulsions1.........1............2
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis...............1...1...2
Pneumonia1.........1253213
Diarrhoea and Enteritis...1......1154112
Gastritis..............................
Syphilis...1......21.........3
Rickets..............................
Suffocation..............................
Injury at Birth1.........1............1
Atelectasis..............................
Congenital Malformations2.........21.........3
Premature Birth12l......13............15
Marasmus1.........111......3
Other causes1.........11...125
193...1231011101064

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Nett Births registered during
the calendar year
Legitimate 870
Illegitimate 65
Nett Deaths registered during
the calendar year
Legitimate 58
Illegitimate 6

Table: The following Table gives the Infant Mortality Rate in Chelsea under various headings, for the six four-yearly periods, and for the years 1924 and 1925:—

The following Table gives the Infant Mortality Rate in Chelsea under various headings, for the six four-yearly periods, and for the years 1924 and 1925:—

1901-1904.1905-1908.1909-1912.1913-1916.1917-1920.1921-1924.1924.1925.
Infectious Diseases10.011.58.06.25.05.87.52.1
Diarrhoeal Diseases23.526.018.016.412.29.813.012.8
Developmental Defects and Wasting48.037.034.528.231.925.520.422.4
Other causes58.044. 036.036.628.925.222.631.0
Total Rate139.5118.596.587.478.066.363.568.3