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Chelsea 1926
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1926
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TABLE No. 11. Deaths of Chelsea Residents Registered During the Year 1926, Classified by Age and Cause.
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths whether occurring within or without the Borough. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 65 years. | 65 and upwards. | |
| All Causes | 812 | 55 | 19 | 20 | 14 | 20 | 77 | 218 | 389 |
| 1. Enteric Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 2. Small-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ |
| 3. Measles | 16 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 1 | — | — | — | _ |
| 4. Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | _ |
| 5. Whooping Cough | 8 | 5 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Diphtheria | 6 | — | — | 4 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — |
| 6a. Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 7. Influenza | 11 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 |
| 8. Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 9. Pulmonary Tuberculosis | 55 | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 8 | 19 | 21 | 4 |
| 10. Tuberculous Meningitis | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 11. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 2 | 1 |
| 12. Cancer, Malignant Disease | 116 | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 51 | 56 |
| 13. Rheumatic Fever | 4 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | 3 |
| 13a. Diabetes | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 3 | — |
| 14. Meningitis | 3 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 14a. Arterio Sclerosis | 27 | — | — | -— | — | — | — | 5 | 22 |
| 15. Organic Heart Disease | 123 | — | — | 1 | 3 | 5 | 25 | 89 | |
| 15a. Cerebral Hæmorrhage | 35 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 8 | 25 |
| 16. Bronchitis | 72 | 2 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 11 | 58 |
| 17. Pneumonia (All Forms) | 67 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 33 |
| 18. Other Diseases of Respiratory Organs | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| 19. Diarrhæa and Enteritis | 14 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 20. Appendicitis and Typhlitis | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — |
| 21. Cirrhosis of Liver | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | — |
| 22. Nephritis and Bright's Disease | 21 | — | — | — | 2 | — | 2 | 10 | 7 |
| 23. Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| 24. Other Accidents and Diseases of Pregnancy and Parturition | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| 25. Congenital Debility and Malformation, including Premature Birth | 20 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 26. Violent Deaths (excluding Suicide) | 26 | 2 | — | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 8 |
| 27. Suicide | 5 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 |
| 28. Other Defined Diseases | 156 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 53 | 72 | |
| 29. Diseases 111-defined or Unknown | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |