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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 1926

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1926

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Table: TABLE No. 14.

TABLE No. 14.

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......... .........1.........1
Scarlet Fever........................ .........
Whooping Cough...............2...215
Diphtheria..............................
Influenza.....................1...1
Erysipelas..............................
Tuberculous Meningitis..............................
Abdominal Tuberculosis..............................
Other Tuberculous Diseases.....................1...1
Meningitis..............................
Convulsions..............................
Laryngitis..............................
Bronchitis1.........1...1......2
Pneumonia...............122...5
Diarrhœa and Enteritis...............272...14
Gastritis..............................
Syphilis..............................
Rickets..............................
Suffocation2.........2............2
Injury at Birth..............................
Atelectasis1.........1............1
Congenital Malformations1...1...21.........3
Premature Birth721...10l.........11
Atrophy, Debility & Marasmus2.........2...13...6
Other causes1.........1...11...3
1522...1881212455

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Nett Births registered during
the calendar year
Nett Deaths registered during
the calendar year
Legitimate 789
Illegitimate 73
Legitimate 43
Illegitimate 12

Table: The following Table gives the Infant Mortality Rate in Chelsea under various headings, for the years 1925 and 1926 :— TABLE No. 15.

The following Table gives the Infant Mortality Rate in Chelsea under various headings, for the years 1925 and 1926 :— TABLE No. 15.

1925.1926.
Infectious Diseases2.17.0
Diarrhœal Diseases12.816.3
Developmental Defects and Wasting22.423.3
Other causes31.017.4
Total Rate68.364.0