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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 1926, which is identical with the corresponding
percentage for 1925.
Chelsea births in Hospitals outside the Borough were distributed
during 1926 as follows :—St. George's Hospital, 64 ; Queen Charlotte's
Hospital, 30; Clapham Maternity Hospital, 8 ; General Lying-in
Hospital, Lambeth, 16 ; Charing Cross Hospital, 6 ; Royal Free Hospital,
3; St. Thomas' Hospital, 4 ; Miscellaneous Hospitals, 17.
Chelsea births in Hospitals and Maternity Homes within the Borough
during 1926 numbered 134. These were distributed as follows :—St.
Luke's Hospital, 97; Ormond Maternity Home, 30; St. Stephen's
Hospital, 5 ; Chelsea Hospital for Women, 1 ; Royal Avenue Maternity
Home, 1..
Illegitimate Births. The following Table shows the number of illegitimate
births and the illegitimate birth rate per 1,000 births. In 1926,
131 such births were registered in Chelsea, and 24 inward transfers and
82 outward transfers were made by the Registrar General. The nett
figure for the Borough is therefore 73.

MARRIAGES.
There were 602 marriages registered in the Borough in 1926 (578 in
1925). The marriage rate (number of marriages per 1,000 of population)
was 9.1. For the year 1925 the marriage rate was 8-9.
DEATHS.
The total deaths registered in the Borough in 1926 were 1,664. Transferable
deaths of non-residents registered in the Borough numbered 1,022
and are to be deducted. In addition, there were 170 deaths of Chelsea
residents in Institutions and elsewhere outside the Borough. The nett
Chelsea deaths were therefore 812 and the death rate was 12-5 per 1,000.
In 1926 the death rate for England and Wales was 11.6, for London
11.6, and the mean death rate for the 105 Great Towns was 11.6.