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Chelsea 1927
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1927
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TABLE No. 10. Birth Rate, Death Rate and Analysis of Mortality During the Year 1927. (Provisional figures. The rates have been calculated on a population estimated to the middle of 1927. The mortality rates refer to the whole population as regards England and Wales, but only to civilians as regards London and the groups of towns.)
| Birthrate per 1,000 Total Population. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Smallpox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whooping Cough. | Diphtheria. | Influenza | Violence. | Diarrhoea and Enteritis (under Two years). | Total Deaths under One year. | Certified by Registered Medical Practitioners. | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest. | Uncertified Causes of Death. | ||
| England and Wales | 16.7 | 12.3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.01 | 0.09 | 0.07 | 0.57 | 0.51 | 6.3 | 69 | 91.7 | 6.6 | 0 7* | 1.0 |
| 107 County Boroughs and Great Towns, including London | 17.1 | 12.2 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.12 | 0.01 | 0.10 | 0.08 | 0.49 | 0.46 | 8.3 | 71 | 91.9 | 6.6 | 0.9* | 0.6 |
| 155 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Populations 20,000.-50,000) | 16.4 | 11.3 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.07 | 0.01 | 0.08 | 0.05 | 0.58 | 0.41 | 5.0 | 68 | 92.7 | 5.8 | 0.3* | 1.2 |
| London | 16.1 | 11.9 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.04 | 0.01 | 0.12 | 0.09 | 0.39 | 0.51 | 7.5 | 59 | 90.3 | 7.9 | 1.8* | 0.0 |
| Chelsea | 13.4 | 14.1 | 0.01 | 0.00 | 0.05 | 0.00 | 0.09 | 0.06 | 0.60 | 0.34 | 16.4 | 76 | 90.2 | 7.1 | 2.7* | 0.0 |
* The Coroners' (Amendment) Act, 1926, which came into operation on the Ist May, 1927, provided for the registration of deaths on a certificate
of the Coroner after P.M. without inquest. These percentages relate therefore to 8 months of the year only.