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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 1928
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1928
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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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Diphtheria | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Influenza | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Erysipelas | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Tuberculous Meningitis .. | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Meningitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Convulsions | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Laryngitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Bronchitis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 |
| Pneumonia | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Gastritis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Syphilis | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Rickets | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 |
| Suffocation | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 |
| Injury at Birth | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Atelectasis | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | 2 |
| Congenital Malformations | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| Premature Birth | 11 | – | – | – | 11 | 1 | – | – | – | 12 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | 3 |
| Other causes | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 3 | – | 1 | 5 |
| „ | 12 | – | – | 1 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 4 | 39 |
Nett Births registered during
the calendar year
Nett Deaths registered during
the calendar year
Legitimate .. 732
Illegitimate .. 73
Legitimate .. 34
Illegitimate .. 5
The following Table gives the Infant Mortality Rate in Chelsea under
various headings, for the past two years :—
TABLE No. 15.
| 1927. | 1928. | |
|---|---|---|
| Infectious Diseases | 2.9 | 2.5 |
| Diarrhœal Diseases | 16.3 | 1.2 |
| Developmental Defects and Wasting | 30.4 | 21.1 |
| Other causes | 23.4 | 23.6 |
| Total Rate | 76.0 | 48.4 |