Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1929
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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. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chicken-pox | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Measles | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Scarlet Fever | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Whooping Cough | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 1 | - | 1 | 4 |
| Diphtheria | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Influenza | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Erysipelas | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| Meningitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Convulsions | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Laryngitis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Bronchitis | - | - | _ | _ | _ | - | 1 | - | - | 1 |
| Pneumonia | _ | _ | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| Diarrhæa and Enteritis | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 |
| Gastritis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Syphilis | _ | _ | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | 1 |
| *Rickets | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Suffocation | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Injury at Birth | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Atelectasis | 2 | - | - | 1 | 3 | 1 | - | - | - | 4 |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | _ | 1 | - | 2 | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Premature Birth | 9 | - | 1 | __ | 10 | 2 | - | - | - | 12 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | - | - | - | - | - | 3 | 2 | - | - | 5 |
| Other causes | 1 | - | 1 | - | 2 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 4 |
| 13 | - | 3 | 1 | 17 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 9 | 52 |
Nett Births registered during Legitimate 664
the calendar year Illegitimate 72
Nett Deaths (under I) registered Legitimate 43
during the calendar year Illegitimate 9
The following Table gives the Infant Mortality Rate in Chelsea under various headings, for the past two years:— TABLE No. 15.
| 1928. | 1929. | |
|---|---|---|
| Infectious Diseases | 2.5 | 5.4 |
| Diarrhæal Diseases | 1.2 | 10.7 |
| Developmental Defects and Wasting | 21.1 | 31.2 |
| Other causes | 23.6 | 23.2 |
| Total Rate | 48.4 | 70.5 |