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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 1929

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1929

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Table: TABLE No. 16. Infantile Mortality Rates per 1,000 Births in Wards.

TABLE No. 16. Infantile Mortality Rates per 1,000 Births in Wards.

1928.1929.
Hans Town1931
Royal Hospital3856
Church8867
Cheyne3862
Stanley4989
Chelsea Borough4870

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Illegitimate Deaths.—The following Table No. 17 shows the number
of deaths among illegitimate infants during the past two years.

Table: TABLE No. 17.

TABLE No. 17.

1928.1929.
Total number of illegitimate deaths under 1 year59
Illegitimate death rate68125

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Poor Law Relief.—Through the courtesy of Mr. Apted, Clerk to
the Chelsea Guardians, I am able to give below the figures as to the
average daily number of persons chargeable to the Guardians during
the past two years.

Table: TABLE No. 18.

TABLE No. 18.

1928.1929.
Average daily number of persons who received medical relief only7681
Average daily number of persons who received relief (indoor and outdoor)1,3901,386

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Utilization of Hospital and Other Forms of Gratuitous Medical
Relief.—The Borough is singularly well provided with facilities for
hospital treatment, both general and special. In addition, several
important general and special hospitals are situated in the immediate
neighbourhood.
Over 80 per cent. of the inhabitants suffering from serious illness or
disease seek and obtain in-patient hospital accommodation.