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affluent circumstances. The grounds of the Royal Hospital, with the
river Thames and Battersea Park beyond, render the southern zone
unusually open.
Social Conditions.—The density of population (number of persons
Per acre), as shown by the 19-21 Census, is 97, the corresponding figure
for London, as a whole, being GO. The density of population of each of
the five Wards in the Borough is as follows:—Church Ward, 124;
Stanley Ward, 122; Hans Town Ward, 98; Cheyne Ward, 88; Royal
Hospital Ward, 59.
Analysis of the 1921 Census figures show that there is a greater proportion
of unoccupied and retired persons in Chelsea than in any other
Metropolitan borough. There is, however, a considerable "working
class " population. Thus, of a total of 21,000 adult males, about 17,000
are occupied. The chief occupations are transport work (2,990), personal
service (1,971), metal work (1,144), and clerical woik (1,017). Nearly
one half of the 32,000 adult females are occupied. Of these, domestic
servants account for 9,900, dressmakers number 1,355, shop assistants
1,900, and clerks 1,200.
There are no dangerous or offensive trades carried on in the Borough.
There is no evidence that any of the occupations of the inhabitants
exerts a deleterious influence on the public health.
VITAL STATISTICS.
In accordance with the requirements of the Ministry of Health, the
following extracts from the Vital Statistics of the year are shown below :—