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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 1930
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1930
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TABLE No. 15.
| Unde'r 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | — | — |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | —' |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| Diarrhoea and Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | I | — | |
| Gastritis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | — | 3 |
| Injury at Birth | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Atelectasis | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Congenital Malformations | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | 3 |
| Premature Birth | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | — | — | 3 |
| Other causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | — | 1 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 32 |
Nett Births registered during (Legitimate 729
the calendar year Illegitimate 70
Nett Deaths (under i) registered (Legitimate 28
during the calendar year Illegitimate 4
The following Table gives the Infant Mortality Rate in Chelsea undervarious headings, for the past five years:— TABLE No. 16.
| 1926. | 1927. | 1928. | 1929. | 1930. | |
| Infectious Diseases | 7.0 | 2.9 | 2.5 | 5.4 | 3.7 |
| Diarrhceal Diseases | 16.3 | 16.3 | 1.2 | 10.7 | 6.3 |
| Developmental Defects and Wasting | 23.3 | 30.4 | 21.1 | 31.2 | 12.5 |
| Other causes | 17.4 | 23.4 | 23.6 | 23.2 | 17.5 |
| Total Rate | 64.0 | 76.0 | 48.4 | 70.5 | 40.0 |