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Chelsea 1931

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1931

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TABLE No. 11. Birth Rate, Death Rate, and Analysis of Mortality During the Year 1931.

-Rate per 1,000 Total Popula-tion.Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population.Rate per 1,000 Live Births.Percentage of Total Deaths.
AllCauses.Enteric Fever.Small-pox.Measles.Scarlet Fever.Whoop-ing Cough.Diph-theria.In-fluenza.Vio-lence.Diarrhœaand Enteritis (under Two years).Total Deaths under One year.Certifiedby Registered Medical Practi-tioners.Inquest Cases.Certified by Coroner after P.M.No Inquest.Uncertified Causes of Death
Live Births.Still Births.
England and Wales15.80.6712.30.010.000.080.010.060.070.360.546.06691.186.171.700.95
107 County Bor-oughs and Great Towns, including London16.00.6712.30.000.000.100010.070.080.330.488.47191.435.842.240.49
159 Smaller Towns (1921 Adjusted Populations 20,000-50,000)15.60.7311.30.000.000.070.010.050.050.360.434.06292.175.491.251.09
London15.00.5012.40.010.000.030.020.070.060.260.579.76589.526.234.240.01
Chelsea12.80.4514.10.000.000.020.000.050.030.330.804.94288.696.964.850.00
The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales are as follows:—Puerperal Sepsis.Others.Total.
Per 1,000 live births1.662.454.11
Per 1,000 total births1.592.353.95