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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 1931

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

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Table: TABLE No. 15.

TABLE No. 15.

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----------
\\ hooping Cough------1--1
Diphtheria----------
Influenza----------
Erysipelas------1--1
Tuberculous Meningitis--------11
Abdominal Tuberculosis----------
Other Tuberculous Diseases----------
Meningitis----------
Convulsions----------
Laryngitis----------
Bronchitis--------11
Pneumonia-1--1-2126
Diarrhœa and Enteritis------11-2
Gastritis-----1---1
Syphilis----------
Rickets----------
Suffocation----------
Injury at Birth----------
Atelectasis1---1----1
Congenital Malformations1---12---3
Premature Birth7--18----8
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus1---1-1--2
Other causes-----12-14
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Nett Births registered during Legitimate 658
the calendar year Illegitimate 77
Nett Deaths (under 1) registered Legitimate 23
during the calendar year Illegitimate 8

Table: The following Table gives the Infant Mortality Rate in Chelsea under various headings, for the past two years : — TABLE No. 16.

The following Table gives the Infant Mortality Rate in Chelsea under various headings, for the past two years : — TABLE No. 16.

1930.1931.
Infectious Diseases3.72.7
Diarrhœal Diseases6.32.7
Developmental Defects and Wasting12.519.0
Other causes17.517.6
Total Rate40.042.0