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Chelsea 1933
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1933
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TABLE No. 11. Birth Rate, Death Rate and Analysis of Mortality During the Year 1933. (Provisional figures. The mortality rates for England and Wales refer to the whole population, but for London and the towns to civilians only.)
| - | Rate per 1,000 Total Popula-tion. | Annual Death-rate per 1,000 Population. | Rate per 1,000 Live Births. | Percentage of Total Deaths. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Live Births. | Stillbirths. | All Causes. | Enteric Fever. | Small-pox. | Measles. | Scarlet Fever. | Whoop-ing Cough. | Diph-theria. | In-fluenza. | Vio-lence. | Diarrhœa and Enteritis (under Two years). | Total Deaths under One year | Certified by Registered Medical Practi-tioners. | Inquest Cases. | Certified by Coroner after P.M. No Inquest. | Un-certified Causes of Death. | |
| England and Wales | 14.4 | 0.62 | 12.3 | 0.01 | 0. 00 | 0.05 | 0. 02 | 0. 05 | 0.06 | 0.57 | 0.54 | 7.1 | 64 | 90.9 | 6.3 | 1.9 | 0.9 |
| 118 County Bor-oughs and Great Towns, including London | 14.4 | 0.67 | 12.2 | 0 .00 | 0.00 | 0. 06 | 0 .02 | 0.06 | 0.08 | 0.55 | 0.49 | 9.4 | 67 | 91.0 | 6.0 | 2.5 | 0.5 |
| 132 Smaller Towns (1931 Adjusted Populations 25,000-50,000) | 14.5 | 0.63 | 11.0 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 0 .04 | 0.02 | 0.04 | 0. 04 | 0.53 | 0.44 | 4.9 | 56 | 91.7 | 5.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 |
| London | 13.2 | 0.45 | 12.2 | 0.00 | 0 .00 | 0. 02 | 0.02 | 0. 08 | 0.08 | 0.51 | 0.58 | 11.6 | 59 | 88.3 | 6.3 | 5.4 | 0.0 |
| Chelsea | 10.6 | 0.29 | 13.6 | 0 .00 | 0. 00 | 0. 03 | 0 .00 | 0. 07 | 0.12 | 0.43 | 0.85 | 24 .0 | 78 | 87.4 | 8.0 | 4.6 | 0.0 |
; Puerperal Sepsis. Others. Total.
The maternal mortality rates for England and Wales are as follows :— per 1,000 live births 1.79 2.63 4.42
per 1,000 total births 1.71 2.52 4.23
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