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Chelsea 1933
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1933
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INFANT MORTALITY.
There were 49 deaths of infants under one year of age in Chelsea during
the year. The correct death rate is 78 per 1,000 births, as compared
with 52 in 1932.
In London as a whole the rate of infant mortality was 59 per 1,000
births.
The causes of death in the various age groups are set out in 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 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | _ | 1 |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | - | - | — | - | - | - |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | _ | _ | _ | 1 | _ | 1 |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | _ | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | _ | — | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | _ | — | — | _ |
| Pneumonia | — | 1 | _ | _ | 1 | 1 | — | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| Diarrhœa and Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| Gastritis | _ | — | . — | — | _ | _ | __ | _ | _ | _ |
| Syphilis | _ | _ | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| suffocation | — | — | — | — | _ | 1 | 1 | _ | _ | 2 |
| Injury at Birth | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | _ | _ |
| Atelectasis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | 1 | — | — | 4 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 6 |
| Premature Birth | 11 | — | — | 1 | 12 | — | — | — | _ | 12 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Other causes | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| 14 | 2 | — | 1 | 17 | 9 | 5 | 10 | 8 | 49 |
Nett Births registered during Legitimate 577
the calendar year Illegitimate 48
Nett Deaths (under 1) registered Legitimate 36
during the calendar year Illegitimate 13
The following Table gives the Infant Mortality Rate in Chelsea under
various headings, for the past two years :—