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Chelsea 1934

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1934

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22
INFANT MORTALITY.
There were 41 deaths of infants under one year of age in Chelsea during
the year. The correct death rate is 65 per 1,000 births, as compared
with 78 in 1933.
In London as a whole the rate of infant mortality was 67 per 1,000
births.

Table: The causes of death in the various age group are set out in Table No. 15:- TABLE No.15.

The causes of death in the various age group 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 months3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total deaths under 1 year.
Small-pox----------
Chicken-pox----——----
Measles----——-123
Scarlet Fever----——-—--
Whooping Cough----—1-—-1
Diphtheria----——--_-
Influenza----——--—-
Erysipelas----—---—-
Tuberculous Meningitis----—---—-
Abdominal Tuberculosis----—---——
Other Tuberculous Diseases----------
Meningitis.1---1_-__1
Convulsions----—-----
Laryngitis----——----
Bronchitis_-___3___3
Pneumonia-----31-15
Diarrhœa and Enteritis----——5_16
Gastritis-----——-——
Syphilis_-___--_-_
Rickets----———-——
Suffocation----———___
Injury at Birth3---3——-—3
Atelectasis2---2——-—2
Congenital Malformations11--2—1--3
Premature Birth91--101—-—11
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus1-——1—1——2
Other causes—------1—1
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Nett Births registered during Legitimate 575
the calendar year Illegitimate 55
Nett Deaths (under 1) registered Legitimate 32
during the calendar year Illegitimate 9
The following Table gives the Infant Mortality Rate in Chelsea under
various headings, for the past two years :—