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Chelsea 1934

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1934

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Table: TABLE No. 16.

TABLE No. 16.

1933.1934.
Infectious Diseases8.06.3
Diarrhœal Diseases22.49.5
Developmental Defects and Wasting32.035.0
Other causes16.014.2
Total Rate78.465.0

Table: TABLE No. 17. Infantile Mortality Rates per 1,000 Births in Wards.

TABLE No. 17. Infantile Mortality Rates per 1,000 Births in Wards.

1933.1934
Hans Town6054
Royal Hospital3766
Church15161
Cheyne5110
Stanley7889
Chelsea Borough7865

Table: Illegitimate Deaths.—The following Table No. 18 shows the number of deaths among illegitimate infants during the past two years. TABLE No. 18.

Illegitimate Deaths.—The following Table No. 18 shows the number of deaths among illegitimate infants during the past two years. TABLE No. 18.

1933.1934.
Total number of illegitimate deaths under 1 year139
Illegitimate death rate270164

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MATERNAL MORTALITY.
During the year three deaths occurred which were attributed directly
to complications of pregnancy or childbirth. All cases died in hospital.
In the case of every maternal death the circumstances are fully
investigated by the Medical Officer of Health, the findings being reported
to the Ministry of Health.
The following table shows the Maternal Mortality in Chelsea during
the past two years :—

Table: TABLE No. 19.

TABLE No. 19.

Year.Death-rate per 1,000 Total (Live and Still) Births.
Puerperal Fever.Other complications of Pregnancy and Childbirth.Total Death-rate.
1933—1.51.5
1934—4.54.5