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Chelsea 1936
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1936
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Annual Report
on the
Health of the Metropolitan Borough
of Chelsea.
Year ending 3 1st December, 1936.
SECTION I—STATISTICS AND SOCIAL
CONDITIONS OF THE BOROUGH
GENERAL STATISTICS.
TABLE No. 1.
Area (acres) 660
Resident Population :—Registrar-General's estimate, 1936 56,500
Number of Inhabited Houses (end of 1P36) according to
Rate Books 12,636
Rateable value, October, 1936 £1,246,575
Sum represented by a penny rate, October, 1936 £4,865
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyne | 3,349 | 5,436 | 8,785 |
| Church | 4,390 | 5,929 | 10,319 |
| Hans Town | 2,961 | 5,839 | 8,800 |
| Royal Hospital | 2,550 | 4,833 | 7,383 |
| Stanley | 10,696 | 13,048 | 23,744 |
| 23,946 | 35,085 | 59,031 |
(Note.—All vital Statistics given in this Report are calculated on the
Resident Population of the Borough as Estimated by the RegistrarGeneral
for 1936, viz., 56,500).