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Chelsea 1937

Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1937

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Infant mortality.
There were 36 deaths of infants under one year of age in Chelsea during
the year. The infant mortality rate (deaths under 1 year per 1,000 live
births) was 59, as compared with 53 in the previous year.
In London as a whole the rate of infant mortality was 60 per 1,000
live births.

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

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 months3-6 months.6-9 months.9-12 months.Total deaths under 1 year.
Small-pox.----------
Chicken-pox----------
Measles----------
Scarlet Fever----------
Whooping Cough_---_11--2
Diphtheria----------
Influenza----------
Erysipelas----------
Tuberculous Meningitis---------
Abdominal Tuberculosis----------
Other Tuberculous Diseases----------
Meningitis----------
Convulsions----------
Laryngitis----——---—
Bronchitis------1--1
Pneumonia-----25-18
Diarrhoea and Enteritis----—132-6
Gastritis--------11
Syphilis----------
Rickets----------
Suffocation----————-—
Injury at Birth----————11
Atelectasis1---1———-1
Congenital Malformations-----1---1
Premature Birth81--92——-11
Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus-----1---1
Other causes—---—2——13
91-—1010102436

Table: The causes of death in the various age groups are set out in Table No. 15:-Legitimate553

The causes of death in the various age groups are set out in Table No. 15:-Legitimate553

Nett Births registered during the calender yearLegitimate553
Illegitimate57
Nett Deaths (under 1) registered during the calendar yearLegitimate30
Illegitimate6