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Chelsea 1938
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1938
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TABLE No. 12. Deaths of Chelsea Residents Registered during the Year 1938, Classified by Age and Cause. (In accordance with Registrar-General's Return.)
| Causes of Death. | Nett Deaths, whether occurring within or without the Borough. | |||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Ages. | Under 1 year. | 1 and under 2 years. | 2 and under 5 years. | 5 and under 15 years. | 15 and under 25 years. | 25 and under 35 years. | 35 and under 45 years. | 45 and under 55 years. | 55 and under 65 years. | 65 and under 75 years. | 75 years and upwards. | |
| All Causes | 767 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 37 | 71 | 130 | 186 | 215 |
| 1. Typhoid and Paratyphoid Fevers | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2. Measles | 3 | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 3. Scarlet Fever | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 4. Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 5. Diphtheria | 4 | — | — | — | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 6. Influenza | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| 7. Encephalitis Lethargica | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — |
| 8. Cerebro-Spinal Fever | 5 | 2 | — | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | _ |
| 9. Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 39 | _ | — | — | — | 8 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | — | 2 |
| 10. Other Tuberculous Diseases | 5 | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 1 | — | — |
| 11. Syphilis | I | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 12. General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 13. Cancer, malignant disease | 119 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | 6 | 17 | 29 | 39 | 24 |
| 14. Diabetes | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 4 | 1 |
| 15. Cerebral Haemorrhage, etc | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 9 | 11 | 11 |
| 16. Heart Disease | 209 | — | — | — | — | 5 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 34 | 61 | 94 |
| 17. Aneurysm | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
| 18. Other Circulatory Diseases | 46 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 7 | 16 | 19 |
| 19. Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
| 20. Pneumonia(all forms) | 37 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | 3 | 7 | 10 | 7 | 4 |
| 21. Other Respiratory Diseases | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 22. Peptic Ulcer | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 1 | 1 |
| 23. Diarrhæa, etc. | 11 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 24. Appendicitis | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | — | 2 |
| 25. Cirrhosis of Liver | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | |
| 26. Other Diseases of Liver, etc. | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | — | 1 |
| 27. Other Digestive Diseases | 15 | 2 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 28. Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 23 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 3 | — | 6 | 5 | 6 | 2 |
| 29. Puerperal Sepsis | 2 | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 30. Other Puerperal Causes | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 31. Congenital Debility, Prema-ture Birth, Malformations, etc. | 23 | 23 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 32. Senility | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 12 |
| 33. Suicide | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
| 34. Other Violence | 30 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | — | 3 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 35. Other Defined Diseases | 54 | — | 2 | — | — | 2 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 11 |
| 36. Causes ill-defined or unknown | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| 757 | 46 | 7 | 2 | 6 | 21 | 36 | 37 | 71 | 130 | 186 | 215 | |