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Chelsea 1938
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1938
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CAUSES OF DEATH.
Table No. 12 shows that 209 deaths were due to Organic Heart Disease,
119 to Cancer, 22 to Bronchitis, 37 to Pneumonia, 39 to Pulmonary
Tuberculosis, 46 to Circulatory Diseases, 33 to Cerebral Haemorrhage, 8
to Influenza and 23 to Congenital Debility and Malformation.
Fifty-three per cent. of all deaths occurred in persons over 65 years of
age.
RESPIRATORY DISEASES.
Table No. 13 shows the number of deaths from respiratory diseases
during the past two years. The annual death rate, the number of
deaths under 5 years, and the percentage of deaths occurring in children
under 5 years of age is also shown:—
TABLE No. 13.
| Year. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory Diseases. | Total. | Death-rate. | No. of deaths under 5 years. | Percentage under 5 years. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 35 | 44 | 3 | 82 | 1.4 | 12 | 14.6 |
| 1938 | 22 | 37 | 7 | 66 | 1.2 | 8 | 12.1 |
DEATHS OF CHILDREN 1-5 YEARS OF AGE.
The number of deaths of children between 1-2 years of age was 7
and between 2-5 years, 2. In the previous year these figures were 7
and 3 respectively. The causes of death are given during the past two
years.
TABLE No. 14. Child Mortality (1-5 Years).
| Year. | Infectious Fevers. | Tuberculosis. | Respiratory Diseases. | Diarrhæal Diseases. | All other causes. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 1938 | 4 | — | 2 | — | 3 | 9 |