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Chelsea 1938
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1938
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INFANT MORTALITY.
There were 46 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 80, as compared with 59 in the previous year.
In London as a whole the rate of infant mortality was 57 per 1,000
live births.
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 months | 3-6 months. | 6-9 months. | 9-12 months. | Total deaths under 1 year. | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Small pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Chicken-pox | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Measles | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Scarlet Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Whooping Cough | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 |
| Diphtheria | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 |
| Influenza | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Erysipelas | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Tuberculous Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Abdominal Tuberculosis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Other Tuberculous Diseases | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Meningitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Convulsions | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Laryngitis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Bronchitis | 1 | 1 | ||||||||
| Pneumonia | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | 2 | — | 2 | — | 5 |
| Diarrhæa and Enteritis | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 11 |
| Gastritis | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1 | — | 2 |
| Syphilis | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Rickets | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Suffocation | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Injury at Birth | 1 | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 |
| Atelectasis | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Congenital Malformations | 3 | — | — | — | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | 4 |
| Premature Birth | 12 | — | — | — | 12 | 3 | — | — | — | 15 |
| Atrophy, Debility and Marasmus | 2 | — | — | — | 2 | — | — | — | — | 2 |
| Other causes | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 21 | 1 | — | — | 22 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 46 |
Nett Births registered during
the calendar year
Legitimate 519
Illegitimate 50
Nett Ueatns(under 1) registered
during the calendar year
Legitimate 33
Illegitimate 13