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Chelsea 1939
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1939
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CAUSES OF DEATH.
Table No. 12 shows that deaths were due to Organic. Heart Disease,
to Cancer, Bronchitis, to Pneumonia, to Pulmonarv
Tuberculosis, to Circulatory Diseases. to Cerebral Hæmorrhage,
to Influenza and to Congenital Debility and Malformation.
per cent. of all deaths occurred in persons over 65 years of
age.
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 | 2 | 82 | 1.4 | 1.2 | 14.6 |
| 1938 | 22 | 37 | 7 | 66 | 1.2 | 8 | 12.1 |
| 1939 |
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. | Diarrhœal Diseases. | All other causes. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1937 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 10 |
| 1938 | 4 | _ | 2 | _ | 3 | 9 |
| 1939 |