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Chelsea 1940
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1940
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Annual Report
on the
Health of the Metropolitan Borough
of Chelsea.
Year ending 31st December, 1940.
SECTION I.—STATISTICS AND SOCIAL
CONDITIONS OF THE BOROUGH.
GENERAL STATISTICS.
TABLE No. 1.
| Area | (acres) 660 |
|---|---|
| Civilian population - Registrar - Generate estimate | 38,700. |
| Number of Inhabited Houses (end of 1940) according to Rate Books | 12,492 |
| Rateable value, October, 1940 | £1,322,428 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate, October, 1940 | £4,257. |
POPULATION IN WARDS.
(Census 1931.)
| Males. | Females. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cheyne | 3,349 | 5,436 | 8,785 |
| Church | 4,390 | 5,929 | 10,319 |
| Hans Town | 2,961 | 5,839 | 8,800 |
| Royal Hospital | 2,550 | 4,833 | 7,383 |
| Stanley | 10,696 | 13,048 | 23,744 |
| 23,946 | 35,085 | 59,031 |