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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Chelsea 1940
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1940
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CAUSES OF DEATH.
Table No. 12 shows that 204 deaths were due to Organic Heart Disease,
106 to Cancer, 31 to Bronchitis, 45 to Pneumonia, 37 to Pulmonary
Tuberculosis, 26 to Circulatory Diseases, twelve
to Influenza and 4 to Congenital Debility and Malformation.
Fifty- Two per cent, of all deaths occurred in persons over 65 years of
age.
RESPIRATORY DISEASES.
| Year. | Bronchitis. | Pneumonia. | Other Respiratory Diseases. | Total. | Deathrate. | No. of deaths under 5 years. | Percentage under 5 years. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 20 | 39 | 6 | 65 | 1.3 | 8 | 7 7 |
| 1940 | 31 | 4.5 | 84 | 2.2 | 6.o |
DEATHS OF CHILDREN 1-5 YEARS OF AGE.
The causes ot death are given during the past two
years.
TABLE No. 14.
| Year. | Infectious Fevers. | Tuberculosis. | Respiratory Diseases. | Diarrhoeal Diseases. | All other causes. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 1 | 1 | - | — | 3 | |
| 1940 | - | 1 | 1 | — | 2 | 4 |