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13

Total
M.
F.
Still Births
4
2
2
Rate per 1,000 total
(live and still)
births 12.9
Deaths
600
328
272
Death rate per 1,000
of the estimated civillan
population 22.7
Deaths from Puerperal Causes:—
Deaths.
Rate per 1,000 total
(live and still) births.
Puerperal Sepsis
0
0
Other Puerperal Causes
0
0
Total
0
0
Death rate of Infants under one year of age:—
All infants, per 1,000 live births 38
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 40
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births 29
Deaths from Cancer (all ages) 76
Deaths from Measles (all ages) none
Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) none
Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) none
BIRTHS.
The total number of births of Chelsea residents during the year was
3o6 equivalent to a birth rate of 11-6 per 1,000 of population.
The birth-rate for England and Wales in 1941 was 14.2 while that
for London as a whole was 8.9
The following Tables are self-explanatory:—
TABLE No. 3.
Registered Births.
Legitimate and Illegitimate
Births.
1939
1940
1941
Births Registered in the Borough
310
169
78
Births of Non-Parishioners
119
35
31
191
134
47
Births of Chelsea Mothers in Lyingin
Hospitals and elsewhere outside
of the Borough
348
294
259
Next Chelsea Births
539
428
306