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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 1942
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1942
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Illegitimate Births.—The following table shows the number of illegitimate births and the percentage of the total births.
TABLE No. 7.
| Year. | Number of Illegitimate Births. | Percentage of Total Births. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Total. | ||||||||
| 49 | 9 .09 | |||||||||
| 16 | 23 | 39 | 9 .11 | |||||||
| 1941 | 34 | 11.11 | ||||||||
| 29 | 44 | 13.44 | ||||||||
| Stillbirths | 1940 | 1041 | 1942 | |||||||
| Number | 14 | 10 | 4 | 11 | ||||||
| Rate par 1,000 of civilan population | 0.25 | 0.25 | 0ol5 | 0.40 | ||||||
MARRIAGES.
| 1939 | . 1940 | .1941 | .1942. | |
| Hunter registered in Borough | 10S5 | 859 | 491 | |
| Rate per 1,000 of civilan population | 19.2 | 21.6 | 18.5 | 14.8 |
DEATHS.
The total number of deaths of Chelsea residents during the year was
502 equivalent to a death rate of 18.3per 1,000 of population.