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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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| 1939. | 1940. | 1941. | 1942. | 1943 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chelsea, deaths of persons over 65 years of age. | 480 | 443 | 362 | 314 | 314 |
| percentage of all deaths. | 65 | 52 | 60 | 62 | 54 |
RESPIRATORY DISEASES.
Table No. 13 shows the number of deaths from respiratory diseases
during the past four 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 1 5 years. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 20 | 39 | 6 | 65 | 1.3 | 5 | 4.4 |
| 1940 | 31 | 45 | 8 | 84 | 2.2 | 5 | 6.0 |
| 1941 | 38 | 40 | 5 | 83 | 3.1 | 1 | 1.2 |
| 1942 | 26 | 38 | 10 | 44 | 2.4 | 6 | 8.0 |
| AVERAGE 10 YRS 1929 - 1938 | 25 | 48 | 4 | 80 | 1.3 | 1O | 12.5 |
DEATHS OF CHILDREN 1-5 YEARS OF AGE.
TABLE No. 14.
Child Mortality (1-5 Years).
| Year. | Infectious Fevers. | Tuberculosis. | Respiratory Diseases. | Diarrhœal Diseases. | All other causes. | Total Deaths. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 3 | 5 |
| 1940 | - | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | 4 |
| 1941 | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 |
| 1942 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 1 | 3 |
| 1943 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |