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Chelsea 1944
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1944
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The following tables are self-explanatory :—
TABLE No. 8.
Registered Deaths.
| 1939. | 1940. | 1941. | 1942. | 1943. | 1944. | 1945 | 1946 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths registered in the Borough | 1662 | 1885 | 1157 | 997 | 1335 | 1532 | 1281 | 1344 |
| Non-parishioners | 1085 | 1216 | 746 | 672 | 938 | 1111 | 918 | 978 |
| 577 | 667 | 411 | 325 | 397 | 421 | 363 | 369 | |
| Deaths of Chelsea residents in hospitals and elsewnere outside the Bord. | 166 | 184 | 189 | 177 | 157 | 151 | 173 | 181 |
| Nett Chelsea deaths | 743 | 851 | 600 | 502 | 554 | 572 | 536 | 550 |
DEATHS IN PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS AND ELSEWHERE.
In tabular form is shown below the number of deaths of Chelsea
residents which took place in various Institutions during the year. Of
the 421 Chelsea deaths registered in the Borough, 210 occurred in
Institutions within the Borough.
TABLE No. 9.
| Chelsea Deaths in Hospitals and Institutions within the Borough. | Chelsea Deaths in Hospitals and Elsewhere Outside the Borough. | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | 1945 | 1946 | |
| St. Luke's Hospital and Institution | 223 | 251 | 92 | 3 | 31 | 25 | 3 | 28 | 24 | 110 | 100 | 72 | 92 | 106 |
| St. Stephen's Hospital and Institution | 81 | 54 | 115 | 154 | 214 | 175 | 164 | 150 | 20 | 14 | 8 | 17 | 15 | 15 |
| St. George's Home for Tuberculosis | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Chelsea Hospital for Women . | - | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | 1 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Cheyne Hospital for Children | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Brompton Hospital | 2 | 6 | 7 | - | 1 | 2 | - | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Royal Hospital for Pensioners. | 52 | 40 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Royal Cancer Hospital | 5 | 5 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 21 | 20 | 26 | 29 | 1 | 33 |
| Victoria Hospital for Children | 2 | 2 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 23 | 14 | 22 | 14 | 18 |
| 365 | 359 | 269 | 168 | 250 | 210 | 179 | 293 | 189 | 177 | 154 | 151 | 173 | 181 | |