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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 1944
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea, 1944
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| Total | M. | F. | 1945 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Still Births | 7 | 5 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births 16.5 | 262 | ||||
| Deaths | 572 | 279 | 293 | Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population 18.4 | 152 | |||
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes:— | Deaths. Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |||||||
| Puerperal Sepsis | 1 | 2.4 | 1 | 4.4 | ||||
| Other Puerperal Causes | - | - | 3 | 5.2 | ||||
| Total | 1 | 2.4 | ||||||
| Death rate of Infants under one year of age :— | ||||||||
| All infants, per 1,000 live births | 50 | 45 | ||||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 42 | 32 | ||||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 95 | 109 | ||||||
| Deaths from Cancer (all ages) | 41/ | 92 | ||||||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | — | 3 | ||||||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | —- | - | ||||||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under 2 years of age) | 6 | 2 | ||||||
BIRTHS.
The total number of births of Chelsea residents during the year was
574, equivalent to a birth rate of 10 2 per 1,000 of population.
The birth-rate for England and Wales in 1938 was 15.1, while that
for London as a whole was 13.4.
The following Tables are self-explanatory:—
TABLE No. 3. R egistered B irths.
| Legitimate and Illegitimate Births. | 1939 | 1940 | 1941 | 1942 | 1943 | 1944 | Average 10 years 1929-38 | 1945 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Births Registered in the Borough | 310 | 109 | 78 | 181 | 231 | 163 | 951 | 215 |
| Births of Non-Parishioners | 119 | 35 | 31 | 94 | 104 | 69 | 531 | 70 |
| 191 | 134 | 47 | 87 | 127 | 94 | 420 | 145 | |
| Births of Chelsea Mothers in Lying-in Hospitals and elsewhere outside of the Borough | 348 | 294 | 259 | 255 | 332 | 322 | 244 | 412 |
| Nett Chelsea Births | 539 | 428 | 306 | 342 | 459 | 416 | 664 | 554 |