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Chelsea 1953

Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1953

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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF CHELSEA
Public Health Department,
Town Hall,
King's Road,
CHELSEA., S.W.3.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea.
Your Worship, My Lord, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have much pleasure in submitting my annual report for the year
ended 31st December, 1953• The report has been compiled in the manner
outlined by the Minister of Health in his circular l/54, dated 12th
January, 1954.
The practice of providing both graphs and tables to illustrate
the great advancements made in attaining better standards of health,
is continued.
The population of the Borough is estimated by the RegistrarGeneral
to be 52,150, as compared with 52,140 and 52,490 in 1952 and
1951 respectively. Compared with the return for 1952 a very slight
increase is apparen: nevertheless the population is 340 below the
estimate for 1951. Military personnel stsioned in the area continue
to be included in the population, but no information as to their actual
numbers is available.

Table: Births. The number of Live Births allocated to Chelsea was 787, and the birth rate was 15. 1. The total was made up by Males 423: Females 364. From an examination of the "Summary of Vital Statistics" on page 10 it would appear that the decline in the number of registered live births has been arrested, an assumption which is supported by the following table in respect of both England and Wales and Chelseas;-

Births. The number of Live Births allocated to Chelsea was 787, and the birth rate was 15. 1. The total was made up by Males 423: Females 364. From an examination of the "Summary of Vital Statistics" on page 10 it would appear that the decline in the number of registered live births has been arrested, an assumption which is supported by the following table in respect of both England and Wales and Chelseas;-

Live Births
195119521953
England and Wales:679,497673,559682,007
Chelsea:819787787
Stillbirths. Thase totalled 16,Males 9:Females 7.
Stillbirths
195119521953
England and Wales:15,94915,57815,639
Chelsea:201416

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Deaths. The death rate increased by 0.5 to 13.3 as compared with
12.8 in 1952, whilst the number of deaths advanced from 669 to 694. If
it were possible for the populations of all areas to be similarly
constituted as regards the proportions of their sex and age components,
their crude death rates (deaths per 1,000 of population) could be
accepted as valid comparative measures of the mortalities experienced