Table: METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF CHELSEAANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTHFOR THE YEAR 1953
METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF CHELSEA
ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
FOR THE YEAR 1953
| AREA OF THE BOROUGH: | 659.6 acres |
| GENERAL RATE: | 1953-54-19s .6d. in the £. |
| PRODUCT OF A PENNY RATE: | £5,125. |
| RATEABLE VALUE OF BOROUGH AS AT 31st MARCH. 1953: | £1,290,102 |
| POPULATIONS: | Registrar-General's estimate of the population of the Borough (mid-year, 1953) | 52,150 |
| LIVE BIRTHS: | Total | M. | F. | | |
| Legitimate | 726 | 391 | 335 | Birth rate per 1,000 of estimated population | 15.1 |
| Illegitimate | 61 | 32 | 29 |
| 787 | 423 | 364 | Adjustment of birth rate by area comparability factor | 11.4 |
| STILL BIRTHS: | 16 | 9 | 7 | Rate per 1,000 (live and still births) | 19.9 |
| DEATHS: | 694 | 302 | 392 | Death rate per 1,000 of estimated population (Males 5.8: Females 7.5) | 13.3 |
| | | | Adjustment of death rate by area comparability factor | 11.7 |
| EXCESS OF REGISTERED BIRTHS OVER DEATHS: | 93 (Males : Females) |
| +121 -28 |
| MATERNAL MORTALITY RATE; | 3.7 |
| (Three deaths associated with pregnancy or childbirth occurred amongst Chelsea residents during the year.) | |
| DEATH RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE: | |
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 19.1 |
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 12.4 |
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 98.3 |
| DEATHS FROM TUBERCULOSIS: |
| Pulmonary | 4 | Other forms | - |
| Death rate, per 1,000 of estimated population:- |
| Pulmonary Tuberculosis: | 0.07 |
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