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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF CHELSEA
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Public Health Department,
Town Hall,
King's Road,
CHELSEA, S.W.3.
June, 1962.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors
of the Metropolitan Borough of Chelsea.
Your Worship, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have pleasure in presenting to you my Annual Report on the health
and sanitary circumstances of the Borough of Chelsea during 1961.
The mid-year home population of the Borough as estimated by the
Registrar-General was 48,490, as against 49,140 for the previous year, thus
continuing the steady decline which has been evident since 1950. During
the period 1950 - 1961 the population has decreased by 4,000.
663 live births (332 males: 331 females) were registered during the year
compared with 697 in 1960, giving a birth rate of 13.7 per 1,000 of the estimated
population which is the lowest rate recorded since when it was 13.4.
Illegitimate live births numbered 93 or 14.0 per cent of the total live births.
The total number of deaths was 725 (330 males: 395 females) 4 less than
the figure for the previous year (729) which gives a death rate of 14.9 per
1,000 of the estimated population. Of the 725 deaths recorded, 528 (72.83%)
related to persons aged 65 and over.
It is interesting to note from the classified Table of Deaths incorporated
in this Report that the main causes of death were disease 213; cancer (all
forms) 136; vascular lesions of the nervous system 89; whilst pneumonia and
bronchitis caused 71 deaths. 37 deaths were attributed to accidents or violence
(motor vehicle accidents 10: all other accidents 14: suicide 13) which
represents 5.1% of the total deaths recorded.
5 males and 4 females died from pulmonary tuberculosis and one female died
from the non-pulmonary form of the disease. Although 10 deaths is the highest
number recorded since 1952 it should be noted that 6 of these occurred in persons
aged 65 and over.
Deaths from cancer of the lung totalled 27 (22 males: 5 females) 3 fewer
than in the previous year. 16 of the deaths occurred in persons in the 45 and
under 65 age group and the remaining 11 deaths concerned persons aged 65 and over.
It is gratifying to note that for the seventh successive year there were
no maternal deaths or deaths from causes associated with childbirth.