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Chelsea 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Chelsea]
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METROPOLITAN BOROUGH OF CHELSEA.
ANNUAL (ABRIDGED) REPORT OF THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
FOR THE YEAR 1946.
| POPULATION | Registrar-General's- estimate of civilian population. | 45, 740 | |||
| LIVE BIRTHS. | Total | M. | F. | Birth rate per 1000 estimated civilian population | 17.8 |
| Legitimate | 705 | 356 | 349 | ||
| Illegitimate | 1ll | 58 | 53 | ||
| 816 | 414 | 402 | |||
| STILL BIRTHS | 19 | 13 | 6 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | |
| DEATHS | 550 | 253 | 297 | Death rate per 1,000 estimated civilian population | 12.0 |
| DEATHS FROM PUERPERAL CAUSES:- | |||||
| Deaths | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | ||||
Puerperal Sepsis -
Other puerperal
causes 1 1.2
DEATH RATE OF INFANTS UNDER ONE YEAR OF AGE:-
All infants per 1,000 live births 44
Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births 34
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live
births 108
SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS (1917-1946 inclusive).
| Year __ | Reg.Genl's Estimate of Population. | BIRTHS | DEATHS | DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR. | MATERNAL DEATHS. | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. + | Rate | No. + | Rate | No. + | "Rate | No. + | Rate | ||
| 1937 | 56,510 | 610 | 10.8 | 796 | 14.1 | 16 | 59 | - | - |
| 1938 | 56,050 | 574 | 10.2 | 757 | 13.5 | 46 | 80 | 3 | 5.1 |
| 1939 | 55,400 | 539 | 9.7 | 743 | 14.6 | 17 | 33 | 1 | 1.9 |
| 1940 | 38,700 | 428 | 11.0 | 851 | 22.0 | 15 | 40 | 3 | |
| 1941 | 26,470 | 300 | 11.6 | 600 | 22.7 | 9 | 38 | - | - |
| 1942 | 27,430 | 342 | 12.5 | 502 | 18.3 | 17 | 50 | 1 | 2.8 |
| 1943 | 30,330 | 459 | 15.1 | 554 | 18.3 | 32 | 70 | 1 | 2.1 |
| 1944 | 30,990 | 416 | 572 | 18.4 | 21 | 50 | 1 | 2.4 | |
| 1945 | 35,310 | 557 | 15.8 | 536 | 15.2 | 25 | 45 | 4 | 6.9 |
| 1946 | 45,740 | 816 | 17.8 | 550 | 12.0 | 36 | 44 | 1 | 1.2 |
+ Corrected figures after allowing for inward and outward
transfers.