Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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 1947.
POPULATION | Registrar-General's estimate of civilian population | 51,000 | |||
LIVE BIRTHS | Total | M, | F. | Birth rate per 1000 estimated civilian population | 19.0 |
Legitimate | 885 | 444 | 441 | ||
Illegitimate | 83 | 40 | 43 | ||
968 | 484 | 484 | |||
STILL BIRTHS | 16 | 8 | 8 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 16.3 |
Deaths | 611 | 307 | 304 | 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 | - | ||||
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 | 43 | ||||
Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 60 |
SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS (1937-1947 inclusive)
Year | Reg.Genl's Estimate of Population. | BIRTHS. | DEATHS. | DEATHS UNDER ONE YEAR. | Maternal DEATHS. | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Rate | No. | Ra | ||
+ | + | + | + | ||||||
1937 | 56,510 | 610 | 10.8 | 796 | 14.1 | 36 | 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 | 1.8 |
1940 | 38,700 | 428 | 11.0 | 851 | 22.0 | 15 | 40 | 3 | 7.8 |
1941 | 26,470 | 306 | 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 | 13.4 | 572 | 18.4 | 21 | 50 | 1 | 2.4 |
1945 | 35,310 | 557 | 15.8 | 536 | 15.2 | 25 | 45 | 4 | 6.8 |
1946 | 45,740 | 816 | 17.8 | 550 | 12.0 | 36 | 44 | 1 | 1.2 |
1947 | 51,000 | 968 | 19.0 | 611 | 12.0 | 43 | 44 | - | - |
+ Corrected figures after allowing for inward and outward
transfers.