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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1903
The annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Royal Borough of Kensington for the year 1903
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The subjoined table shows the quarterly number of births of males and females in the borough, and in each of the sub-districts:—
| Kensington Town. | Brompton. | The Borough. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Total. | |
| 1st Quarter | 421 | 403 | 824 | 64 | 61 | 125 | 949 |
| 2nd „ | 355 | 379 | 734 | 76 | 73 | 149 | 888 |
| 3rd „ | 383 | 350 | 733 | 61 | 50 | 111 | 844 |
| 4th „ | 388 | 354 | 742 | 78 | 69 | 147 | 889 |
| 1,547 | 1,486 | 3,033 | 279 | 253 | 532 | 3,565 | |
| Illegitimate | 25 | 20 | 45 | — | — | — | 45 |
| Births | 21 | 18 | 39 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 45 |
| 12 | 12 | 24 | — | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
| 12 | 18 | 30 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 34 | |
| 70 | 68 | 138 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 151 | |
The subjoined table shows the population, the number of births, and the birth-rate for each of the ten years, 1893-1902.
| The Year. | Population. | Total Births. | Males. | Females. | Birth-rate per 1,000. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1893 | 167,900 | 3,661 | 1,893 | 1,768 | 21·8 | ||
| 1894 | 168,600 | 3,665 | 1,883 | 1,782 | 21·7 | ||
| 1895 | 169,300 | 8,621 | 1,861 | 1,760 | 21·4 | ||
| 1896 | 170,000 | 3,717 | 1,943 | 1,774 | 21·4 | ||
| 1897 | 170,700 | 3,683 | 1,839 | 1,844 | 21·6 | ||
| 1898 | 172,000 | 3,633 | 1,830 | 1,803 | 21·1 | ||
| 1899 | 172,400 | 3,590 | 1,798 | 1,792 | 20·8 | ||
| 1900 | 173,000 | 3,586 | 1,770 | 1,816 | 20·7 | ||
| 1901 | 177,000 | 3,602 | 1,840 | 1,762 | 20·4 | ||
| 1902 | 177,500 | 3,488 | 1,743 | 1,745 | 19·3 | ||
| Totals | 36,246 | 18,400 | 17,846 | Average | 21·0 | ||
| Excess of male births in the ten years | 554. | ||||||
Birth-rate in the Metropolis, and in Kensington, and in certain Districts of the Borough, during the thirteen four-weekly periods ended January 2nd, 1904, and in the Registration Year, 1903.
| Four Weeks ended | Metropolis. | Borough. | Sob-Districts. | Parliamentary Divisions. | Wards. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Town. | Brompton. | North. | South | St. Charles. | Golborne. | Norland. | Pembridge. | Holland. | Earl's Court. | Queen's Gate. | Redcliffe. | Brompton. | |||
| January 31 | 28·9 | 23·2 | 27·8 | 11·l | 34·6 | 11·1 | 27·6 | 45·1 | 34·6 | 28·0 | 15·7 | 8·6 | 9·0 | 13·8 | 7·3 |
| February 28 | 29·4 | 21·3 | 24·9 | 11·9 | 30·8 | 11·7 | 31·1 | 34·3 | 29·7 | 24·7 | 13·3 | 16·4 | 5·4 | 14·5 | 6·4 |
| March 28 | 28·9 | 19·6 | 23·7 | 9·0 | 28·5 | 10·2 | 27·6 | 29·4 | 30·2 | 26·0 | 12·6 | 10·0 | 6·3 | 12·4 | 8·2 |
| April 25 | 28·5 | 19·0 | 23·2 | 8·2 | 25·8 | 11·9 | 27·0 | 33·3 | 24·7 | 15·3 | 20·2 | 7·9 | 9·0 | 13·1 | 6·4 |
| May 23 | 29·8 | 21·9 | 24·9 | l1·l | 30·9 | 12·4 | 31·7 | 39·2 | 29·1 | 20·7 | 6·9 | 15·7 | 7·2 | 17·9 | 13·7 |
| June 20 | 27·8 | 18·6 | 21·5 | 11·1 | 26·5 | 10·2 | 21·7 | 33·3 | 30·2 | 18·0 | 9·5 | 10·7 | 3·6 | 16·6 | 9·1 |
| July 18 | 29·8 | 21·0 | 24·2 | 12·5 | 28·9 | 12·5 | 24·7 | 34·3 | 31·3 | 23·3 | 15·8 | 7·9 | 10·8 | 16·6 | 10·0 |
| August 15 | 28·2 | 19·5 | 22·9 | 10·6 | 26·6 | 11·9 | 32·3 | 34·3 | 21·4 | 16·0 | 15·8 | 9·3 | 9·0 | 17·3 | 5·5 |
| September 12 | 28·7 | 19·2 | 23·3 | 8·5 | 28·5 | 9·3 | 31·7 | 31·4 | 28·0 | 21·4 | 10·1 | 10·0 | 9·9 | 7·6 | 9·1 |
| October 10 | 27·2 | 16·4 | 20·2 | 6·4 | 23·5 | 8·7 | 30·6 | 25·0 | 24·2 | 12·7 | 12·6 | 7·9 | 9·9 | 6·2 | 6·4 |
| November 7 | 27·9 | 19·7 | 22·6 | 12·2 | 28·0 | 10·9 | 34·1 | 28·9 | 24·7 | 24·0 | 12·0 | 12·1 | 3·6 | 13·8 | 10·9 |
| December 5 | 27·0 | 19·8 | 22·3 | 13·3 | 26·9 | 12·2 | 24·1 | 33·3 | 26·9 | 21·4 | 6·3 | 16·4 | 13·6 | 15·9 | 9·1 |
| January 2nd, 1904 | 27·1 | 21·0 | 24·4 | 12·2 | 30·0 | 11·4 | 32·9 | 34·3 | 28·6 | 22·2 | 8·8 | 14·3 | 13·6 | 12·4 | 8·2 |
| Birth-rate for the year 1903 | 28·4 | 20·0 | 23·5 | 10·9 | 28·4 | 11·1 | 29·0 | 33·5 | 28·0 | 21·1 | 12·3 | 11·3 | 8·5 | 13·7 | 8·5 |