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Kensington 1906
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health 1906
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MARRIAGES AND MARRIAGE RATE.
The marriages in the year were 1,690, compared with 1,623, 1,672 and 1,574, in the three preceding years respectively. Of these marriages there were celebrated—
| By the Church (64.3 per cent, of total marriages) | 1,086 |
| At Roman Catholic places of worship | 161 |
| At other Nonconformist places of worship | 54 |
| At the Jewish Synagogue | 11 |
| At the Superintendent-Registrar's Office | 378 |
| 1690 |
The subjoined table shows the Marriage-Rate in Ten Years 1896-1905, and in 1906, in Kensington in London, and in England and Wales.
| YEAR. | Kensington. | London. | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Marriages. | Marriage Rate. | Marriage Rate. | Marriage Rate. | |
| 1896 | 1,706 | 20.1 | 18.0 | 15.8 |
| 1897 | 1,681 | 19.7 | 18.5 | 16.0 |
| 1898 | 1,648 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 16.2 |
| 1899 | 1,693 | 19.6 | 18.6 | 16.4 |
| 1900 | 1,543 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 15.9 |
| 1901 | 1,651 | 18.7 | 17.6 | 15.9 |
| 1902 | 1,703 | 19.2 | 17.8 | 15.8 |
| 1903 | 1,623 | 18.2 | 17.4 | 15.6 |
| 1904 | 1,672 | 18.7 | 17.0 | 15.2 |
| 1905 | 1,574 | 17.6 | 16.9 | 15.3 |
| Average 1896-1905 | 1,649 | 18.9 | 17.9 | 15.8 |
| 1906 | 1,690 | 18.8 | 17.1 | 15.6 |
In his Annual Summary for the year 1906 the Registrar-General states that during the
past 36 years the marriage-rate of England and Wales, based on total population, has decreased
by about 12 per cent, while based on the total number of marriageable persons in the community,
it has shown a decrease equivalent to a fall of nearly 21 per cent. The latter figure, he adds,
may be said to represent with approximate accuracy, the fall in the marriage-rate in the period
under review, i.e., 36 years.
The rate in 1906, (15.6 per 1,000 of the population at all ages) was 0.3 per 1,000 above the
corresponding rate in 1905; but it was 0.2 per 1,000 below the average rate in the ten years
1896-1905.
The London Marriage-rate (171 per 1,000 of the population at all ages) was 0.2 per
1,000 above the rate in 1905 ; but 0-8 below the average rate in the ten years 1896-1905.
The Kensington marriage-rate (18-8 per 1,000 of the population at all ages) was 1.2 per
1,000 above the rate in 1905 ; but 01 below the average rate in the ten years 1896-1905.