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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 1906
Annual report of the Medical Officer of Health 1906
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The subjoined table shows the quarterly number of births of males and females in the borough, including those in Queen Charlotte's Hospital, and in each of the sub-districts:—
| Kensington Town. | Brompton. | The Borough. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Total. | |
| 1st Quarter | 383 | 384 | 767 | 78 | 66 | 144 | 911 |
| 2nd „ | 382 | 348 | 730 | 61 | 72 | 133 | 863 |
| 3rd „ | 388 | 353 | 741 | 57 | 55 | 112 | 853 |
| 4 th „ | 344 | 330 | 674 | 59 | 68 | 127 | 801 |
| 1,497 | 1,415 | 2,912 | 255 | 261 | 516 | 3,428 | |
| Including Illegitimate Births | 24 | 20 | 44 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 48 |
| 23 | 21 | 44 | — | 3 | 3 | 47 | |
| 11 | 13 | 24 | — | 3 | 3 | 27 | |
| 15 | 16 | 31 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 36 | |
| 73 | 70 | 143 | 4 | 11 | 15 | 158 | |
The following table shows the population, the number of births, including those at Queen Charlotte's Hospital and the birth-rate for each of the ten years, 1896-1905:—
| The Year. | Population. | Total Births. | Males. | Females. | Birth-rate per 1000. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1896 | 170,000 | 3,821 | 1,996 | 1,825 | 22.5 |
| 1897 | 170,700 | 3,765 | 1.884 | 1,881 | 22.1 |
| 1898 | 172,000 | 3,715 | 1,869 | 1,846 | 21.6 |
| 1899 | 172.400 | 3,682 | 1,842 | 1,840 | 21.4 |
| 1900 | 173,000 | 3,682 | 1,830 | 1,852 | 21.3 |
| 1901 | 177,000 | 3,708 | 1,892 | 1,816 | 20.9 |
| 1902 | 177,500 | 3,599 | 1,800 | 1,799 | 20.3 |
| 1903 | 178,000 | 3,677 | 1,892 | 1,785 | 20.7 |
| 1904 | 178,500 | 3,568 | 1,779 | 1,789 | 20.0 |
| 1905 | 179,000 | 3,579 | 1,821 | 1,758 | 20.0 |
| Totals | 36,796 | 18,605 | 18,191 | Average 21.1 | |
| Excess of male births in the ten years | 414 | ||||
Birth-rate in the Metropolis, and in Kensington, and in certain Districts of the Borough, in each of the thirteen four-weekly periods ended December 29th, 1906, and in the Registration Year, 1906.
| Four Weeks ended | Metropolis. | Borough. | Sub-Districts. | Parliamentary Divisions. | Wards. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Town. | Brompton. | North. | South. | St. Charles. | Golborne. | Norland. | Pembridge. | Holland. | Earl's Court. | Queen's Gate. | Red cliffe. | Brompton. | |||
| January 27 | 28.4 | 21.7 | 24.6 | 13.9 | 29.2 | 13.6 | 30.9 | 40.3 | 29.0 | 12.6 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 12.6 | 17.1 | 7.2 |
| February 24 | 27.4 | 18.1 | 21.6 | 8.9 | 25.6 | 10 .2 | 32.1 | 27.2 | 28.3 | 12.6 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 9.0 | 11.6 | 6.3 |
| March 24 | 26.8 | 18.2 | 21.1 | 10.5 | 25.0 | 10.9 | 23.9 | 32.6 | 23.4 | 17.9 | 9.4 | 17.7 | 3.6 | 7.5 | 16.3 |
| April 21 | 27.0 | 22.4 | 25.7 | 13.7 | 31.0 | 13.1 | 25.1 | 36.9 | 27.8 | 33.8 | 14.4 | 14.2 | 8.1 | 17.1 | 9.9 |
| May 19 | 28.2 | 18.8 | 22.2 | 10.0 | 25.4 | 11. 8 | 27.4 | 33.0 | 24.0 | 14.6 | 15.7 | 12.8 | 9.0 | 10.9 | 9.0 |
| June 16 | 26.1 | 16.1 | 19.5 | 7.1 | 22.9 | 8.8 | 25.1 | 27.7 | 17.4 | 20.5 | 10.0 | 7.8 | 9.9 | 12.3 | 2.7 |
| July 14 | 27.0 | 18.9 | 21.3 | 12.6 | 24.7 | 12.7 | 23.3 | 32.6 | 24.0 | 16.5 | 16.9 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 17.1 | 13.6 |
| August 11 | 26.3 | 18.9 | 22.5 | 9.5 | 26.0 | 11.4 | 29.7 | 32. 6 | 24.5 | 14.6 | 19.4 | 7.1 | 6.3 | 11.6 | 9.9 |
| September 8 | 27.0 | 18.5 | 21.8 | 9.7 | 24.9 | 11.7 | 28.0 | 33.5 | 24.0 | 10.6 | 18.2 | 12.1 | 6.3 | 10.9 | 8.1 |
| October 6 | 25.3 | 16.9 | 20.6 | 7.4 | 24. 0 | 9.4 | 33.2 | 29.6 | 18.0 | 13.2 | 10.0 | 12.1 | 8.1 | 8.2 | 8.1 |
| November 3 | 26.3 | 18.3 | 21.3 | 10.5 | 24.6 | 11.7 | 28.0 | 32.6 | 22.9 | 11.9 | 11.9 | 13.5 | 7.2 | 13.7 | 10.8 |
| December 1 | 26.1 | 18.0 | 21.1 | 9.7 | 25.1 | 10.3 | 26.2 | 28.2 | 27.8 | 16.5 | 10.7 | 12.1 | 10.8 | 10.9 | 6.3 |
| December 29 | 24.0 | 15.8 | 18.3 | 9.2 | 21.8 | 9.4 | 26.8 | 29.6 | 19.1 | 8.6 | 11.3 | 11.3 | 7.2 | 6.2 | 10. 8 |
* The births in Queen Charlotte’s Hospital raise the rate to 19.1 per 1,000.