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Kensington 1950

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR KENSINGTON

Description	1950	1949	1948	1947	1946	1945	1944	1943
POPULATION
Population (estimated)	177,400	174,220	168,800	166,170	147,870	117,170	107,610	106,830
Density of population per acre	77	76	74	72	64	51	47	46. 6
LIVE BIRTHS
Total births	2,745	2,681	2,908	3,012	2,695	1,890	1,780	1,698
Legitimate births	2,470	2,417	2,608	2,696	2,378	1,579	1,527	1,479
Illegitimate births	275	264	300	316	317	311	253	219
Birth rate per 1,000 population	15.5	15.4	17.2	18.1	18.2	16.1	16.5	15.9
STILL BIRTHS
Total still births	54	39	56	65	68	49	47	46
Legitimate still births	51	39	47	58	60	40	44	39
Illegitimate still births	3	Nil	9	7	8	9	3	7
Still birth rate per 1,000 total births	19.3	14.3	18.9	21.1	24.6	25.3	25.7	27.1
DEATHS
Total deaths	1,848	1,819	1,685	1,866	1,821	1,586	1,735	1,769
Death rate per 1,000 population	10.4	10.4	10	11.2	12.3	13.5	16.1	16.5
DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 12 MONTHS OF AGE
Total infant deaths	78	64	111	124	132	92	93	88
Legitimate deaths	69	52	103	105	117	73	76	76
Illegitimate deaths	9	12	8	19	15	19	17	12
Infant death rate per 1,000 births	28	24	38	41	49	49	52	52
Death rate of legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate births	28	22	39	39	49	46	50	51
Death rate of illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate births	33	45	27	60	47	61	67	55
MATERNAL DEATHS
Deaths of mothers as a result of pregnancy or childbirth	5	Nil	5	4	3	4	1	3
Death rate of mothers per 1,000 live and still births	1.79	Nil	1.68	1.3	1.08	2.06	0.55	1. 70
TUBERCULOSIS DEATHS
Death rate from all forms per 100,000 population	33	34	51	47.5	55	84	76	92
Death rate from respiratory tuberculosis per 100,000 population	29	32	45	43	47	70	68	80
Death rate from nonrespiratory tuberculosis per 100,000 population	4	2	6	4.5	8	14	8	12