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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 1876
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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TABLE I.
Estimated population 1870, at the middle of the year, and in 10 previous years; number of inhabited houses; Births, Deaths, and Marriages (gross numbers).
| Year. | Estimated Population* | Number of Houses. | Registered Births. | Deaths. | Marriages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1876. | 148,000 | 18,044 | 4,499 | 2,896 | |
| 1875 | 143,500 | 18,444 | 4,478 | 2,786 | 1,346 |
| 1874 | 138,000 | 17,667 | 4,356 | 2,696 | 1,311 |
| 1873 | 133,000 | 16,920 | 4,182 | 2,436 | 1,243 |
| 1872 | 127,400 | 16,206 | 4,041 | 2,171 | 1,132 |
| 1871 | 121,500 | 15,394 | 3,804 | 2,328 | 1,131 |
| 1870 | 116.350 | 15,279 | 3,705 | 2,473 | 892† |
| 1869 | 111,350 | 14,654 | 3,625 | 2,249 | 891† |
| 1868 | 106,350 | 14,029 | 3,522 | 2,232 | 984† |
| 1867 | 101,350 | 13,404 | 3,158 | 1,933 | 974† |
| 1866 | 96,350 | 12,779 | 3 080 | 1,966 | 984† |
| Average of 10 years 1866 1875 | 119,515 | 15,477 | 3,795 | 2,327 | „ |
Notes.—Population at Census, 1871, 120,234
Area in Statute Acres, 2,190.
Average number of persons in each house at Census, 1871, 7.8.
*The population is estimated to the middle of the year. Between 1803 and
1871 inclusive, a yearly addition has been made to the population based on the known
increase between the Censuses of 1861 and 1871. The same principle has been
adopted with regard to the number of inhabited houses, in the absence of specific
information on the subject, such as has been forthcoming since 1871. Some of
the figures in this and subsequent Tables differ from those in former reports, as
the result of a revision of the estimated population, based upon the best attainable
information. The population at the Census, 1861, was 70,108.
†The returns of marriages for the years 1865-70, inclusive, do not include
those that took place at the Superintendent Registrar's Office, concerning which I
have no information.