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Kensington 1877
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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Estimated population of Kensington at the middle of the year 1877, and in
| Year. | Estimated Population* | Number of Houses. | Registered Births. . | Deaths. | Marriages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1877. | 151,000 | 19,330 | 4,648 | 2,624‡ | 1,411 |
| 1876 | 148,000 | 18,944 | 4,499 | 2,896 | 1,417 |
| 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 | 2,439 | 1,243 |
| 1872 | 127,400 | 16,206 | 4,041 | 2,225 | 1,132 |
| 1871 | 121,500 | 15,394 | 3,804 | 2,360 | 1,131 |
| 1870 | 116,350 | 15,279 | 3,705 | 2,473 | 892† |
| 1869 | 111,350 | 14,654 | 3,625 | 2,267 | 891† |
| 1868 | 106,350 | 14,029 | 3,522 | 2,232 | 984† |
| 1867 | 101,350 | 13,404 | 3,158 | 1,933 | 974† |
| Average of 10 years, 1867 1876 | 124,680 | 16,094 | 3,937 | 2,430 | ” |
Notes.- Population at Census, 1871, 120,234.
Average number of persons per house at Census, 1871, 7.8.
Area in Statute Acres, 2,190.
*The population is estimated to the middle of the year. Between 1867 and
1871 inclusive, a yearly addition has been made to the population based on the known
increase between the Censuses of 1801 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 1867-70, inclusive, do not include
those that took place at the Superintendent Registrar's Office, concerning which I
have no information.
‡ The actual number of deaths registered in the Parish was 2,568, and it
includes 125 deaths of non-parishioners, which are retained as a compensative
allowance for the deaths of parishioners that may have taken place in general
hospitals, &c., out of the Parish. The total, 2,624, is made up by the addition of
66 deaths of parishioners from small-pox and "fever," that took place at the
hospitals of the Metropolitan Sick Asylum Board.