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Kensington 1880
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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TABLE 1.
Estimated population of Kensington at the middle of the year 1880, and in ten previous years; number of inhabited houses; Births, Deaths, and Marriages (gross numbers).
| Year. | Estimated Population.* | Number of Inhabited Houses. | Registered Births. | Deaths. | Marriages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1879 | 156,250 | 20,210 | 4,790 | 2,992 | 1,428 |
| 1878 | 153,600 | 19,719 | 4,607 | 3,120 | 1,331 |
| 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 | 4,128 | 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^: |
| Average of 10 years, 1870-9 | 138,860 | 17,811 | 4,305 | 2,661 | 1,264 |
Notes.— Population at Census, 1861, 70, 108; 1871, 120, 234; 1881, 162,924.
Average number of persons per house at Census, 1871, 7.8; at Census, 1881, 8.1.
Area of Parish, 2,190 Statute Acres (according to Registrar-General).
* The population is estimated to the middle of the year.
† The actual number of deaths registered in the Parish was 2854, and it includes 99
deaths of non-parishioners at the Brompton Consumption Hospital, which are retained as
a compensatory allowance for the deaths of parishioners that may have taken place in
general hospitals, &c., out of the Parish. The total, 2,884, is made up by the addition of
30 deaths of parishioners from small-pox and "fever," that took place at the hospitals of
the Metropolitan Asylum District.
‡ The return of marriages for the year 1870 does not include those that took place
at the Superintendent Registrar's Office, concerning which I have no information.