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Kensington 1893

The annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year 1893

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Table: WARDS.KENSINGTON is, for some local purposes, divided into W ards . The subjoined Table shows the acreage of the Wards, their population, as enumerated, and the number of inhabited houses in each, in 1881 and 1891:—

WARDS.

KENSINGTON is, for some local purposes, divided into W ards . The subjoined Table shows the acreage of the Wards, their population, as enumerated, and the number of inhabited houses in each, in 1881 and 1891:—

Name of Ward.Area in Statute acres.Inhabited 1881.Houses 1891.Increase in 10 years.Population.Increase in 10 years.Decrease
1881.1891.
St. Mary Abbotts8466,5737,53596248,83150,8231,992
Holy Trinity, Brompton4393,9364,44050426,74628,3791,633
Sc. John, Nottinghill, & St. James, Norland9059.59410,10951587.57487,106—468
2,19020,10322,0841,981163,151166,3083,625468

Table: RATEABLE VALUE AND POPULATION. The rateable V alue of Property in the several Wards, at ten-year intervals, between 1851 and 1891, was as follows:—

RATEABLE VALUE AND POPULATION. The rateable V alue of Property in the several Wards, at ten-year intervals, between 1851 and 1891, was as follows:—

Ward.1851.1861.1871.188l.1891.
£££££
St. Mary Abbotts68,000129,958323.992619,512834,875
Holy Trinity, Brompton61,000119,302246,716459,000536,492
St. John, Notting-hill, & St. James, Norland99.500155,428365,012501,704510,082 †131,394
£228,500404,688935,7201,580,2162,012,843

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The increase in rateable value between 1851 and 1861, was 77
per cent.; between 1861 and 1871,130 percent.; between 1871
and 1881, 69 per cent.; and between 1881 and 1891,26 per cent.

Table: The subjoined figures illustrate the developement of the Parish, in population and wealth, since the beginning of the century:—

The subjoined figures illustrate the developement of the Parish, in population and wealth, since the beginning of the century:—

The Year.Population.Rateable value of Property.The Year.
18018,556£75,9161823
182114,42893,3971833
184126,834142,7721843
185144,053257,1031853
186170,108444,0301863
1871120,299975,0461873
1881163,1511,711,4951883
1891166,3082,037,221 (April)1893
1893167,000

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†These figures represent the value of the hereditaments of public companies.