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Kensington 1895

The annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year 1895

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district, which includes the parish workhouse, at which institution
out of 123 births (males 63, females 60—includng ten of
still-born children—males 7, females 3) 87 were illegitimate. In
the parish generally, the illegitimate births formed 5.0 per cent,
of total births, compared with 4.9, 4.9 and 5.8 in the preceding
three years respectively.

Table: The subjoined table shows the quarterly number of births, of males and females, in each of the sub-districts:—

The subjoined table shows the quarterly number of births, of males and females, in each of the sub-districts:—

Kensington Town.Brompton
MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotalParish
Ist Quarter4423978396667133972
2nd ,,3953907858585170955
3rd ,,3913317227466140862
4th „3523547065670125832
1580147230522812885693621

Table: The subjoined table shows the population, the number of births, and the birth-rate for each of the ten years 1885-94:—

The subjoined table shows the population, the number of births, and the birth-rate for each of the ten years 1885-94:—

The YearPopulationTotal BirthsMalesFemalesBirth-rate per 1,000
1885164,5004,0322,0491,98324.5
1886164,8204,1492,1372,01225.2
1887165,1403,9412,0161,92523.9
1888165,4503,7761,9141,86222.8
1889165,7603,0981,8461,85222.3
1890166,0803,8641,9191,94523.3
1891166,4003,84719351,91223.1
1892166,7003,7181,8671,85122.3
1893167,0003,6611,8931,76821.9
1894167,3003,6651,8831,78221.9
Totals30,35119,51918,892Average 23.1

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Excess of male births in the ten years 647
Excess of births over deaths in the ten years 10,280
Estimated increase of population in the ten years 2,800
Estimated loss of population, by migration, in the
ten years 7,480