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Kensington 1902

Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Royal Borough of Kensington for the year1902

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The Royal Borough of Kensington.
REPORT
OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH
For the Year 1902.
To the Mayor, Aldermen, and Councillors of the Borough Council,
Sir, and Gentleman,
The vital and mortal statistics in this report, for the period of fifty-three weeks,
December 29th, 1901, to January 3rd, 1903, comprised in the registration year 1902, have been
corrected so as to be comparable with those of an ordinary year of fifty-two weeks.

Table: In the report for the year 1901 detailed particulars with reference to the Census taken in that year were given in a variety of tables—pp.4-6. The only table thought necessary to be reprinted in the present report is the Summary of the Age and Sex-Distribution of the Population, as follows :—

In the report for the year 1901 detailed particulars with reference to the Census taken in that year were given in a variety of tables—pp.4-6. The only table thought necessary to be reprinted in the present report is the Summary of the Age and Sex-Distribution of the Population, as follows :—

Population at all Ages, March 31st, 1901.Under Five Years.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 to 95.95 and upwards.All Ages.
Females107,5447,09213,30524,76923,48215,37710,9536,9853,8181,5152435107,544 Females
Males69,0847,05612,59513,46111,4919,4407,2204,5862,306820107269,084 Males
Excess ofFemales38,4603671011,30811,9915,9373,7332,3991,512695136338,460Excess of Females
Total of both sexes176,62814,14825,90038,23034,97324,81718,17311,5716,1242,3353507176,628Total of both sexes

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Registration District and Sub-Districts.—The "Kensington" Registration District
(No. 1 B in the Registrar-General's list) comprises two sub-districts, respectively named
Kensington Town (hereinafter for brevity referred to as Town), and Brompton. The Town
sub-district comprises all that portion of the Borough north of Kensington High Street and
Kensington Road, together with a large area south of that main thoroughfare, the dividing line
running, from west to east, along Pembroke-road, Stratford-road, and south of the workhouse, then
through Cornwall-gardens to Queen's-gate-place, and thence northwards so as to include Queen's
gate (west side). The remainder of the Borough, south of the line, forms the sub-district of
Brompton.
The Parliamentary Divisions are two in number, North Kensington and South
Kensington; High Street, Notting Hill, and Holland Park Avenue forming the line of
demarcation.
The Wards are nine in number, of which four—Golborne, St. Charles, Norland, and
Pembridge, are in (and constitute) the Parliamentary Division of North Kensington; and five—
Holland, Earl's-court, Queen's-gate, Brompton, and Redcliffe, are in (and constitute) the
Parliamentary Division of South Kensington.