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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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Table: The subjoined table shows the population, the number of births, and the birth-rate for each of the ten years, 1892-1901.

The subjoined table shows the population, the number of births, and the birth-rate for each of the ten years, 1892-1901.

The Year.Population.Total Births.Males.Females.Birth-rate per 1,000.
1892167,2003,7181,8671,85122.2
1893167,9003,6611,8931,76821.8
1894168,6003,6651,8831,78221.7
1895169,3003,6211,8611,76021.4
1896170,0003,7171,9431,77421.4
1897170,7003,6831,8391,84421.6
1898172,0003,6331,8301,80321.1
1899172,4003,5901,7981,79220.8
1900173,0003,5861,7701,81620.7
1901177,0003,6021,8401,76220.4
Totals36,47618,52417,952 Average 21.3
Excess of male births in the ten years572

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During the ten years, April 1st, 1891, to March 31st, 1901, the inter-censal period, 36,641
births were registered in the borough.

Table: Birth-rate in the Metropolis, and in Kensington, and the Sub-Districts, Parliamentary Divisions, and Wards —during the thirteen four-weekly periods ended January 3rd, 1903, and in the Registration Year,1902

Birth-rate in the Metropolis, and in Kensington, and the Sub-Districts, Parliamentary Divisions, and Wards —during the thirteen four-weekly periods ended January 3rd, 1903, and in the Registration Year,1902

Four Weeks endedMetropolis.Borough.Sub-Districts.Parliamentary Divisions.Wards.
Kensington Town.Brompton.North.SouthSt. Charles.Golborne.Norland.Pembridge.Holland.Earl's Court.Queen's Gate.Redclifife.Brompton.
January 2530.422.927.510.734.510.441.837.932.524.112.711.51009.08.2
February 2229.820.524.510.128.412.132.436.124.816.712.79.3l5.510.413.7
March 2229.622.725.914.430.514.434.237.826.521.413.313.610.926.34.6
April 1928.920.023.311.228.111.333.034 425.916.713.312.24.512.512.8
May 1728.319.022.98.526.111.322.430.028.122.715.212.99.18.310.1
June 1426.916.620.36.924.38.529.525.623.717.412.712.25.45.54.6
July 1227.219.321.613.024.713.524.231 920.420.013.312.210.916.613.7
August 927.920.022.114.426.313.324.832.924.321.415.217.95.413.112.8
September 629.920.423.711.726.913.322.940.325.914.718.412.96.313.812.8
October 427.717.119.99.623.110.621.829.523.715.410.111.59.113.18.2
November 128.917.620.79.323.910.923.627.525.916.713.914.37.210.47.4
,, 292.8718.221.210.426.89.125.331.926.921.47.08.66.313.89.1
January 3rd, 1903 (5 weeks)26.217.120.09.023.610.125.328.520.917.415.210.03.69.710.0
Birth.rate for the year 190228.519.322.510.726.611.427.732.625.318.913.412.28.012.49.8

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Table A, Appendix II. (page 152) gives the number of births and the birth-rate for each of
the forty-seven years, 1856.1902.
DEATHS AND DEATH-RATE.
The deaths registered, inclusive of 315 deaths of parishioners at outlying public institutions,
&c., but exclusive of deaths of non-parishioners at public institutions, &c., within the borough, were
2,746 (males 1,374, females 1,372), or 2,694 after correction; and 204 (after correction) below the
corrected decennial average (2,898). Of these deaths 2,243 were registered in the Town sub-district
and 503 in Brompton.