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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1904
The annual report on the health, sanitary condition of the Royal Borough of Kensington, etc., etc., for the year 1904
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The subjoined table shows the quarterly number of births of males and females in the borough, and in each of the sub-districts:—
| Kensington Town. | Brompton. | The Borough. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total, | Total. | |
| 1st Quarter | 416 | 382 | 798 | 58 | 75 | 133 | 931 |
| 2nd „ | 331 | 398 | 729 | 59 | 65 | 124 | 853 |
| 3rd ,, | 385 | 344 | 729 | 67 | 65 | 132 | 861 |
| 4th „ | 338 | 340 | 678 | 65 | 60 | 125 | 803 |
| Illegitimate Births | 1,470 | 1,464 | 2,934 | 249 | 265 | 514 | 3,448 |
| 27 | 19 | 46 | — | 2 | 2 | 48 | |
| 18 | 25 | 43 | — | — | — | 43 | |
| 18 | 19 | 37 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 42 | |
| 12 | 9 | 21 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 23 | |
| 75 | 72 | 147 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 156 | |
The following table shows the population, the number of births, and the birth-rate for each of the ten years. 1894-1903.
| The Year. | Population. | Total Births. | Males. | Females. | Birth-rate per 1,000. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1894 | 168,600 | 3,665 | 1,883 | 1,782 | 21·7 |
| 1895 | 169,300 | 3,621 | 1,861 | 1,760 | 21·4 |
| 1896 | 170,000 | 3,717 | 1,943 | 1,774 | 21·4 |
| 1897 | 170,700 | 3,683 | 1,839 | 1,844 | 21·6 |
| 1898 | 172,000 | 3,633 | 1,830 | 1,803 | 21·1 |
| 1899 | 172,400 | 3,590 | 1,798 | 1,792 | 20·8 |
| 1900 | 173,000 | 3,586 | 1,770 | 1,816 | 20·7 |
| 1901 | 177,000 | 3,602 | 1,840 | 1,762 | 20·4 |
| 1902 | 177,500 | 3,488 | 1,743 | 1,745 | 19·3 |
| 1903 | 178,000 | 3,565 | 1,826 | 1,739 | 20·0 |
| Totals | 36,150 | 18,333 | 17,817 Average 20·8 | ||
| Excess of male births in the ten years | 516. | ||||
Birth-rate in the Metropolis, and in Kensington, and in certain Districts of the Borough, during the thirteen four-weekly periods ended December, 31st, 1904, and in the Registration Year, 1904.
| Four Weeks ended | Metropolis. | Borough. | Sub-Districts. | Parliamentary Divisions. | Wards. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Town. | Brompton. | North. | South | St. Charles. | Golborne. | Norland. | Pembridge. | Holland. | Earl's Court. | Queen's Gate. | Redcliffe. | Brompton. | |||
| January 30 | 29·1 | 20·8 | 24·6 | 10·8 | 28·4 | 12·8 | 28·7 | 35·2 | 35·1 | 10·6 | 17·0 | 9·3 | 10·8 | 18·8 | 11·8 |
| February 27 | 29·6 | 22·5 | 25·7 | 14·0 | 32·6 | 11·7 | 29·3 | 42·0 | 34·5 | 21·3 | 7·6 | 12·8 | 3·6 | 20·0 | 13·6 |
| March 26 | 28·2 | 19·6 | 23·7 | 8·7 | 27·1 | 11·6 | 28·1 | 36·2 | 26·3 | 14·6 | 14·5 | 14·3 | 11·7 | 10·3 | 5·5 |
| April 23 | 27·8 | 20·5 | 25·1 | 8·5 | 29·5 | 10· | 31·1 | 29·8 | 27·9 | 29·3 | 17·0 | 7·8 | 7·2 | 13·1 | 7·3 |
| May 21 | 28·1 | 19·3 | 22·5 | 10·8 | 26·6 | 11·5 | 28·1 | 28·3 | 27·9 | 20·6 | 11·9 | 10·7 | 9·9 | 12·4 | 12·7 |
| June 18 | 27·4 | 17·9 | 20·7 | 10·6 | 25·0 | 10·4 | 26·4 | 31·8 | 24·1 | 15·3 | 11·3 | 8·6 | 6·3 | 18-6 | 4-6 |
| Inly 16 | 27·8 | 19·7 | 23·6 | 9·5 | 26·1 | 12·9 | 23·4 | 28·4 | 26·9 | 25·3 | 22·1 | 12·1 | 8·1 | 12·4 | 6·4 |
| August 13 | 27·9 | 19·4 | 22·1 | 12·2 | 26·0 | 12·3 | 29·3 | 29·8 | 23·6 | 20·0 | 11·3 | 15·7 | 10·8 | 13·1 | 10·0 |
| September 10 | 27·3 | 17·3 | 20·1 | 9·8 | 24·0 | 10·1 | 23·4 | 26·9 | 24·2 | 20·0 | 11·3 | 11·4 | 6·3 | 16·5 | 1·8 |
| October 8 | 27·4 | 20·2 | 24·0 | 10·8 | 30·1 | 9.8 | 29·9 | 36·2 | 34·5 | 16·6 | 8·2 | 7·8 | 9·0 | 14·5 | 9·1 |
| November 5 | 28·2 | 19·4 | 22·6 | 10·8 | 26·8 | 11· 4 | 30·6 | 34·2 | 25·2 | 14·6 | 13·2 | 15·7 | 6·3 | 10·3 | 10·0 |
| December 3 | 27·5 | 17·7 | 20·4 | 10·6 | 25·8 | 9·0 | 29·3 | 34·2 | 24·1 | 12·6 | 6·3 | 11·4 | 3·6 | 11·7 | 11·8 |
| December 31 | 25·4 | 16·8 | 19·6 | 9·3 | 23·9 | 9·2 | 31·1 | 28·4 | 20·8 | 13·3 | 101 | 6·4 | 9·9 | 8·3 | 11·8 |
| Birth-rate for} the year 1904} | 27·9 | 19·3 | 22·7 | 10·5 | 27·1 | 11·0 | 28·4 | 32·4 | 27·3 | 18·0 | 12·5 | 11·1 | 8·0 | 13·4 | 9·0 |