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Kensington 1905

Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, etc., etc., of the Royal Borough of Kensington for the year 1905

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Table: The True Death-rate of Kensington, 1905.

The True Death-rate of Kensington, 1905.

Age-Period.Population.Deaths.Death-rate.
Both Sexes.Males.Females.Both Sexes.Males.Females.Both Sexes.Males.Females.
Under five years of age14,3377,1497,18875742333452·859·246·5
Five and under 1526,24412,76313,4816833352·62·62·6
Fifteen and under 2538,74213,64125,1019346472·43·41·8
Twenty-five and under 3535,44311,64523,79813774633·96·42·6
Thirty-five and under 4525,1489,56715,58117691857·09·55·5
Forty-five and under 5518,4157,31511,10024713111613·417·910·5
Fifty-five and under 6511,7264,6467,08033617016628·736·623·4
Sixty-five and under 756,2052,3353,87033714319454·361·250·1
Seventy-five and upwards2,7409491,791356131225129·9138·0125·6
Totals179,00070,010108,9902,5071,2421,26514·017·711·6

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

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

Kensington Town.Brompton.The Borough.
Males.Females.TotalMales.Females.Total.Total.
1st quarter2813115926584149741
2nd „2322364687470144612
3rd „2181924105256108518
4th ,,2582435016273135636
9899821,9712532835362,507
The Births were, of Males1,760The Deaths were, of Males1,242
,, Females1,698„ Females1,265
Total Births3,458Total Deaths2,507
Deduct- 2,507 Deaths

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Shows 951 excess of Births over Deaths.
During the ten years April 1st, 1891, to March 31st, 1901, the inter-censal period, 31,794
deaths were registered in the borough.
Table A, Appendix II. (page 129) gives the number of deaths and the death-rate for each of
the fifty years 1856-1905. For further details, see also Tables 6 and 7, Appendix I., pages 110-111.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The infantile mortality, or the proportion of deaths under one year of age to registered
births, is an important factor in vital statistics. The deaths under one year, which in the three
preceding years had been 515, 510, and 503, respectively, were 498 in 1905, being equivalent to 144
per 1,000 births; and 18 below this decimal average.
The deaths under one year in the Town sub-district (442) were equivalent to 150 per 1,000
births, those in Brompton (56) to 110 per 1,000.