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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 1898
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year, 1898
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Population and Rateable Value.—The subjoined
figures exhibit the development of the parish in population
and rateable value during the present century.
The Year. Population.
1801 8,5,16
1821 14,428
1841 26,834
1851 44,053
1861 70,108
1871 120,299
1881 163,151
1891 166,308
1896 170,465
1898 172,000
Rateable value of Property. The Year.
£75,916 1823
93,397 1833
142,772 1843
257,103 1853
444,030 1863
975,046 1873
1,711,495 1883
2,037,221 1893
2,135,981 (October) 1898
The rateable value of property in Kensington is aboul
one-sixteenth of that of the Metropolis as a whole.
Growth ofthe Parish.—The following table, brought up to date, exhibits the growth of the parish since the Metropolis Local Management Act came into operation, in 1856:—
| Number of Inhabited Houses | 1856 | 1898 | Increase in 42 years |
|---|---|---|---|
The increase in all respects within the last twenty-seven years, the period over which my official experience extends, is not inconsiderable, as the subjoined figures show :—
| Number of Inhabited Houses | 1871 | 1898 | Increase in 27 years. |
|---|---|---|---|