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Kensington 1897
Annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year, 1897
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FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL REPORT
of the
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH,
Being for the Year, 1897.
To the Vestry of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington.
Gentlemen,
The vital and mortal statistics in this report relate
to a period of fifty-two weeks commencing January 3rd, 1897,
and ending January 1st, 1898, comprised in the registration
year, 1897.
Registration District and Sub-Districts.—The
Registration District of Kensington (No. i b in the
Registrar-General's list), comprises an area of 2,190 acres,
unequally divided into two sub-districts, respectively named
Kensington Town (hereinafter for brevity designated
town) and Brompton. The Town sub-district comprises
an area of 1,497 acres, the area of Brompton being 693 acres.
The Town sub-district comprises all that portion of the parish