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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 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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illegitimate births formed 5.3 per cent, of total births, as compared
with rates of 5.8, 5.0, and 5.9, in the preceding three
years respectively.
The subjoined table shows the quarterly number of births of males and females, in each of the sub-districts:—
| Kensington Town | Brompton | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st Quarter | 418 | 424 | 842 | 74 | 59 | 133 | 975 |
| 2nd „ | 417 | 380 | 797 | 68 | 57 | 125 | 922 |
| 3rd „ | 360 | 413 | 773 | 79 | 87 | 166 | 939 |
| 4th „ | 353 | 368 | 721 | 70 | 56 | 126 | 847 |
| Totals | 1,548 | 1,585 | 3,133 | 291 | 259 | 550 | 3,683 |
The subjoined table shows the population, the number of births, and the birth-rate for each of the ten years 1887-96:—
| The Year | Population | Total Births | Males | Females | Birth-rate per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1887 | 165,140 | 3,941 | 2,016 | 1,925 | 23.9 |
| 1888 | 165,450 | 3,776 | 1,914 | 1,862 | 22.8 |
| 1889 | 165,760 | 3,698 | 1,846 | 1,852 | 22.3 |
| 1890 | 166,080 | 3,864 | 1,919 | 1,945 | 23.3 |
| 1891 | 166,500 | 3,847 | 1,935 | 1,912 | 23.1 |
| 1892 | 167,200 | 3,718 | 1,867 | 1,851 | 22.3 |
| 1893 | 167,900 | 3,661 | 1,893 | 1,768 | 21.9 |
| 1894 | 168,600 | 3,665 | 1,883 | 1,782 | 21.9 |
| 1895 | 169,300 | 3,621 | 1,861 | 1,760 | 21.4 |
| 1896 | 170,000 | 3,717 | 1,943 | 1,774 | 21.4 |
| Totals | 37,508 | 19,077 | 18,431 | Average 22.4 | |
| Excess of male births in the ten years | 646 | ||||
| Excess of births over deaths in the ten years | 9,322 | ||||
| Estimated increase of population in the ten years | 4,860 | ||||
| Estimated loss of population, by migration or removals, in the ten years | 4,462 | ||||