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Considerable attention has been devoted by the Council and the Public Health Committee
throughout the year to the condition of housing accommodation for the working classes in the
Borough and, as far as other important duties would permit, the staff of the Public Health
Department have directed their time and energy to the task of securing the best possible state of
repair and habitability of all dwellings. A detailed statement showing the housing work carried
out by the Council appears on pages 69 to 77 of this report.
It is appropriate that in presenting this report I should express my appreciation of the full
measure of support which has been accorded to me by the Mayor, the Chairmen and Vice.Chairmen
of the various Committees, all members of the Council, and the Chief Officers of other Departments,
and thank the staff of the Public Health Department for their efficient service and loyal co.operation
throughout the year.
VITAL STATISTICS
The Royal Borough of Kensington as constituted under the London Government Act, 1899,
covers an area of 2,291 acres, and is co.extensive with the Civil Parish and Registration District
of the same name. The line of demarcation formed by Holland Park Avenue; High Street,
Notting Hill Gate; and the Bayswater Road divides the Borough into approximately equal halves
described in previous years and in this Report as North and South Kensington respectively.
Each of these areas is co.terminous with the Parliamentary division of the same name. The
Borough is further sub.divided into nine wards. North Kensington includes the wards of St.
Charles, Golborne, Norland and Pembridge, whilst South Kensington is made up of the five other
wards, namely, Holland, Earl's Court, Queen's Gate, Redcliffe and Brompton.

In regard to the social status of the population, it may be said that the majority of the
inhabitants in North Kensington belong to the poor class, whilst in South Kensington persons of
that class constitute only a small proportion of the population.