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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.
POPULATION.
The population of the Borough as ascertained at the Census in 1921 was 175,859, but there has
been an increase since that date and for 1925 the Registrar-General has estimated the population
to be 179,600. From this latter figure the inhabitants in the different Wards of the Borough have
been estimated to be as shown in the following table:—
The Borough 179,600
North Kensington 94,641
South Kensington 84,959
Wards.
St. Charles 24,785
Golborne26,885
Norland 22,576
Pembridge20,395
Holland 19,276
Earl's Court 18,295
Queen's Gate 14,066
Redcliffe 20,291
Brompton 13,031
At the 1921 Census, there were 67,805 males and 108,054 females. In Kensington, as in London,
the numbers of males and females under the age of 15 years are approximately the same, whereas
over that age females preponderate considerably. In London, there are 116 females to 100 males
and in Kensington 159 females to 100 males. This proportion of females to males, which is higher
in Kensington than in any other London Borough, has a very important bearing on the vital
statistics of the distiict.
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.
The Borough is peculiar in that there is no one occupation which absorbs a very large proportion
of the male workers as is commonly found in many of the industrial areas.
There were at the 1921 Census 43,700 males over the age of 12 years occupied in some profession,
business or trade.
"Transport" engages 7,471 male workers over the age of 12 years and this is the largest number
of males in any one class of work. One thousand and twenty four males are "railway workers,"
3,968 " road transport workers " and 1,733 " messengers, etc."
The occupation engaging the next largest number of male workers is that classed as "commercial
and financial "in which there are 6,669 males engaged. There are 3,725 males following those
occupations classed as "professional" and 3,813 employed in "personal services." There is no
other single occupation which finds employment for more than 3,000 males.
There are 44,893 females over the age of 12 years engaged in work. Of these 28,709 are engaged
in "personal service," of which number 23,091 are domestic servants. Clerks and typists number
3,332 and occupations classed as "professional" employ 3,536. No other branch of work finds
employment for upwards of 3,000 females.
There are no occupations which may be regarded as having any particular influence on the
Public Health of the Borough.