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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 1925

The annual report on the health of the Borough for the year1925

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Table: Table 1.

Table 1.

District.1925.Infantile Mortality Rate in previous four years,
No. of Births.No. of Deaths of children under 1 year of age.Infantile Mortality rate.
1924192319221921
England and Wales710,97953,0087575697783
London82,4015,5566769607480
The Borough2,84622378757082110
North Kensington1,95017283878691119
South Kensington Wards.711466550376885
St. Charles4684391698565113
Golborne599467799107104128
Norland58758999884109115
Pembridge2962687694279115
Holland1711588575189114
Earl's Court150106638114785
Queen's Gate12032510325266
Redcliffe18794871488170
Brompton83910851365575
Ward unknown1854—————

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In considering the above and subsequent tables it must be remembered that the deaths of
infants at any temporary address (institution or private house) to which the mother went for her
confinement, and deaths of infants in institutions to which they were transferred for treat ment
from the place of birth, are allocated to the district of the usual residence of the mother.

Table: Table 2. INFANTILE MORTALITY RATES, 1896-1925.

Table 2. INFANTILE MORTALITY RATES, 1896-1925.

Period.England and Wales.London.Kensington.
1896-1900156162176
1901-1905138139144
1906-1910117114120
1911-1915109110110
1916918985
191796104130
19189710897
19198985102
1920807581
19218380110
1922777482
1923696070
1924756975
1925756778