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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 1900
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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(b) KENSINGTON TOWN SUB-DISTRICT.
| All Ages. | Under Five Years. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 to 95. | 95 and upwards. | All Ages. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Females 69,384 | 5,976 | 11,192 ' | 15,483 | 13,330 | 9,172 | 6,592 | 4,060 | 2,450 | 969 | 154 | 6 | 69,384 Females | ||
| Males 49,367 | 5,905 | 10,287 | 9,540 | 7,815 | 6,377 | 4,696 | 2,741 | 1,472 | 470 | 63 | 1 | 49,367 Males | ||
| Excess of Females | 20,017 | 71 | 905 | 5,943 | 5,515 | 2,795 | 1,896 | 1,319 | 978 | 499 | 91 | 5 | 20,017 | Excess of Females |
| Total of both sexes | 118,751 | 11,881 | 21,479 | 25,023 | 21,145 | 15,549 | 11,288 | 6,801 | 3,922 | 1,439 | 217 | 7 | 118,751 | Total of both sexes |
(c) BROMPTON SUB-DISTRICT.
| All Ages. | Under Five Y ears. | 5 to 15. | 15 to 25. | 25 to 35. | 35 to 45. | 45 to 55. | 55 to 65. | 65 to 75. | 75 to 85. | 85 to 95. | 95 and upwards. | All Ages. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Females 31,207 | 1,490 | 3,002 | 8,733 | 7,817 | 4,348 | 2,828 | 1,714 | 917 | 309 | 48 | 1 | 31,207 Females | ||
| Males 16,350 | 1,489 | 2,676 | 3,407 | 2,944 | 2,318 | 1,641 | 1,081 | 574 | 196 | 23 | 1 | 16,350 Males | ||
| Excess of Females | 14,857 | 1 | 326 | 5,326 | 4,873 | 2,030 | 1,187 | 633 | 343 | 113 | 25 | — | 14,857 | | Excess of Females |
| Total of both sexes | 47,557 | 2,979 | 5,678 | 12,140 | 10,761 | 6,666 | 4,469 | 2,795 | 1,491 | 505 | 71 | 2 | 47,557 | Total of both sexes |
** The death-rate at the different age-periods will be found on page 9.
The subjoined figures exhibit the development of the borough in population and rateable
value during the last century.
The Year. Population.
1801 8,556
1811 10,886
1821 14,428
1831 20,902
1841 26,834
1851 44,053
1861 70,108
1871 120,299
1881 163,151
1891 166,308
1896 170,465
1900 173,000
Rateable Value of Property. The Year.
£75,916 1823
93,397 1833
142,772 1843
257,103 1853
444,030 1863
975,046 1873
1,711,495 1883
2,037,221 1893
2,146,208 (October) 1900
The rateable value of property in Kensington is about one-sixteenth of that of the
Metropolis as a whole.