Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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| The Year. | Population | Marriages. | Marriage Rate. | Births. | Birth Rate. | Deaths. | Death Rate. | Deaths under One Year. | Deaths under One Year per 1,000 Registered Births. | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington. | London. | Kensington. | London. | ||||||||
| 1856 | 57,078 | 443 | 15.5 | 1,804 | 31.6 | 33.6 | 1.235 | 21.6 | 22.0 | Information incomplete. | Information incomplete. |
| 1857 | 59,683 | 509 | 17.1 | 1,854 | 31.1 | 34.0 | 1,197 | 20.1 | 22.4 | ||
| 1858 | 62,288 | 480 | 15.4 | 1,881 | 30.2 | 33.2 | 1,290 | 20.7 | 23.9 | ||
| 1859 | 64,893 | 577 | 17.8 | 2,002 | 30.8 | 34.1 | 1,338 | 20.6 | 22.7 | ||
| 1860 | 67,498 | 605 | 17.9 | 2,016 | 29.9 | 33.6 | 1,480 | 21.9 | 22.4 | ||
| 1861 | 70,108* | 683 | 19.5 | 2,159 | 30.8 | 34,5 | 1,447 | 20.6 | 23.2 | ||
| 1862 | 76,350 | 727 | 19.1 | 1,960 | 25.7 | 34,2 | 1,604 | 21.0 | 23.6 | ||
| 1863 | 81,350 | 809 | 19.9 | 2,330 | 28.6 | 35,2 | 1,628 | 20.0 | 24.5 | ||
| 1864 | 86,350 | 881 | 20.4 | 2,494 | 28.9 | 34,7 | 1,849 | 21.4 | 26.4 | ||
| 1865 | 91,350 | 996 | 21.8 | 2,619 | 28.7 | 35,7 | 1,733 | 18.9 | 24.5 | ||
| 1866 | 96,350 | 1,118 | 28.2 | 3,080 | 31.9 | 35.7 | 1,966 | 20.4 | 26.5 | ||
| 1867 | 101,350 | 1,066 | 21.0 | 3,158 | 31.2 | 36.5 | 1,933 | 19.1 | 23.0 | ||
| 1868 | 106,350 | 1,109 | 20.9 | 3,522 | 33.1 | 36.8 | 2,232 | 21.0 | 23.5 | ||
| 1869 | 111,350 | 1,028 | 18.4 | 3,625 | 32.6 | 35.4 | 2,249 | 20.2 | 24.6 | ||
| 1870 | 116,350 | 1,054 | 18.1 | 3,705 | 31.8 | 35.4 | 2,473 | 21.3 | 24.1 | ||
| 1871 | 120,234 | 1,131 | 18.8 | 3,804 | 31.6 | 34.5 | 2,418 | 20.1 | 24.6 | 582 | 158 |
| 1872 | 127,606 | 1,132 | 17.7 | 4,041 | 31.7 | 35.6 | 2,256 | 17.7 | 21.5 | 626 | 155 |
| 1873 | 132,826 | 1,243 | 18.7 | 4,182 | 31.5 | 35.3 | 2,439 | 18.4 | 22.4 | 656 | 157 |
| 1874 | 138,616 | 1,311 | 18.9 | 4,356 | 31.4 | 35.6 | 2,696 | 19.4 | 22.4 | 762 | 175 |
| 1875 | 144,488 | 1,346 | 18.6 | 4,478 | 31.0 | 35.4 | 2,786 | 19.3 | 23.6 | 686 | 153 |
| 1876 | 148,338 | 1,417 | 19.1 | 4,499 | 30.3 | 35.9 | 2,896 | 19.5 | 21.9 | 771 | 171 |
| 1877 | 151,360 | 1,411 | 18.6 | 4,648 | 30.7 | 35.6 | 2,625 | 17.3 | 21.6 | 648 | 139 |
| 1878 | 154 305 | 1,331 | 17.2 | 4,607 | 29.9 | 35.5 | 8,120 | 20.2 | 23.1 | 823 | 179 |
| 1879 | 158,316 | 1,428 | 18.0 | 4,790 | 30.8 | 35.5 | 2,992 | 18.9 | 22.6 | 722 | 151 |
| 1880 | 161,462 | 1,483 | 18.4 | 4,605 | 28.5 | 35.3 | 2,884 | 17.9 | 21.7 | 719 | 156 |
| 1881 | 163,151 | 1,461 | 17.9 | 4,400 | 26.9 | 34.7 | 2,726 | 16.7 | 21.3 | 644 | 146 |
| 1882 | 163,540 | 1,474 | 18.0 | 4,327 | 26.5 | 34.5 | 2,691 | 16.4 | 21.5 | 635 | 147 |
| 1883 | 163,860 | 1,616 | 19.7 | 4,230 | 25.8 | 34.5 | 2,615 | 15.9 | 20.8 | 601 | 142 |
| 1884 | 164,180 | 1,498 | 18.2 | 4,394 | 26.7 | 34.3 | 2,638 | 16.1 | 20.9 | 678 | 154 |
| 1885 | 164,500 | 1,480 | 18.0 | 4,032 | 24.5 | 33.4 | 2,768 | 16.8 | 20.4 | 653 | 162 |
| 1886 | 164,820 | 1,605 | 19.5 | 4,149 | 25.2 | 33.4 | 2,756 | 16.7 | 20.6 | 636 | 153 |
| 1887 | 165,140 | 1,561 | 18.9 | 3,941 | 23.9 | 32.9 | 2,872 | 17.4 | 20.3 | 680 | 172 |
| 1888 | 165,450 | 1,497 | 18.1 | 3,776 | 22.8 | 32.1 | 2,825 | 17.1 | 19.3 | 604 | 160 |
| 1889 | 165,760 | 1,491 | 18.0 | 3,698 | 22.3 | 31.9 | 2,412 | 14.6 | 18.4 | 489 | 132 |
| 1890 | 166,080 | 1,511 | 18.2 | 3,864 | 23.3 | 30-7 | 2,951 | 17.8 | 21.4 | 651 | 168 |
| 1891 | 166,308 | 1,569 | 18.9 | 3,847 | 28-1 | 81-9 | 8,066 | 18-4 | 21-5 | 683 | 164 |
| 1892 | 167,200 | 1.584 | 18.9 | 3,718 | 22-2 | 31-0 | 2,882 | 17-2 | 20-7 | 587 | 158 |
| 1893 | 167,900 | 1,540 | 18.3 | 3,661 | 21-8 | 30-9 | 2,916 | 17-4 | 21-8 | 625 | 170 |
| 1894 | 168,600 | 1,537 | 18.2 | 3,665 | 21-7 | 80-8 | 2,628 | 15 6 | 17*8 | 686 | 174 |
| 1895 | 169,300 | 1,455 | 17.2 | 3,621 | 21-4 | 80 6 | 2,748 | 16-2 | 19-9 | 624 | 172 |
| +1896 | 170,465 | 1,706 | 20-1 | 3,821 | 22.5 | 30.2 | 2,891 | 16.7 | 18.6 | 656 | 172 |
| 1897 | 170,700 | 1,681 | 19 7 | 3,765 | 22.1 | 301 | 2,667 | 15.6 | 18.2 | 609 | 162 |
| 1898 | 172,000 | 1,648 | 19-2 | 3,715 | 21.6 | 29.5 | 2,798 | 16.3 | 18.7 | 655 | 176 |
| 1899 | 172,400 | 1,698 | 19 6 | 3,682 | 21.4 | 29.4 | 3,021 | 17.5 | 19.8 | 642 | 174 |
| 1900 | 173,000 | 1,548 | 17-8 | 3,682 | 21.3 | 28.6 | 2,698 | 15.6 | 18.8 | 641 | 174 |
| 1901 | 176,628 | 1,651 | 18.7 | 3,708 | 20.9 | 29.0 | 2,650 | 150 | 17.6 | 581 | 157 |
| 1902 | 177,500 | 1,703 | 19.2 | 3,599 | 20.3 | 28.5 | 2,746 | 15.2 | 17.2 | 515 | 143 |
| 1903 | 178,000 | 1,623 | 18.2 | 3,677 | 20.7 | 28.4 | 2,455 | 13.8 | 15.7 | 510 | 189 |
| 1904 | 178,500 | 1,672 | 18.7 | 3,568 | 20.0 | 27.9 | 2,540 | 14.2 | 16.6 | 503 | 141 |
| 1905 | 179,000 | 1,574 | 17.6 | 3,579 | 20.0 | 27.0 | 2,507 | 14.0 | 15.1 | 498 | 139 |
| 1906 | 179,500 | 1,690 | 18.8 | 3,428 | 19.1 | 26.5 | 2,497 | 13.9 | 15.1 | 425 | 132 |
| 1907 | 180,500 | 1,676 | 18.6 | 3,428 | 19.0 | 25.8 | 2,471 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 433 | 126 |
Note.—I am indebted to Dr. Tatham, Superintendent of Statistics in the Department of the Registrar-General. tor many
of the figures in the columns above the horizontal line, between the years 1870 and 1871, excepting as to estimated population
and calculation of rates.
•Census years are indicated by dark type.
From 1896, the number of births, the birth rate and the infantile mortality rate in Kensington have been corrected by the
addition of the births at Queen Charlotte's Hospital.