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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 1907
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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The subjoined table shows the quarterly numbers of births of males and females in the borough, including those in Queen Charlotte's Hospital, and in each of the sub-districts:—
| Kensington Town. | Brompton. | The Borough | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Total. | |
| 1st Quarter | 401 | 869 | 770 | 73 | 71 | 144 | 914 |
| 2nd „ | 838 | 866 | 699 | 69 | 64 | 183 | 882 |
| 3rd „ | 891 | 830 | 721 | 62 | 48 | 110 | 831 |
| 4th „ | 382 | 854 | 736 | 68 | 47 | 115 | 851 |
| 1,507 | 1,419 | 2,926 | 272 | 280 | 502 | 8,428 | |
| Including Illegiti. mate Births | 27 | 21 | 48 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 55 |
| 84 | 20 | 54 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 58 | |
| 83 | 14 | 47 | 1 | — | 1 | 48 | |
| 14 | 24 | 38 | 1 | — | 1 | 89 | |
| 108 | 79 | 187 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 200 | |
The following table shows the population, the number of births, including those at Queen Charlotte's Hospital, and the birth-rate for each of the ten years, 1897-1906:—
| The Year. | Population. | Total Births. | Males. | Females. | Birth.rate per 1.000. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1897 | 170,700 | 8,765 | 1,884 | 1,881 | 22.1 |
| 1898 | 172,000 | 8,715 | 1,869 | 1,846 | 21.6 |
| 1899 | 172,400 | 8,682 | 1,842 | 1,840 | 21.4 |
| 1900 | 173,000 | 8,682 | 1,830 | 1,852 | 21.3 |
| 1901 | 177.000 | 8,708 | 1,892 | 1,816 | 20.9 |
| 1902 | 177,500 | 8.599 | 1,800 | 1,799 | 20.3 |
| 1903 | 178,000 | 8,677 | 1,892 | 1,785 | 20.7 |
| 1904 | 178 500 | 8,568 | 1,779 | 1,789 | 20.0 |
| 1905 | 179,000 | 8,579 | 1,821 | 1,758 | 20 0 |
| 1906 | 179,500 | 8,428 | 1,752 | 1,676 | 191 |
| Totals | 86,403 | 18,861 | 18,042 | Average 20.7 | |
| Excess of male births in the ten years | 319 | ||||
Birth.rate in the Metropolis, and in Kensington, and in certain Districts of the Borough, in each of the thirteen four.weekly periods ended December 28th, 1907, and in the Registration Year, 1907.
| Four Weeks ended | Metropolis. | Borough. | Sob.Districts. | Parliamentary Divisions. | Wards. | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Town. | Brompton. | North. | South. | St. Charles. | Gol. borne. | Norland. | Pernbridge. | Holland. | Earl's Court. | Queen's Gate. | Redcliffe. | Brompton. | |||
| January 26 | 27.6 | 21.8 | 25.6 | 11.8 | 30.0 | 13.1 | 29.0 | 44.9 | 27.6 | 18.8 | 15.6 | 14.8 | 11.6 | 12.9 | 9.0 |
| February 28 | 26.4 | 19.6 | 22 6 | 11.8 | 26.3 | 12.5 | 23.2 | 32.4 | 260 | 21.7 | 16.2 | 11.8 | 6.2 | 19.1 | 6.8 |
| March 23 | 26.6 | 20.2 | 23.3 | 12.8 | 26.7 | 18.4 | 26.7 | 83.8 | 24.9 | 19.7 | 18.1 | 12.0 | 11.6 | 18.4 | 10.8 |
| April 20 | 26.6 | 20.3 | 28.7 | 11.5 | 28.4 | 11.7 | 26.7 | 82.9 | 32.5 | 191 | 14.3 | 8.5 | 8.9 | 14.8 | 11.7 |
| May 18 | 26.9 | 17.1 | 20.2 | 8.9 | 22.9 | 10.9 | 24.4 | 83.8 | 17.9 | 12.5 | 14.8 | 11.8 | 7.1 | 10.2 | 9.9 |
| June 15 | 26.1 | 18.9 | 21.7 | 11.5 | 26.3 | 11.0 | 29.0 | 83.3 | 24.4 | 15.8 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 10.7 | 15.7 | 7.2 |
| July 18 | 25.6 | 17.4 | 20.5 | 9.4 | 23.8 | 11.2 | 22.0 | 30.9 | 22.7 | 15.1 | 16.2 | 12.0 | 8.9 | 10.2 | 6.8 |
| August 10 | 24.8 | 18.4 | 21.3 | 11.0 | 25.4 | 110 | 27.3 | 32.4 | 22.7 | 17.1 | 12.5 | 10.6 | 6.2 | 14.8 | 9.9 |
| September 7 | 25.6 | 18.7 | 22.3 | 9.1 | 26.7 | 10.1 | 29.6 | 30.4 | 27.1 | 17.8 | 13.1 | 9.9 | 8.9 | 8.8 | 9.0 |
| October 5 | 24.6 | 17.6 | 21.8 | 6.8 | 26.0 | 8.8 | 26.7 | 29.5 | 27.6 | 18.4 | 8.7 | 11.8 | 8.0 | 9.5 | 5.4 |
| November 2 | 25.2 | 19.2 | 23.1 | 8.9 | 29.2 | 8.5 | 29.6 | 36.2 | 25.5 | 23.7 | 10.6 | 12.0 | 2.7 | 11.6 | 2.7 |
| November 30 | 25.0 | 20.1 | 24.5 | 8.4 | 28.1 | 11.6 | 26.7 | 85.8 | 25.5 | 22.4 | 175 | 9.9 | 7.1 | 12.9 | 8.1 |
| December 28 | 28.0 | 17.6 | 20.5 | 9.9 | 23.5 | 11.8 | 28.8 | 29.0 | 28.8 | 15.8 | 11.8 | 11.3 | 10.7 | 12.8 | 9.9 |
| Birth-rate for the year 1907 | 25.8 | 19.0 | 22.4 | 10.1 | 26.4 | 11.2 | 26.5 | 33.5 | 25.2 | 17.9 | 13.4 | 11.2 | 8.3 | 13.1 | 8.2 |