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Kensington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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The True Death-rate of Kensington, 1908.
| Age-Period. | Population. | Deaths. | Death-rate. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Both Sexes. | Males. | Females | Both Sexes. | Males. | Females. | Both Sexes. | Males. | Females. | |
| Under five years of age | 14,497 | 7,229 | 7,268 | 605 | 321 | 284 | 41.7 | 44.4 | 39.0 |
| Five and under 15 | 26,537 | 12,905 | 13,632 | 60 | 33 | 27 | 2.3 | 2.5 | 2.0 |
| Fifteen and under 25 | 39,174 | 13,793 | 25,381 | 78 | 43 | 35 | 2.0 | 3.1 | 1.4 |
| Twenty-five and under 35 | 35,839 | 11,775 | 24,064 | 119 | 60 | 59 | 3.0 | 5.1 | 2.5 |
| Thirty-five and under 45 | 25,428 | 9,674 | 15,754 | 188 | 95 | 93 | 7.4 | 9.8 | 5.9 |
| Forty-five and under 55 | 18,620 | 7,396 | 11,224 | 243 | 125 | 118 | 13.1 | 16.9 | 10.5 |
| Fifty-five and under 65 | 11,856 | 4,698 | 7,158 | 331 | 153 | 178 | 27.9 | 32.6 | 25.0 |
| Sixty-five and under 75 | 6,274 | 2,361 | 3,913 | 348 | 167 | 181 | 55.5 | 70.7 | 46.3 |
| Seventy-five and upwards | 2,775 | 969 | 1,806 | 426 | 142 | 284 | 153.5 | 146.5 | 157.3 |
| Totals | 181,000 | 70,800 | 110,200 | 2,398 | 1,139 | 1,259 | - | — | — |
The subjoined table shows the quarterly numbers of deaths of males and females in the borough, and in each of the sub-districts:—
| Kensington Town. | Brompton. | The Borough. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total | Males. | Females. | Total. | Total. | |
| 1st quarter | 288 | 821 | 609 | 63 | 90 | 158 | 762 |
| 2nd ,, | 209 | 242 | 451 | 48 | 60 | 103 | 554 |
| 3rd | 188 | 200 | 383 | 82 | 39 | 71 | 454 |
| 4th „ | 258 | 237 | 490 | 68 | 70 | 138 | 628 |
| 933 | 1,000 | 1,933 | 206 | 259 | 465 | 2,398 | |
| The Births were, of Males | 1,827 | The Deaths were, of Males | 1,189 | ||||
| ,, Females | 1,677 | „ Females | 1,259 | ||||
| Total Births | 3,504 | Total Deaths | 2,398 | ||||
| Deduct- | 2,398 Deaths | ||||||
Shows 1,106 excess of Births over Deaths.
Table A, Appendix II. (page 60) gives the number of deaths, and the death-rate, for each of
the fifty-three years 1856-1908.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
The infantile mortality, or the proportion of deaths under one year of age to registered
births, is an important factor in vital statistics. The deaths under one year, which in the three
preceding years had been 498, 452, and 433 respectively, were 428 (or 420 after correction for the
53rd week) in 1908; being equivalent to 122* per 1,000 births, and 28 below the decennial average.
The deaths under one year in the Town sub-district (379) were equivalent to 128 per 1,000
births, those in Brompton (49) to 91 per 1,000.
* This figure was exceeded in 7 Metropolitan Boroughs : in 20 others it was less.