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Kensington 1908

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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The infantile deaths in North Kensington, after distribution of the deaths at the Borough
Infirmary, were 333, or 134 per 1,000 births; those in South Kensington 95, or 93 per 1,000 births.
In the several wards the rate was as follows:—
North Kensington—
per 1,000 registered births.
St. Charles
86 deaths = 131
Golborne
95 deaths = 107
Norland
105 deaths = 177
Pembridge
47 deaths = 138
South Kensington—
Holland
26 deaths — 90
Earl's Court
22 deaths = 111
Queen's Gate
13 deaths = 105
Redcliffe
25 deaths = 101
Brompton
9 deaths = 65
In England and Wales the rate was 121 per 1,000. In the 76 great towns of England and
Wales (including London) the rate averaged 129 per 1,000. The rate in Rural England was 110
per 1,000.

Table: Infantile Mortality Rate.

Infantile Mortality Rate.

YEARThe Borough.Kensington TownBrompton.London.
Deaths under 1 year.Deaths per 1,000 births.Deaths under 1 year.Deaths per 1,000 births.Deaths under 1 year.Deaths per 1,000 births.Deaths under 1 year per 1.000 births.
189865517659318862110167
189964217457418468122167
190064117458118760104160
190158115750616175132149
190251514344914866119141
19035101394611474989131
19045031414511485298146
190549813944214556107129
19064521324141423874131
19074331263851324896116
Average 1898-190754315048615857105144
19084281223791284991113

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Table A, Appendix II. (page 60) gives the number of deaths under one year in Kensington,
and the proportion to 1,000 registered births for each of the thirty-seven years, 1871-1908.
The figures for the 13 years, 1896-1908, have been corrected by the addition of the births to
Kensington mothers at Queen Charlotte's Hospital to those occurring, and registered, in the
borough.