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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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APPENDIX II. TABLE A. Population of Kensington; Marriages and Marriage-rate; Births and Birth rate, and Deaths and Death-rate 1856-1908 ; and Infantile Mortality (1871-1908).
| The Year. | Population. | Marriages. | Marriage Rate. | Births. | Birth Rate. | Deaths. | Death Rate. | Deaths under One Year. | Depths 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 | ||
| 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 | 23.2 | 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 | 36.3 | 2.232 | 21.0 | 23.5 | ||
| 1809 | 111,350 | 1,023 | 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 | ||
| 1,131 | 18.8 | 3,804 | 31.6 | 34.5 | 2,418 | 20.1 | 24.6 | 582 | 153 | ||
| 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 | 3,120 | 20.2 | 23.1 | 823 | 179 |
| 1879 | 158,316 | 1,428 | 18.0 | 4,790 | 30.3 | 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 |
| 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 | 84.3 | 2,638 | 16.1 | 20.9 | 678 | 154 |
| 1885 | 164,500 | 1,480 | 18.0 | 4,032 | 24.5 | 83.4 | 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 |
| 1,569 | 18.9 | 3,847 | 23.1 | 31.9 | 3,066 | 18.4 | 21.5 | 633 | 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 | 168,000 | 1,537 | 18.2 | 3,665 | 21.7 | 30.3 | 2,623 | 15.6 | 17.8 | 636 | 174 |
| 1895 | 169,300 | 1,455 | 17.2 | 3,621 | 21.4 | 30.6 | 2,748 | 16.2 | 19.9 | 624 | 172 |
| 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 | 30.1 | 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 | 1,693 | 19.6 | 3,682 | 21.4 | 29.4 | 3,021 | 17.5 | 19.8 | 642 | 174 |
| 1900 | 173,000 | 1,543 | 17.8 | 3,682 | 21.3 | 28.6 | 2,698 | 15.6 | 18.8 | 641 | 174 |
| 1,651 | 18.7 | 3,708 | 20.9 | 29.0 | 2,650 | 15.0 | 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 | 139 |
| 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 | 18.0 | 3,428 | 19.0 | 25.8 | 2,471 | 13.7 | 14.6 | 433 | 126 |
| 1908 | 181,000 | 1,561 | 17.2 | 3,504 | 19.0 | 25.2 | 2,898 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 428 | 122 |
*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.