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Kensington 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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MARRIAGES AND MARRIAGE RATE. The marriages in the year were 1,561, compared with 1,574, 1,690, and 1,676 in the three preceding years respectively. Of these marriages there were celebrated—
| By the Church (58-8 per cent, of total marriages) | 910 | |
| At Roman Catholic places of worship At other Nonconformist places of worship At the Jewish Synagogue | (12.0 per cent.) | 135 |
| 48 | ||
| 5 | ||
| At the Superintendent-Registrar's Office (29-7 per cent.) | 463 | |
| 1,561 | ||
The subjoined table shows the Marriage-Rate in Ten Years 1898-1907, and in 1908, in Kensington, in London, and in England and Wales.
| YEAR. | Kensington. | London. | England and Wales | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of Marriages. | Marriage Rate. | Marriage Rate. | Marriage Rate. | |
| 1898 | 1,648 | 19.2 | 18.8 | 16.2 |
| 1899 | 1,693 | 19.6 | 18.6 | 16.4 |
| 1900 | 1,543 | 17.8 | 18.0 | 15.9 |
| 1901 | 1,651 | 18.7 | 17.6 | 15.9 |
| 1902 | 1,703 | 19.2 | 17.8 | 15.8 |
| 1903 | 1,623 | 18.2 | 17.4 | 15.6 |
| 1904 | 1,672 | 18.7 | 17.0 | 15.2 |
| 1905 | 1,574 | 17.6 | 16.9 | 15.3 |
| 1906 | 1,690 | 18.8 | 17.1 | 15.6 |
| 1907 | 1,676 | 18.6 | 17.0 | 15.8 |
| Average 1898-1907 | 1,647 | 18.6 | 17.6 | 15.8 |
| 1908 | 1,561 | 17.2 | 15.9 | 14.9 |
BIRTHS AND BIRTH-RATE.
The births registered, including 142 that occurred at Queen Charlotte's Lying-in Hospital
were 3,504 or 3,438 after correction for the 53rd week: Males 1,827, Females 1,677: in the Town
sub-district (which includes the Borough Infirmary) 2,966, and in the Brompton sub-district 538.
The male births were to the female births in the proportion of 1,089 to 1,000.