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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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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 | 899 | 356 | 755 | 72 | 71 | 148 | 898 |
| 2nd | 399 | 383 | 782 | 58 | 80 | 138 | 920 |
| 3rd „ | 898 | 325 | 723 | 75 | 65 | 140 | 863 |
| 4th | 361 | 345 | 706 | 65 | 52 | 117 | 823 |
| 1,557 | 1,409 | 2,966 | 270 | 268 | 588 | 3,504 | |
| Including Illegitimate Births | 21 | 23 | 44 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 48 |
| 22 | 22 | 44 | 2 | 8 | 5 | 49 | |
| 27 | 17 | 44 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 50 | |
| 22 | 19 | 41 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 44 | |
| 92 | 81 | 178 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 191 | |
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, 1898-1907:—
| The Year. | Population. | Total Births. | Males. | Females. | Birth-rate per 1,000. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1898 | 172,000 | 3,715 | 1,869 | 1,846 | 21.6 |
| 1899 | 172,400 | 3,682 | 1,842 | 1,840 | 21.4 |
| 1900 | 178,000 | 3,682 | 1,830 | 1,852 | 21.3 |
| 1901 | 177,000 | 3,708 | 1,892 | 1,816 | 20.9 |
| 1902 | 177,500 | 3,599 | 1,800 | 1,799 | 20.3 |
| 1908 | 178,000 | 3,677 | 1,892 | 1,785 | 20.7 |
| 1904 | 178 500 | 3,568 | 1,779 | 1,789 | 20.0 |
| 1905 | 179,000 | 3,579 | 1,821 | 1,758 | 20.0 |
| 1906 | 179,500 | 3,428 | 1,752 | 1,676 | 19.1 |
| 1907 | 180,500 | 3,428 | 1,779 | 1,649 | 19.0 |
| Totals | 86,066 | 18,256 | 17,810 Average | 20.4 | |
| Excess of male births in the ten years | 446 | ||||
Birth-rate in the Metropolis, and in Kensington, and in certain Districts of the Borough, in each of the thirteen four-weekly periods ended January 2nd, 1909, and in the Registration Year, 1908.
| Four Weak ended | Metropolis. | Borough. | Sub-Districts. | Parliamentary Divisions. | Wards. | ||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kensington Town. | Bromp-ton. | North. | South. | St. Charles. | Golborne. | Norland. | Pembridge. | Holland. | Earl's Court. | Queen's Gate. | Redcliffe. | Bromp ton. | |||||||
| January 25 | 27.7 | 20.7 | 24.3 | 11.2 | 27.3 | 13.6 | 33.0 | 31.8 | 24.8 | 17.7 | 20.5 | 18.4 | 8.0 | 14.9 | 8.1 | ||||
| February 22 | 26.7 | 20.5 | 23.2 | 13.3 | 28.1 | 12.3 | 26.6 | 38.1 | 26.5 | 18.4 | 14.9 | 11.9 | 6.2 | 17.0 | 9.0 | ||||
| March 21 | 26.5 | 19.1 | 22.4 | 10.4 | 28.1 | 9.5 | 29.5 | 83.7 | 26.5 | 21.0 | 9.8 | 11.9 | 2.7 | 8.8 | 14.8 | ||||
| April 18 | 25.1 | 18.6 | 21.6 | 10.7 | 24.9 | 11.9 | 24.9 | 81.8 | 23.8 | 17.1 | 13.7 | 14.1 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 14.8 | ||||
| May 16 | 26.3 | 20.3 | 23.8 | 11.0 | 26.7 | 18.3 | 31.8 | 26.0 | 31.9 | 15.7 | 20.5 | 7.7 | 10.7 | 17.0 | 8.1 | ||||
| June 18 | 26.2 | 21.5 | 25.6 | 10.7 | 29.5 | 12.9 | 28.9 | 37.1 | 23.8 | 26.9 | 14.8 | 17.6 | 10.7 | 18.1 | 6.8 | ||||
| July 11 | 27.2 | 21.5 | 25.1 | 12.0 | 29.5 | 12. 9 | 83.0 | 80.3 | 32.4 | 20.3 | 14.9 | 9.1 | 13.8 | 15.6 | 10.8 | ||||
| August 8 | 24.7 | 18.7 | 20.8 | 13.0 | 25.2 | 11.7 | 27.8 | 38.1 | 16.7 | 15.1 | 10.6 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 19.7 | 8.1 | ||||
| September 5 | 24.5 | 17.6 | 21.3 | 7.8 | 25.2 | 9.5 | 34.1 | 27.5 | 22.1 | 15.7 | 11.8 | 7..7 | 9.8 | 8.8 | 9.0 | ||||
| October 8 | 24.5 | 19.2 | 22.0 | 12.0 | 26.2 | 11.9 | 27.2 | 32.8 | 27.5 | 14.4 | 12.4 | 10.5 | 8.0 | 12.2 | 16.1 | ||||
| October 31 | 24.5 | 17.2 | 19.8 | 10.2 | 22.8 | 11.1 | 20.8 | 83.8 | 18.9 | 15.7 | 15.5 | 8.4 | 7.1 | 12.2 | 10.8 | ||||
| November 28 | 24.6 | 19.5 | 22.8 | 10. 7 | 27.0 | 11.4 | 30.1 | 32.8 | 25.4 | 17.7 | 13.7 | 9.1 | 10.7 | 14.9 | 7.2 | ||||
| January 2, 1909 (5 weeks) | 21.7 | 14.0 | 17.0 | 5.8 | 20.5 | 7.0 | 25.0 | 26.6 | 16.4 | 12.1 | 8.9 | 7.9 | 6.4 | 6.5 | 4.8 | ||||
| Birth-rate for the year 1908 | 25.2 | 190 | 22.2 | 10.6 | 26.1 | 11.4 | 286 | 32.2 | 24.2 | 17.4 | 13.8 | 10.7 | 8.5 | 12.9 | 9.6 | ||||