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Kensington 1912
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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residents " occurring in institutions or other places in Kensington. The following figures show how the corrected number of deaths given above has been obtained:—
| Total deaths registered in the Borough | 2,524 |
| Deaths of residents beyond the Borough | 446 |
| 2,970 | |
| Deaths of non-residents within the Borough | 683 |
| Corrected number of deaths belonging to the Borough | 2,287 |
Where comparisons are instituted between populations with a widely different age and sex composition the use of corrected death rates is essential, but in Kensington and in the Metropolis as a whole the influence of age and sex is for practical purposes the same, and the crude death-rates shown in the following Table may be accepted as roughly representing the relative mortality in the two areas.
| Crude Death-rates per 1,000 living. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Kensington. | London. | |
| 1896-1900 | 16.3 | 18.5 |
| 1901-1905 | 14.7 | 16.4 |
| 1906-1910 | 13.8 | 14.9 |
| 1911 | 13.9 | 15.0 |
| 1912 | 13.3 | — |
The mortality in Kensington is somewhat less than in London as a whole; in both areas the
death-rate is remarkably low and has fallen steadily during the past fifteen years.
The number of deaths and the death-rates in Kensington and London for each quinquennial
period since 1881 will be found in Table V. Appendix, p. 79. The number of deaths occurring
in each year since the same date and the annual death-rates have been published in the Appendix
of the Annual Reports for 1908 and previous years.
The number of deaths at all ages with the corresponding death-rates in the Borough, in North and South Kensington and in the several Wards was as follows:—
| Districts. | Number of Deaths. | Crude Death-rate per 1,000 inhabitants. |
|---|---|---|
| North Kensington | 1.410 | 16.0 |
| South Kensington | 877 | 10.0 |
| St. Charles | 339 | 15.0 |
| Golborne | 409 | 16.0 |
| Norland | 376 | 18.0 |
| Pembridge | 286 | 15.0 |
| Holland | 199 | 10.0 |
| Earl's Court | 229 | 13.0 |
| Queen's Gate | 113 | 8.0 |
| Redcliffe | 224 | 12.0 |
| Brompton | 112 | 9.0 |
| The Borough | 2,287 | 13.0 |