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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 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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| Year. | Population estimated to Middle of each Year. | Births. | Total Deaths Registered in the District. | Transferable Deaths. | Nett Deaths belonging to the District | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Uncorrected Number. | Nett. | of Nonresidents registered in the District. | of Residentsnot registered in the District. | Under 1 Year of Age | At all Ages. | |||||||
| Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate. | Number. | Rate per 1,000 Nett | Number. | Rate.* | |||||
| 1 | 6 | |||||||||||
| 1908 | 178,590 | 3,862 | 3,504 | 2,757 | 15.9 | 718 | 854 | 428 | 122 | 2,398 | ||
| 1909 | 178,160 | 3,187 | 3,881 | 19.5 | 2,770 | 692 | 371 | 879 | 112 | 2,449 | 14.1 | |
| 1910 | 172,780 | 3,007 | 3,190 | 18.5 | 2,524 | 14.6 | 635 | 815 | 845 | 2,204 | ||
| 1911 | 172,800 | 8,037 | 8,223 | 18.7 | 2 712 | 15.7 | 722 | 399 | 435 | 185 | 2,389 | 13.9 |
| 1912 | 172,000 | 3,068 | 3,818 | 19.3 | 2,524 | 14.7 | 683 | 446 | 305 | 92 | 2,287 | |
| 1918 | 171,700 | 3,173 | 3,335 | 19.4 | 2,614 | 15.2 | 695 | 490 | 871 | 2,409 | 14.0 | |
* Rates calculated per 1,000 of estimated population.
Area of District in acres (exclusive of area
covered by water) 2291
At Census of 1911.
Total population at all ages 172,817
Number of inhabited bouses 38 387
Average number of persons per bouse 4.5
Note- In the Intercensal period, 1901-1910, the average annual decrease in the number of the Population
amounted to 430. The Population for the year 1913 has been estimated on the assumption that the rate of decrease has
been reduced from 430 to 300 per annum.