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Kensington 1913
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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TABLE V. Births and Deaths in Kensington; Birth-rates and Death-rates ; and Infantile Mortality 1881-1913 in London and Kensington.
| Period | Number of Births. | Birth Rate per 1,000 living. | Number of Deaths. | Death Rate per 1,000 living. | Deaths under One Year. | Deaths under One Year per 1,000 Births. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| London. | Kensington. | London. | Kensington. | London. | Kensington. | ||||
| 1881-1885 | 21,383 | 34.3 | 26.1 | 13,438 | 21.0 | 16.4 | 3,211 | 150 | 150 |
| 1886-1890 | 19,428 | 32.1 | 23.5 | 13,816 | 19.7 | 16.7 | 3,060 | 153 | 157 |
| 1891-1895 | 18,512 | 30.8 | 22.0 | 14,235 | 19.8 | 16.9 | 3,105 | 156 | 167 |
| 1896-1900 | 18,665 | 29.7 | 21.6 | 14,075 | 18.5 | 16.3 | 3,203 | 162 | 172 |
| 1901-1910 | 35,062 | 27.5 | 20.0 | 24,917 | 15.6 | 14.3 | 4,644 | 126 | 132 |
| 1911 | 3,223 | 24.8 | 18.7 | 2,389 | 15.0 | 13.9 | 435 | 129 | 135 |
| 1912 | 3,318 | 24.5 | 19.3 | 2287 | 13.6 | 13.3 | 305 | 91 | 92 |
| 1913 | 3,335 | 24.5 | 19.4 | 2,409 | 14.2 | 14.0 | 371 | 105 | 111 |
Note 1.—The decennial rates for the year 1901-1910 have been obtained by halving the sum of the quinquennial
rates shown in the Annual Summary on the same pages for the years 1901-1905 and 1906-1910.
Note 2.—The method adopted for obtaining the rates for Kensington was fully explained in the footnote which
was appended to the above Table in the Annual Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the year 1911.