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Kensington 1918

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]

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3
VITAL STATISTICS.
Population.—To meet the diminution and abnormal constitution of the population caused by
the. war, the Registrar-General has estimated the population of Kensington in 1918 as 173,463 for
the purpose of calculating the birth rate, and as 154,814 for the calculation of death rates.

Table: Table A.

Table A.

District.Population.Births, Deaths and Rates per 1,000.
D.B.Births.Rate.Deaths.Rate.
The Borough154,814173,4632,30813.32,75117.8
North Kensington79,14988,6861,58217.81,59220.1
South Kensington75,66584,7777268.61,04113.8
St. Charles20,42722,89240717.837818.5
Golborne22,97025,74052920.650922.2
Norland19,03421,32039218.443222.7
Pembridge16,71818,73425413.627317.0
Holland18,20420,3981577.724513.5
Earl's Court15,83017,73623113.025616.2
Queen's.Gate12,83514,380855.912910.0
Redcliffe17,16119,2281688.727315.9
Brompton11,63513,035856.513811.9
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Dividing the two populations given for the Borough in 1918 bv the Census population in 1911,
which was 172,317, the following factors will be obtained, namely, 1.0067 and 8984. The populations
for the various districts in the Borough have been in each case arrived at by multiplying the census
population of the district by the second factor to obtain the death rate population shown in the
first column of the table, headed "D," and by the first factor, 1.0067, to obtain the birth rate
population in the second column, which is headed " B."

Table: Births.—The number of births registered was 2,308, after correction for inward and outward transfers. Distributed according to sex and legitimacy the births were as follows:—

Births.—The number of births registered was 2,308, after correction for inward and outward transfers. Distributed according to sex and legitimacy the births were as follows:—

Male.Female.Total.
Legitimate1,0901,0542,144
Illegitimate9173164
Total1,1811,1272,308

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The birth rate for the Borough was 13.3 per 1,000 as compared with a rate of 20.0 in the
decennium 1901-10.