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A "tenement house" is one let in lodgings to more than one family without being specially
adapted for the purpose. Of the 5,690 houses of this class in the Borough, 2,169 are on the
Register of Houses let in Lodgings and, consequently, are subject to the Council's bye-laws.
A "mews dwelling" is a premises with generally one to three rooms situated over a stable and
coach-house. In the majority of cases in South Kensington and some in North Kensington, the
stables and coach-houses have been converted into garages. The occupants of mews dwellings vary
in type, some are respectable and careful people, whilst others belong to the most careless and
indifferent members of the community. There are 2,091 mews dwellings in the Borough.
Deaths of Infants from
All Causes
Deaths of Infants from
Pneumonia and Bronchitis
Deaths of Infants from
Enteritis
Boro.
N. Ken.
S. Ken.
Boro.
N. Ken.
S. Ken.
Boro.
N. Ken.
S. Ken.
Private Houses—
Births 790 225 465 790 225 465 790 225 465
Infant Deaths 48 20 28 5 4 1 7 2 5
„ Death Rates 60.7 88.8 60.2 6.3 17.7 2.1 8.8 12.0 10.7
Tenement Houses—
Births1,996 1,704 292 1,996 1,704 292 1,996 1,704 292
Infant Deaths 200 173 27 73 66 7 17 14 3
Death Rates 100.2 101.5 92.4 36.6 38.7 24 8.5 8.2 10.2
Mews Dwellings—
Births 158 88 70 158 88 70 158 88 70
Infant Deaths 6 6 — 3 3 — — — —
Death Rates 36.0 68.3 — 18.9 34.0 — — — —
ABOVE STANDARD DEATHS.
In almost every area there is a number of infant births and deaths occurring in those betterclass
homes where it is reasonable to assume that the children receive every care and all
requisite medical and nursing assistance. These are called "above standard" cases and, although
it is difficult to make certain that none is included under this heading in which the attention of a
Woman Health Officer might prove beneficial, they are not generally visited because, in the first
place, the Health Officer may not be welcomed and, in the second place, she can occupy
her time more profitably in visiting homes in the poorer quarters.
In 1922 the "above standard" births numbered 828 and the deaths 27, giving an infantile
mortality rate of 32'6 per 1,000.
The 2,324 births and 230 deaths not "above standard" in 1922 give an infantile mortality
rate of 99.

ILLEGITIMATE INFANT DEATHS.
In 1922, 7 per cent, of the births in Kensington were illegitimate and 11 per cent. of the
infant deaths were of children of this class.
The following table compares the legitimate and illegitimate births, infant deaths and infantile
mortality rates in Kensington for 1922.