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Kensington 1922

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

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Table: POPULATION OF THE BOROUGH.

POPULATION OF THE BOROUGH.

Persons.Males.Females.
1901176,62869,084107,544
1911172,31766,497105,820
1921175,85967,805108,054

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It will be seen that in the ten years preceding 1921 the population increased by 3,5*42, but, as
there was a decrease of 4,311 in the intercensal period 1901-1911, the number of persons in 1921
was actually 769 less than twenty years previously.

Table: POPULATION OF LONDON, KENSINGTON AND THE VARIOUS DISTRICTS IN THE BOROUGH AT THE 1921 CENSUS.

POPULATION OF LONDON, KENSINGTON AND THE VARIOUS DISTRICTS IN THE BOROUGH AT THE 1921 CENSUS.

Area in statute acres.Total Population.Persons per acre.* Residential area in acres.Persons per Residential acre.
PersonsMales.Females,
London74,8504,484,5232,071,5792,412,9446034,883129
The Borough2,290175,85967,805108,054771,351130
N. Kensington90292,67241,25151,421103499186
S. Kensington1,38883,18726,55456,6336085297
St. Charles40124.26810,83613,43261140173
Golborne11326,32912,71813,61123372366
Norland19522,1069,92212,184113142156
Pembridge19319,9697,77512,194103145138
Holland48418,8746,08712,7873928367
Earl's Court24417,9125,99711,91573163110
Queen's Gate17313,7774,1459,63280118117
Redcliffe27119,8656,49713,36873170117
Brompton21612,7593,8288,93159118108

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The residential area is the toial area less (1) roads, (2) open spaces, and (3) land covered by buildings other than dwellings

Table: Table showing the number of Males and Females in the Borough at various age periods, together with the proportion of Females to Males in Kensington and in the County of London in 1921.

Table showing the number of Males and Females in the Borough at various age periods, together with the proportion of Females to Males in Kensington and in the County of London in 1921.

Males.Females.Proportion of Females per 100 Males in Kensington,Proportion of Females per 100 Males in the County of London.
All Ages67,805108,054159116
0— 4 Years5,7705,80210198
5—14 „11.90412,290103100
15—2410,56819,733187124
25—3410,43719,963191130
35—449,83417,385177121
45—54 „8,78814,559165112
55—646,1099,881162115
65 & over4,3958,441192146

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The above table is interesting in that it shows that in Kensington as in London the numbers
of males and females under the age of 15 years are approximately the same, whereas over that age
the females preponderate considerably, particularly in Kensington. In London there are 116
females to 100 males and in Kensington 159 females to 100 males. This proportion of females to
males, which is higher in Kensington than in any other London Borough, has a very important
bearing on the vital statistics of the district.