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Kensington 1922
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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VITAL STATISTICS FOR THE YEAR 1922
The Royal Borough of Kensington as constituted under the London Government Act, 1899,
covers an area of 2,290 acres, and is co-extensive with the Civil Parish and Registration District
of the same name. The line of demarcation formed by Holland Park Avenue, High Street,
Notting Hill Gate, and the Bayswater Road divides the Borough into approximately equal halves
described in previous years and in this Report as North and South Kensington respectively.
Each of these areas is co-terminous with the Parliamentary division of the same name. The
Borough is further sub-divided into nine wards. North Kensington includes the wards of St.
Charles, Golborne, Norland and Pembridge, whilst. South Kensington is made up of the five other
wards, namely, Holland, Earl's Court, Queen's Gate, Redcliffe and Brompton.
POPULATION.
For 1922 the Registrar-General has estimated the population to be 179,100. This seems to
me too high a figure. but it has been accepted for the calculation of the various rates in this report.
The estimated populations in the different wards of the Borough are shown in the following table :—
| The Borough | 179,100 |
| North Kensington | 94,379 |
| South Kensington | 84,721 |
| St. Charles | 24,715 |
| Golborne | 26,814 |
| Norland | 22,513 |
| Pembridge | 20,337 |
| Holland | 19,222 |
| Earl's Court | 18,242 |
| Queen's Gate | 14,031 |
| Redcliffe | 20,232 |
| Bromnton | 12,994 |
In regard to the social status of the population, it may be said that the majority of the
inhabitants in North Kensington belong to the poor class, whilst in South Kensington persons of
that class constitute only a small proportion of the population.
MARRIAGES. During the year 1,773 marriages were registered, representing a rate of 19.8 per 1,000 of the population. The place of marriage is set out in the following table:—
| Church of England | 88.2 |
| Roman Catholic Church | 188 |
| Nonconformist Churches | 31 |
| Jewish Church | 3 |
| Register Office | 669 |
| Total | 1,773 |
BIRTHS.
The number of births registered was 3,152, after correction for inward and outward
transfers, and the birth rate for the Borough was 17.6 per 1,000 population. Distributed according
to sex and legitimacy the births were as follows:—
Male.
Female.
Total.
Legitimate 1,497 1,448 2,945
Illegitimate 102 105 207
Total 1,599 1,558 8,152