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Kensington 1931

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

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Table: BIRTHS.The number of births registered was 2,485, after correction for inward and outward transfers ; and the birth rate for the borough was 14.2 per 1,000 population. Distributed according to sex and legitimacy the births were as follow:—

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BIRTHS.

The number of births registered was 2,485, after correction for inward and outward transfers ; and the birth rate for the borough was 14.2 per 1,000 population. Distributed according to sex and legitimacy the births were as follow:—

	Male.	Female.	Total.
Legitimate	1,133	1,132	2,265
Illegitimate	112	108	220
Totals	1.245	1.240	2,485

Table: Table showing the number of births and the birth rates in England and Wales, London, Kensington, and the various districts in the borough in 1931, and the rates for the previous five years:—

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Table showing the number of births and the birth rates in England and Wales, London, Kensington, and the various districts in the borough in 1931, and the rates for the previous five years:—

District.	1931.		Birth rates in previous years.
District.	No. of births.	Birth rate.	1930.	1929.	1928.	1927.	1926.
England and Wales	632,580	15.8	16.3	16.3	16.7	16.7	17.8
London	70,622	15.0	15.7	15.7	15.7	16.1	17.1
The Borough	2,485	14.2	14.6	14.4	14.3	15.0	15.1
North Kensington	1,827	196	19.0	19.3	18.7	19.8	18.7
South Kensington	634	7.8	8.2	7.7	8.0	7.9	8.9
Wards.
St. Charles	569	21.6	17.9	19.3	20.2	15.6	18.4
Golborne	548	21.3	21.5	21.8	20.8	23.7	21.8
Norland	428	19.8	22.0	21.5	19.3	22.9	21.1
Pembridge	282	14.3	13.6	13.3	13.5	16.5	12.2
Holland	166	9.1	9.4	8.2	10.1	10.5	9.6
Earl's Court	163	9.2	9.8	8.7	8.7	6.9	10.7
Queen's Gate	68	5.1	5.2	6.2	5.7	5.7	7.8
Redcliffe	164	8.4	9.4	9.2	8.1	8.1	9.2
Brompton	73	5.8	5.3	5.0	6.3	7.7	5.9
Ward unknown	24	...	...	...	...	...	...

Table: The decline in the birth rate in Kensington since 1881, which is similar to that taking place throughout the country, is shown in the following table:—

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The decline in the birth rate in Kensington since 1881, which is similar to that taking place throughout the country, is shown in the following table:—

Period.	Birth rate per 1,000 population.
1881-1885	26.1
1886-1890	23.5
1891-1895	22.0
1896-1900	21.6
1901-1905	20.4
1906-1910	18.7
1911-1915	19.1
1916-1920	17.2
1921-1925	17.2
1926-1930	14.6
1931	14.2

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Kensington 1931

Table: BIRTHS.The number of births registered was 2,485, after correction for inward and outward transfers ; and the birth rate for the borough was 14.2 per 1,000 population. Distributed according to sex and legitimacy the births were as follow:—

Table: Table showing the number of births and the birth rates in England and Wales, London, Kensington, and the various districts in the borough in 1931, and the rates for the previous five years:—

Table: The decline in the birth rate in Kensington since 1881, which is similar to that taking place throughout the country, is shown in the following table:—