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Kensington 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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DEATHS.
The number of deaths registered in the borough during the year was '2,930, but this does not
represent the true mortality among the population and, in order to obtain the corrected number
of deaths which does so represent the true mortality, it is necessary to add the deaths of
Kensington "residents" occurring outside the district to the number registered as actually
occurring in the borough, and to subtract from the total thus arrived at the deaths of " nonresidents
" taking place in the institutions provided in Kensington for the reception of sick or
infirm persons.
The number of deaths registered in the borough during the year was '2,930, but this does not represent the true mortality among the population and, in order to obtain the corrected number of deaths which does so represent the true mortality, it is necessary to add the deaths of Kensington "residents" occurring outside the district to the number registered as actually occurring in the borough, and to subtract from the total thus arrived at the deaths of " nonresidents " taking place in the institutions provided in Kensington for the reception of sick or infirm persons.
| Total deaths registered in the borough | 2,930 |
| Deaths of residents in public institutions, etc., beyond the borough | 497 |
| 3,427 | |
| Deaths of non.residents in public institutions, etc., within the borough | 937 |
| Corrected number of deaths belonging to the borough | 2,490 |
| The corrected number of deaths gives a death rate of 13 6 per 1,000 living. | |
The following table shows the number of deaths and the death rates in England and Wales, London, Kensington and the various districts in the borough in 1932, and the rates for the previous five years:—
| District. | 1932. | Death rates in previous years. | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of deaths. | Death rate. | 1931. | 1930. | 1929. | 1928. | 1927. | 1926 | |
| England and Wales | 484,083 | 12.0 | 12.3 | 11.4 | 13.4 | 11.7 | 12.3 | 11.6 |
| London | 55,505 | 12.3 | 12.4 | 11.4 | 13.8 | 11.6 | 11.9 | 11.4 |
| The Borough | 2,490 | 13.6 | 14.0 | 12.7 | 15.4 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 12.8 |
| North Kensington | 1,833 | 13.8 | 13.8 | 12.6 | 15.4 | 13.4 | 13.8 | 12.9 |
| South Kensington | 1,084 | 12.4 | 13.3 | 12.5 | 14.5 | 12.1 | 13.4 | 11.8 |
| Wards. | ||||||||
| St. Charles | 375 | 12.7 | 12.5 | 11.7 | 13.9 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 10.7 |
| Golborne | 391 | 16.2 | 14.1 | 12.3 | 16.0 | 13.2 | 13.8 | 13.0 |
| Norland | 311 | 14.1 | 14.2 | 14.4 | 17.5 | 15.3 | 14.5 | 15.0 |
| Pembridge | 256 | 12.4 | 14.2 | 12.1 | 14.1 | 13.4 | 14.1 | 12.8 |
| Holland | 255 | 13.4 | 14.5 | 32.7 | 14.4 | 132 | 13.4 | 13.5 |
| Earl's Court | 250 | 13.3 | 14.1 | 15.0 | 15.9 | 13.5 | 137 | 13.1 |
| Queen's Gate | 185 | 12.6 | 10.8 | 11.2 | 12.7 | 10.0 | 13.2 | 8.5 |
| Redcliffe | 260 | 11.8 | 15.2 | 111 | 15.7 | 12.9 | 14.5 | 11.6 |
| Brompton | 134 | 10.5 | 11.2 | 11.4 | 12.5 | 9.5 | 11.3 | 11.5 |
| Ward Unknown | 73 | ... | ||||||
The following table shows the Kensington death rates since 1896:—
| Period. | Death rate per 1,000 living |
|---|---|
| 1896-1900 | 16.4 |
| 1901-1905 | 14.4 |
| 1906-1910 | 13.8 |
| 1911-1915 | 14.3 |
| 1916-1920 | 15.6 |
| 1921-1925 | 13.2 |
| 1926-1930 | 13.5 |
| 1931 | 14.0 |
| 1932 | 13.6 |