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Kensington 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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Infantile Mortality,
During the year 1932, there were 2,362 births and 232 deaths of children under the age of
12 months in the borough. These figures give an infantile mortality rate (deaths of infants
under twelve months to each 1,000 births) of 98.
The following table gives the births and the infantile deaths and death rates m England ant Wales, London, Kensington and the various wards of the borough for the year 1932, and th infantile death rates for the previous four years
| District. | 1932. | Infantile mortality rates in previous four years. | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of births | No. of deaths of children underyear of age. | Infantile mortality rate. | 1931 | 1930 | 1929 | 1928 | |
| England and Wales | 614,320 | 39,706 | 65 | 60 | 66 | 74 | 65 |
| London | 67,371 | 4,640 | 66 | 65 | 64 | 70 | 67 |
| The Borough | 2,362 | 232 | 98 | 76 | 69 | 84 | 83 |
| North Kensington | 1,663 | 193 | 116 | 86 | 76 | 93 | 93 |
| South Kensington Wards. | 669 | 36 | 51 | 44 | 55 | 71 | 66 |
| St. Charles | 576 | 63 | 109 | 76 | 64 | 59 | 58 |
| Golborne | 569 | 64 | 112 | 97 | 81 | 121 | 111 |
| Norland | 330 | 47 | 142 | 84 | 70 | 88 | 115 |
| Pembridge | 158 | 19 | 120 | 92 | 96 | 101 | 87 |
| Holland | 157 | 13 | 83 | 54 | 84 | 96 | 62 |
| Earl's Court | 179 | 4 | 22 | 18 | 46 | 70 | 75 |
| Queen's Gate | 84 | 5 | 59 | 59 | 57 | 46 | 87 |
| Redcliffe | 157 | 11 | 70 | 67 | 43 | 54 | 67 |
| Brompton | 92 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 30 | 94 | 24 |
| Ward unknown | 30 | 3 | — | — | — | — | |
In considering the above and subsequent tables it must be remembered that the deaths of
infants at any temporary address (institution or private house) to which the mother went for her
confinement, and deaths of infants in institutions to which they were transferred for treatment
from the place of birth, are allocated to the district of the usual residence of the mother.
INFANTILE MORTALITY RATES, 1896-1932.
Period.
England and Wales.
London.
Kensington.
1896-1900
156
162
176
1901-1905
138
139
144
1906-1910
117
114
120
1911-1915
109
110
110
1916-1920
90
90
96
1921-1925
76
71
83
1926-1930
66
64
77
1931
66
65
76
1932
65
66
98
THE NUMBER OF DEATHS OF KENSINGTON INFANTS OCCURRING
IN EACH MONTH DURING 1932.
January
15
February
19
March
21
April
16
May
23
June
18
July
13
August
21
September
14
October
17
November
28
December
27