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Kensington 1933

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

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From this latter figure, the inhabitants in the different wards of the borough have been
estimated to be as shown in the following table :—
The Borough 181,100
North Kensington 95,706
South Kensington 85,394
Wards.
St. Charles 29,391
Golborne 23,980
Norland 21,930
Pembridge 20,405
Holland 18,651
Earl's Court 18,205
Queen's Gate 14,236
Redcliffe 21,742
Brompton 12,560
MARRIAGES.
During the year, 1,927 marriages were registered, representing a rate of 10. 6 marriages per 1,000
of the population. The place of marriage is set out in the following table :—
Church of England 710
Roman Catholic Church 259
Nonconformist Church 43
Jewish Church 7
Register Office 908
Total 1,927

Table: BIRTHS. The number of births registered was 2,165, after correction for inward and outward transfers; and the birth rate for the borough was 12.0 per 1,000 population. Distributed according to sex and legitimacy the births were as follows:—

BIRTHS. The number of births registered was 2,165, after correction for inward and outward transfers; and the birth rate for the borough was 12.0 per 1,000 population. Distributed according to sex and legitimacy the births were as follows:—

Male.Female.Total.
Legitimate1,0169481,964
Illegitimate96105201
Totals1,1121,0532,165

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 1933, and the rates for the previous five years:—

Table showing the number of births and the birth rates in England and Wales, London, Kensington, and the various districts in the borough in 1933, and the rates for the previous five years:—

District.1933.Birth rates in previous years.
No. of births.Birth rate.1932.1931.1930.1929.1928.
England and Wales580,85014.415.315.816.316.316.7
London62,60813.214.215.015.715.715.7
The Borough2,16512.012.914.214.614.414.3
North Kensington1,54716.117.319.619.019.318.7
South Kensington5546.57.77.88.27.78.0
Wards.
St. Charles52918.019.521.617.917.920.2
Golborne52521.923.621.321.521.820.8
Norland29013.615.919.822.021.519.3
Pembridge22310.97.714.313.613.313.5
Holland1065.68.29.19.48.210.1
Earl's Court1457.99.69.29.88.78.7
Queen's Gate805.55.75.15.26.25.7
Redcliffe1386.37.28.49.49.28.1
Brompton856.77.25.85.35.06.3
Ward unknown44• • •...............