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Kensington 1935
[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 | 178,300 |
| North Kensington | 94,070 |
| South Kensington | 84,230 |
| Wards. | |
| St. Charles | 30,390 |
| Golborne | 22,380 |
| Norlan | 21,400 |
| Pembridge | 19,900 |
| Holland | 18,430 |
| Earl's Court | 18,000 |
| Queen's Gate | 14,100 |
| Redcliffe | 21,340 |
| Brompton | 12,360 |
| During the year, 2,001 marriages were registered, representing a rate of 11.2 marriages per 1,000 of the population. The place of marriage is set out in the following table:— | |
| Church of England | 681 |
| Roman Catholic Church | 302 |
| Nonconformist Church | 42 |
| Jewish Church | 8 |
| Register Office | 968 |
| Total | 2,001 |
Births.
The number of births registered was 2,226, after correction for inward and outward transfers
and the birth rate for the borough was 12*4 per 1,000 population. Distributed according to se
and legitimacy the births were as follows :—
Male.
Female.
Total.
Legitimate 998; 993 1,991
Illegitimate 121 114 235
Totals 1,119 1,107 2,226
Table showing the number of births and the birth rates in England and Wales, London, Kensington, and the various districts in the borough in 1935, and the rates for the previous five years:—
| District. | 1935. | Birth rates in previous years. | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. of births. | Birth rate. | 1934 | 1933 | 1932 | 1931 | 1930 | |||
| England and Wales | 598,756 | 14.7 | 14.8 | 14.4 | 15.3 | 15.8 | 16.3 | ||
| London | 55,780 | 13.3 | 13.2 | 13.2 | 14.2 | 15.0 | 15.7 | ||
| The Borough | 2,226 | 12.4 | 12.3 | 12.0 | 12.9 | 14.2 | 14.6 | ||
| North Kensington | 1,566 | 16.6 | 16.8 | 16.1 | 17.3 | 19.6 | 19.0 | ||
| South Kensington | 609 | 7.2 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 7.7 | 7.8 | 8.2 | ||
| Wards. | |||||||||
| St. Charles | 510 | 16.7 | 15.4 | 18.0 | 19.5 | 21.6 | 17.9 | ||
| Golborne | 481 | 21.5 | 23.7 | 21.9 | 23.6 | 21.3 | 21.5 | ||
| Norland | 351 | 16.4 | 16.3 | 13.6 | 15.9 | 19.8 | 22.0 | ||
| Pembridge | 224 | 11.2 | 11.6 | 10.9 | 7.7 | 14.3 | 13.6 | ||
| Holland | 158 | 8.6 | 7.3 | 5.6 | 8.2 | 9.1 | 9.4 | ||
| Earl's Court | 118 | 6.6 | 8.3 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 9.2 | 9.8 | ||
| Queen's Gate | 69 | 4.9 | 5.5 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.1 | 5.2 | ||
| Redcliffe | 203 | 9.5 | 6.8 | 6.3 | 7.2 | 8.4 | 9.4 | ||
| Brompton | 61 | 4.9 | 4.0 | 6.7 | 7.2 | 5.8 | 5.3 | ||
| Ward unknown | 51 | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ... | ||