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Town Hall,
Kensington, W.8.
4th May, 1938.
To the Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Royal Borough of Kensington.
My Lord, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have the honour to submit my annual report for 1937 on the state of the public health in
Kensington.
VITAL STATISTICS.
The Royal Borough of Kensington as constituted under the London Government Act, 1899,
covers an area of 2,291 acres, and is co-extensive with the civil parish and registration district
of the same name. The line of demarcation formed by Holland Park Avenue, Notting Hill
Gate, and the Bayswater Road divides the borough into approximately equal parts described in
previous years and in this report as North and South Kensington respectively. Each of these areas
is co-terminous with the parliamentary division of the same name. The borough is further
sub-divided into nine wards. North Kensington includes the wards of St. Charles, Golborne,
Norland and Pembridge, whilst South Kensington is made up of the five other wards, namely,
Holland, Earl's Court, Queen's Gate, Redcliffe and Brompton.
Population.
The population of the borough as ascertained at the census in 1931 was 180,677 persons; but
for the purpose of this report, the population for 1937 has been estimated by the Registrar-General
to be 175,600.
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 175,600
North Kensington 92,300
South Kensington 83,300
Wards.
St. Charles 30,100
Golborne 21,600
Norland 20,810
Pembridge 19,790
Holland 18,200
Earl's Court 17,850
Queen's Gate 13,950
Redcliffe 21,100
Brompton 12,200
Marriages.

Births.