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Kensington 1937

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

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Table: Tableshowing the number of births and the birth rates in England and Wales, London, Kensington, and the various wards in the borough in 1937, and the rates for the previous five years:—

Tableshowing the number of births and the birth rates in England and Wales, London, Kensington, and the various wards in the borough in 1937, and the rates for the previous five years:—

District.1937.Birth rates in previous years.
No. of births.Birth rate.19361935193419331932
England and Wales610,85014.914.814.714.814.415.3
London55,01113.313.613.313.213.214.2
The Borough2,12512.112.712.412.312.012.9
North Kensington1,57217.017.116.616.816.117.3
South Kensington5386.57.57.26.66.57.7
Wards.
St. Charles56618.817.116.715.418.019.5
Golborne47321.920.521.523.721.923.6
Norland29414.117.016.416.313.615.9
Pembridge23912.113.711.211.610.97.7
Holland1729.58.88.67.35.68.2
Earl's Court1216.86.46.68.37.99.6
Queen's Gate654.77.64.95.55.55.7
Redcliffe1265.97.69.56.86.37.2
Brompton544.46.84.94.06.77.2
Ward unknown15..................

Table: The decline in the birth rate in Kensington since 1881, which is similar to that taking place throughout the country, is shown in the following table :—

The decline in the birth rate in Kensington since 1881, which is similar to that taking place throughout the country, is shown in the following table :—

Period.Birth rate per 1,000 population.
1881-188526.1
1886-189023.5
1891-189522.0
1896-190021.6
1901-190520.4
1906-191018.7
1911-191519.1
1916-192017.2
1921-192517.2
1926-193014.6
1931-193512.6
193612.7
193712.1

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Notification of Births, Public Health (London) Act, 1936, Section 255.—During the year
2,125 live births to Kensington mothers were registered, and of this number 2,010 or 95 per cent,
were notified in accordance with the requirements of the Act. The number of still births notified
was 65, and the number of births notified as having occurred in Kensington but belonging to other
districts was 437.

Table: The following table indicates the source of notification and the kinds of births notified:

The following table indicates the source of notification and the kinds of births notified:

Source of notification.Number of births notified.
Still births.Live births.Total births.
Number notified by midwives21881902
,, ,, ,, parents—77
,, ,, ,, medical practitioners3175178
,, „ „ other persons27510537
Births in the borough511,5731,624
Notified from institutions outside the borough14437451
Totals652,0102,075