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Percentage of births in Kensington notified during the past five years:—
Year.
Percentage.
1932
98
1933
94
1934
93
1935
98
1936
99
1937
95
The importance of securing due compliance with legislation in regard to the notification of
births cannot be over-estimated, for the information obtained constitutes the starting point of the
work of health visitors.
Deaths.
The number of deaths registered in the borough during 1937 was 2,983, but this does not
represent the true mortality among the population. In order to obtain the corrected number
of deaths which does so represent the true mortality, it is necessary to add the deaths of Kensington
"residents" occurring outside the district to the number registered as actually occurring in the
borough, and to subtract from the total thus arrived at the deaths of "non-residents" taking
place in the institutions provided in Kensington for the reception of sick or infirm persons.
Total deaths registered in the borough 2,983
Deaths of residents in public institutions, etc., beyond the borough 460
3,443
Deaths of non-residents in public institutions, etc., within the borough 1,098
Corrected number of deaths belonging to the borough 2,345
The following table shows the number of deaths and the death 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
Death rates in previous years.
No. of
deaths.
Death
rate.
1936
1935
1934
1933
1932
1931
England and Wales
509,560
12.4
12.1
11.7
11.8
12.3
12.0
12.3
London
50,081
12.3
12.5
11.4
11.9
12.2
12.3
12.4
The Borough
2,345
13.3
12.5
12.1
13.3
12.9
13.6
14.0
North Kensington
1,196
12.9
12.7
12.0
13.7
12.9
13.8
13.8
South Kensington
1,114
13.3
12.1
11.6
12.3
12.6
12.4
13.3
Wards.
St. Charles
295
9.8
10.5
14.3
11.4
10.9
12.7
12.5
Golborne
349
16.2
14.8
13.7
16.4
13.9
16.2
14.1
Norland
280
13.5
14.1
11.9
13.9
14.1
14.1
14.2
Pembridge
272
13.7
12.1
12.5
13.8
13.1
12.4
14.2
Holland
283
15.5
12.5
12.3
14.2
13.3
13.4
14.5
Earl's Court
219
12.3
14.1
13.0
12.3
13.1
13.3
14.1
Queen's Gate
175
12.5
9.9
8.8
11.7
11.5
12.6
10.8
Redcliffe
297
14.1
13.2
12.5
11.7
12.7
11.8
15.2
Brompton
140
11.5
8.9
13.5
11.3
11.1
10.5
11.2
Ward unknown
35
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The following table shows the Kensington death rates since 1896:—
Period.
Death rate per
1,000 living.
1896-1900
16.4
1901-1905
14.4
1906-1910
13.8
1911-1915
14.3
1916-1920
15.6
1921-1925
13.2
1926-1930
13.5
1931-1935
13.2
1936
12.5
1937
13.3