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Kensington 1938

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

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Table: Table showing the number of births and the birth rates in England and Wales, London, Kensington, and the various wards in the borough in 1938, 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 wards in the borough in 1938, and the rates for the previous five years:—

District.1938.Birth rates in previous years-
No. of births.Birth rate.19371936193519341933
England and Wales621,60315.114.914.814.714.814.4
London64,32513.413.313.613.313.213.2
The Borough2,23612.812.112.712.412.312.0
North Kensington1,61717.717.017.116.616.816.1
South Kensington5967.26.57.57.26.66.5
Wards.
St. Charles59119.618.817.116.715.418.0
Golborne48722.921.920.521.523.721.9
Norland29514.314.117.016.416.313.6
Pembridge24412.412.113.711.211.610.9
Holland18110.19.58.88.67.35.6
Earl's Court1307.36.86.46.68.37.9
Queen's Gate705.14.77.64.95.55.5
Redcliffe1517.25.97.69-56.86.3
Brompton645.34.46.84.94.06.7
Ward unknown23..................

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
193812.8

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Notification of Births, Public Health (London) Act, 1936, Section 255-—During the year
2,236 live births to Kensington mothers were registered, and of this number 2,118 or 95 per centwere
notified in accordance with the requirements of the Act- The number of still births notified
was 63, and the number of births notified as having occurred in Kensington but belonging to other
districts was 916

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

he 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 midwives17716733
parents—88
medical practitioners5164169
other persons28697725
Births in the borough501,5851 635
Notified from institutions outside the borough13533546
Totals632,1182,181