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Kensington 1952

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

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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR KENSINGTON

Description	1952	1951	1950	1949	1948	1947	1946	1945
POPULATION
Population (estimated)	172,800	171,300	177,400	174,200	168,800	166,170	147,870	117,170
Density of population per acre	75	74	77	76	74	72	64	51
LIVE BIRTHS
Total births	2,810	2,656	2,745	2,681	2,908	3,012	2,695	1,890
Legitimate births	2,508	2,390	2,470	2,417	2,608	2,696	2,378	1,579
Illegitimate births	302	266	275	264	300	316	317	311
Birth rate per 1,000 population	16.3	15.5	15.5	15.4	17.2	18.1	18.2	16.1
STILL BIRTHS
Total still births	48	60	54	39	56	65	68	49
Legitimate still births	37	55	51	39	47	58	60	40
Illegitimate still births	11	5	3	Nil	9	7	8	9
Still birth rate per 1,000 total births	16.8	22.1	19.3	14.3	18.9	21.1	24.6	25.3
DEATHS
Total deaths	1,936	1,920	1,848	1,819	1,685	1,866	1,821	1,586
Death rate per 1,000 population	11.2	11.2	10.4	10.4	10	11.2	12.3	13.5 _
DEATHS OP INFANTS UNDER 12 MONTHS OP AGE
Total infant deaths	75	65	78	64	111	124	132	92
Legitimate deaths	67	55	69	52	103	105	117	73
Illegitimate deaths	8	10	9	12	8	19	15	19
Infant death rate per 1,000 births	27	24	28	24	38	41	49	49
Death rate of legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate births	27	23	28	22	39	39	49	46
Death rate of illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate births	26	38	33	45	27	60	47	61
MATERNAL DEATHS
Deaths of mothers as a result of pregnancy or childbirth	5	3	5	Nil	5	4	3	4
Death rate of mothers per 1,000 live and still births	1.75	1.1	1.79	Nil	1.68	1.3	1.08	2.06
TUBERCULOSIS DEATHS
Death rate from all forms per 100,000 population	18.5	21	33	34	51	47.5	55	84
Death rate from respiratory tuberculosis per 100,000 population	16.8	17.5	29	32	45	43	47	70
Death rate from nonrespiratory tuberculosis per 100,000 population	1.7	3.5	4	2	6	4.5	8	14