[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough] page 8 9

Kensington 1955

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

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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR KENSINGTON

Description		1955	1954		1953	1952	1951	1950	1949	1948
POPULATION
Population (estimated)		169,400	170,600		171,500	172,800	171,300	177,400	174,220	168,800
Density of population per acre		74	74		74	75	74	77	76	74
LIVE BIRTHS
Total births		2,674	2,707		2,642	2,810	2,656	2,745	2,681	2,908
Legitimate births		2,361	2,399		2,321	2,508	2,390	2,470	2,417	2,608
Illegitimate births		313	308		321	302	266	275	264	300
Birth rate per 1,000 population		15.8	15.9		15.4	16.3	15.5	15.5	15.4	17.2
STILL BIRTHS
Total still births		40	48		53	48	60	54	39	56
Legitimate still births		31	40		47	37	55	51	39	47
Illegitimate still births		9	8		6	11	5	3	Nil	9
Still birth rate per 1,000 total births		14.7	17.4		19.7	16.8	22.1	19.3	14.3	18.9
DEATHS
Total deaths	1,744		1,643		1,708	1,936	1,920	1,848	1,819	1,685
Death rate per 1,000 population	10.3		9.63		9.96	11.2	11.2	10.4	10.4	10
DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 12 MONTHS OF AGE
Total infant deaths	84		61	50		75	65	78	64	111
Legitimate deaths	66		54	42		67	55	69	52	103
Illegitimate deaths	18		7	8		8	10	9	12	8
Infantdeath rate per 1,000 births	31.4		22.5	19.7		27	24	28	24	38
Death rate of legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate births	27.9		22.5	18		27	23	28	22	39
Death rate of illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate births	57.5		22.7	25		26	38	33	45	27
MATERNAL DEATHS
Deaths of mothers as a result of pregnancy or childbirth	1		2	Nil		5	3	5	Nil	5
Death rate of mothers per 1,000 live and still births	0.37		0.72	Nil		1.75	1.1	1.79	Nil	1.68
TUBERCULOSIS
Death rate from all forms per 100,000 population	10.0		14.0	19.2		18.5	21	33	34	51
Death rate from respiratory tuberculosis per 100,000 population	7.1		11.7	15.1		16.8	17.5	29	32	45
Death rate from non- respiratory tuberculosis per 100,000 population	2.9		2.3	4.1		1.7	3.5	4	2	6