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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Kensington 1960
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Borough]
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SUMMARY OF VITAL STATISTICS FOR KENSINGTON
| Description | 1960 | 1959 | 1958 | 1957 | 1956 | 1955 | 1954 | 1953 | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| POPULATION Population (estimated) | 167,240 | 166,500 | 165,700 | 167,900 | 168,800 | 169,400 | 170,600 | 171,500 | |||
| Density of population per acre | 73 | 73 | 72 | 73 | 74 | 74 | 74 | 74 | |||
| LIVE BIRTHS | |||||||||||
| Total births | 3,077 | 3,026 | 2,990 | 2,765 | 2,792 | 2,674 | 2,707 | 2,642 | |||
| Legitimate births | 2,560 | 2,546 | 2,549 | 2,404 | 2,422 | 2,361 | 2,399 | 2,321 | |||
| Illegitimate births | 517 | 480 | 441 | 361 | 370 | 313 | 308 | 321 | |||
| Birth rate per 1,000 population | 18.4 | 18.1 | 18.0 | 16.5 | 16.5 | 15.8 | 15.9 | 15.4 | |||
| STILL BIRTHS | |||||||||||
| Total still births | 44 | 55 | 49 | 50 | 51 | 40 | 48 | 53 | |||
| Legitimate still births | 31 | 44 | 37 | 42 | 43 | 31 | 40 | 47 | |||
| Illegitimate still births | 13 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 6 | |||
| Still birth rate per 1,000 total births | 14.1 | 17.8 | 16.1 | 17.8 | 17.9 | 14.7 | 17.4 | 19.7 | |||
| DEATHS Total deaths | 1,657 | 1,654 | 1,659 | 1,750 | 1,772 | 1,744 | 1,643 | 1,708 | |||
| Death rate per 1,000 population | 9.91 | 9.93 | 10.01 | 10.4 | 10.5 | 10.3 | 9.63 | 9.96 | |||
| I DEATHS OF INFANTS UNDER 12 MONTHS OF AGE | |||||||||||
| Total infant deaths | 6 4 | 75 | 68 | 78 | 59 | 84 | 61 | 50 | |||
| Legitimate deaths | 51 | 63 | 58 | 58 | 59 | 66 | 54 | 42 | |||
| Illegitimate deaths | 13 | 12 | 10 | 20 | 9 | 18 | 7 | 8 | |||
| Infant death rate per 1,000 births | 20.8 | 24.8 | 22.7 | 28.2 | 21.1 | 31.4 | 22.5 | 19.7 | |||
| Death rate of legitimate infants Per 1,000 legitimate births | 19.9 | 24.7 | 22.8 | 24.1 | 20.6 | 27.9 | 22.5 | 18 | |||
| Death rate of illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate births | 25.1 | 25.0 | 22.7 | 55.4 | 24.3 | 57.5 | 22.7 | 25 | |||
| MATERNAL DEATHS Deaths of mothers as a result of pregnancy or childbirth | 4 | 1 | l | 1 | 5 | 1 | 2 | Nil | |||
| Death rate of mothers per 1,000 live and still births | 1.28 | 0.32 | 0.33 | 0.36 | 1.76 | 0.37 | 0.72 | Nil | |||
| TUBERCULOSIS Death rate from all forms per 100,000 population | 8.4 | 6.0 | 6.6 | 10.1 | 11.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | 19.2 | |||
| Death rate from respiratory tuberculosis per 100,000 population death rate from non-respiratory | 6.6 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 7.7 | 11.2 | 7.1 | 11.7 | 15.1 | |||
| tuberculosis per 100,000 population | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 2.4 | 0.6 | 2.9 | 2.3 | 4.1 | |||
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