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Kensington 1962

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

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Table: 193119511961

193119511961

Total PersonsTotal PersonsTotal PersonsMalesFemales
KENSINGTON180,667168,160171,27276,36194,911
Wards:-
Golborne23,68214,49314,5227,3087,214
St. Charles28,99125,83525,54312,30913,234
Pembridge20,42518,94720,1539,41010,743
Norland21,62016,67216,8937,9688,925
NORTH KENSINGTON94,71875,94777,11136,99540,116
Holland18,98120,53720,9308,55312,377
Earls Court18,40520,60321,2899,04512,244
Queen's Gate14,48614,17314,9036,0408,863
Redcliffe21,52723,81523,80610,07613,730
Brompton12,56013,08513,2335,6527,581
SOUTH KENSINGTON85,95992,21394,16139,36654,795
LONDON4,397,0033,347,9563,200,4841,524,3591,676,125

Table: The Census revealed the number of persons per acre in the various wards of the borough and the density of room-occupation as follows:-

The Census revealed the number of persons per acre in the various wards of the borough and the density of room-occupation as follows:-

AreaAcreagePersons per acreDensity of occupation
Persons per roomPercentage of persons at more than 1½ per room
LONDON74,89842.70.7711.5
KENSINGTON2,29174.70.8018.5
Golborne113128.51.1740.5
St. Charles40363.40.9423.2
Pembridge193104.40.8821.6
Norland19586.60.9020.4
Holland48443.20.658.2
Earls Court24387.60.7818.4
Queen's Gate17386.10.626.7
Redcliffe27088.20.7412.9
Brompton21761.00.639.4