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SUICIDE
It will be noted that 61 of the deaths registered were due to suicide.
Numerically, these were the third highest in the London boroughs during
1966. This is a continuation of the former position where, in this
respect, Kensington was frequently among the first three of the
Metropolitan Boroughs. Indeed, during the last five years of the borough's
existence Kensington was second in four. So far as actual rates per
100,000 population were concerned, the 1965 and 1966 rates of 28.1 and
28.3 were significantly higher than that for England and Wales, 10.8 (1965)
or for Greater London 12.5 (166), and the second highest among the Greater
London boroughs, being only fractionally less than those for Westminster.
In line with previous experience, the Kensington rates for the quinquennium
1960/64 were among the highest in London.
The relationship between the local figures and those for England and
Wales and the former administrative County of London during this century
are shown on the graph on page 14, from which it will be seen that there
is a fairly close similarity between the curves. The rates per 100,000
of the population for England and Wales are shown on page 15, where also
are shown the figures and rates for 1966 for all the London boroughs.

The occupations were very varied.