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THE ROYAL BOROUGH OF KENSINGTON AND CHELSEA
Telephone: 01-937 5464 Health and Welfare Department,
25A Kensington Square,
London, W.8.
1st September, 1967.
To: The Mayor, Aldermen and Councillors of the
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
My Lord, Ladies and Gentlemen,
I have much pleasure in presenting the Annual Report
on the state of the public health and welfare in Kensington and Chelsea
for 1966. The Minister of Health has requested (Circular 1/66) that the
report should be generally in the same form as has been the case for
some years past.
This is the second of a new series following the
amalgamation of the former boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea in
accordance with the London Government Act, 1963. It is therefore
possible to draw comparisons between the work carried out in 1966 and
that carried out in 1965. It must be borne in mind, however, that the
1965 Annual Report was, in some respects, not complete for the full year
as the new boroughs' services did not take effect until 1st April, 1965.
It would be unwise to draw any fixed conclusion from comparison in the
two years because the first year's working was affected by the necessity
to build up the new department from fragments of three other authorities,
and the second year has been one more of consolidation than of progress.
Although all the problems resulting from the
reorganisation of London Government have not been solved, it is pleasing
to report that the statistics in this report show that the health and
welfare services available to the residents of the new borough were
continued without diminution of extent or efficiency.
Population. For the purpose of this report, the
population for 1966 has been estimated by the Registrar-General to be
215,210. The estimated population figure for the previous year was
216,810.
Birth Rate. The number of live births per 1,000
population of the borough was 15.8 in 1966, which compares with the
figure of 16.9 for the previous year. The birth rate for England and
Wales was 17.7.
Death Rate. The number of deaths per 1,000
population in 1966 was 10.42, which compares with the figure of 10.82
for the previous year. The death rate for England and Wales was 11.7.