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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, 1968.
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 1967. The Minister of Health has requested
(Circular l/68) that the Report should be generally in the same form
as has been the case for some years past.
This is the third of the new series of Reports
following the amalgamation of the former boroughs of Kensington and
Chelsea in accordance with the London Government Act, 1963. The
first Report in 1965 was, in some respects, not complete for the full
year as the new borough's services did not start to operate until
1st April, 1965. Moreover, the first year's working was affected by
the necessity to build up a new department from fragments of three
other authorities. The problems resulting from the reorganisation of
London Government have mainly been solved, and the present Report can,
however, fairly be compared with that of the previous year. Where
applicable, the figures for the two years are indicated in this Report.
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 1967 has been estimated by the Registrar-General to be
213,310. The estimated population figure for the previous year was
215,210.
Birth Rate. The number of live births per 1,000
population of the borough was 14.88 in 1967, which compares with the
figure of 15.8 for the previous year. The birth rate for England and
Wales was 17.2.
Death Rate. The number of deaths per 1,000
population in 1967 was 10.26, which compares with the figure of 10.42
for the previous year. The death rate for England and Wales was 11.2.
Area Comparability Factors for Birth and Death
Rates. Comparisons of crude birth and death rates
between local areas are not strictly valid since these rates take no
account of the varying composition of the populations of the different
areas by sex and age.