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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 and Chelsea 1971
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington & Chelsea Borough]
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VITAL STATISTICS
AREA The area of the borough is 2,951 acres.
POPULATION
Census 1971 184,392
Estimate of Registrar-General at mid-year 1971 186,570
Average density of population per acre 63.4
RATEABLE VALUE
Rateable value of the borough at 1st April, 1971 £26,427,037
Estimated net product of a penny rate 1971/72 £255,000
Estimated number of separately assessed dwellings at 1st April, 1971 60,385
LIVE BIRTHS
| Males | Females | Total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 997 | 958 | 1,955 | |
| Illegitimate | 237 | 237 | 474 | |
| Totals | 1,234 | 1,195 | 2,429 | |
| Crude birth rate per 1 000 of the estimated population | 130 | |||
| Adjusted birth rate for comparative purposes (Area comparability factor = 0.60)* | 78 | |||
STILLBIRTHS
Total (14 males and 11 females) 25
Rate per 1,000 total live and stillbirths 10.2
DEATHS
Total (921 males and 1,050 females) 1,971
Crude death rate per 1,000 population 10.6
Adjusted death rate
(Area comparability factor = 0.99)* 10.5
| Males | Females | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legitimate | 21 | 12 | 33 |
| Illegitimate | 3 | Nil | 3 |
| Totals | 24 | 12 | 36 |