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Kensington 1896

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington Parish]

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Table: The subjoined table shows the quarterly number of births, of males and females, in each of the sub-districts:—

The subjoined table shows the quarterly number of births, of males and females, in each of the sub-districts:—

Kensington Town.Brompton.
MalesFemalesTotalMalesFemalesTotalParish
1st Quarter3593727316866134865
2nd ,,4053747798970159938
3rd ,,3983497478481165912
4th „45938584481771581002
Totals1621148031013222946163717

Table: The subjoined table shows the population, the number of births, and the birth-rate for each of the ten years 1886-95:—

The subjoined table shows the population, the number of births, and the birth-rate for each of the ten years 1886-95:—

The YearPopulationTotal BirthsMalesFemalesBirth-rate per 1000
1886164,8204,1492,1372,01225.2
1887165,1403,9412,0161,92523.9
1888165,4503,7761,9141,86222.8
1889165,7603,6981,8461,85222.3
1890166,0803,8641,9191,94523.3
1891166,5003,8471,9351,91223.1
1892167,2003,7181,8671,85122.3
1893167,9003,6611,8931,76821.9
1894168,6003,6651,8831,78221.9
1895169,3003,6211,8611,76021.4
Totals37,94019,27118,669Average:22.8
Excess of male births in the ten years602
Excess of births over deaths in the ten years9,889
Estimated increase of population in the ten years4,800
Estimated loss of population, by migration orremovals, in the ten years5,089

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DEATHS AND DEATH-RATE.
The deaths registered, inclusive of 353 deaths of parishioners
at out-lying public institutions, &c., but exclusive of the
deaths of non-parishioners at public institutions, &e., within
the parish, were 2,891—males 1,394, and females 1,497. After
correction for the 53rd week included in the registration year,
the deaths (2,835) were 26 fewer than the corrected decennial
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