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Kensington 1881
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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Estimated population of Kensington at the middle of the year 1881, and in ten previous years; number of inhabited houses; Births, Deaths, and Marriages (gross numbers).
| Year. | Estimated Population.* | Number of Inhabited Houses.** | Registered Births. | Deaths. | Marriages. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1880 | 161,462 | 20,700 | 4,605 | 2,884 | 1,483 |
| 1879 | 158,316 | 20,240 | 4,790 | 2,992 | 1,428 |
| 1878 | 154,305 | 19,719 | 4,607 | 3,120 | 1,331 |
| 1877 | 151,310 | 19,330 | 4,648 | 2,625 | 1,411 |
| 1876 | 148,338 | 18,944 | 4,499 | 2,896 | 1,417 |
| 1875 | 144,488 | 18,444 | 4,478 | 2,786 | 1,346 |
| 1874 | 138,616 | 17,667 | 4,356 | 2,696 | 1,311 |
| 1873 | 132,826 | 16,915 | 4,182 | 2,439 | 1,243 |
| 1872 | 127,606 | 16,237 | 4,041 | 2,256 | 1,132 |
| 1871 | 121,123 | 15,395 | 3,804 | 2,418 | 1,131 |
| Average, of 10 years, 1871-80. | 143,839 | 18,359 | 4,401 | 2,711 | 1,323 |
Notes.—Population at Census, 1861, 70,108; 1871. 120,234; 1881, 163,151.
Average number of persons per house at Census, 1871, 7.6; at Census, 1881, 8.1.
Area of Parish, 2,190 Statute Acres (according to Registrar-General).
* The population is estimated to the middle of the year.
** Mean of number on rate books in April and October yearly.
† The actual number of deaths registered in the Parish was 2,672, and it includes
105 deaths of non-parishioners at the Brompton Consumption Hospital, which are
retained as a compensatory allowance for the deaths of parishioners that may have taken
place in general hospitals, &c., out of the Parish. The total, 2,726, is made up by the
addition of 54 deaths of parishioners from small-pox and "fever," that took place in the
hospitals of the Metropolitan Asylum District.