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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 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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the Metropolis Local Management Act came into operation in 1856:-
| 1856 | 1884 | Gross Increase in 28 years. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Estimated number of Inhabited Houses (as per ratebooks) | 7,600 | 21,290 | 13,690 |
| Population | 57,000 | 170,000 | 113,000 |
| Rateable Value of Property | £308,000 | £1,741,294 | £1,433,294 |
| The increase in all respects within the last thirteen years, the period over which my official experience extends, is not inconsiderable, as the subjoined figures will show. | |||
| 1871 | 1884 | Increase in 13 years. | |
| Estimated number of In-habited Houses, (as per rate books) | 15,395 | 21,290 | 5,895 |
| Population | 121,000 | 170,000 | 49,000 |
| Rateable Value | £935,720 | £1,741,294 | £805,574 |
The above figures demonstrate a transcendent growth and
speak for themselves: nevertheless attention may be called to
the fact that in little more than a quarter of a century the rateable
value of property more than quintupled, and that in the last
thirteen years the mere increase was more than double the total
in 1856. The population and the number of inhabited houses
increased nearly threefold in 28 years, the mere increase in the
last decade alone attaining the dimensions of a large city.