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Kensington 1884
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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TABLE I.
Shewing the Population, Inhabited Houses, Marriages, Births, and Deaths for the Year 1884, and 10 years preceding.
| The Year. | Estimated Population* | No. of Inhabited Houses † | Marriages. | Registered Births. | Deaths. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total all Ages ‡ | Under One Year. | Under Five Years. | In Public Institutions § | |||||
| 1884 | 170,000 | 21,290 | 1,498 | 4,394 | 2,638 | 678 | 1,020 | 439 |
| 1883 | 168,000 | 21,030 | 1,616 | 4,230 | 2,615 | 601 | 982 | 483 |
| 1882 | 165,450 | 20,908 | 1,474 | 4,327 | 2,691 | 635 | 1,114 | 403 |
| 1881 | 163,540 | 20,666 | 1,461 | 4,400 | 2,726 | 644 | 1,067 | 437 |
| 1880 | 161,462 | 20,700 | 1,483 | 4,605 | 2,884 | 719 | 1,219 | 369 |
| 1879 | 148,316 | 20,240 | 1,428 | 4,790 | 2,992 | 722 | 1,218 | 424 |
| 1S78 | 154,305 | 19,719 | 1,331 | 4,607 | 3,120 | 823 | 1,429 | 410 |
| 1877 | 151,360 | 19,330 | 1,411 | 4,648 | 2,625 | 648 | 1,040 | 420 |
| 1876 | 148,338 | 18,944 | 1,417 | 4,499 | 2,896 | 771 | 1,305 | 338 |
| 1875 | 144,488 | 18,444 | 1,346 | 4,478 | 2,786 | 686 | 1,119 | 338 |
| 1874 | 138,616 | 17,667 | 1,311 | 4,356 | 2,696 | 762 | 1,188 | 352 |
| Average of l0 yrs. 1874-83. | 155,387 | 19,444 | 1,427 | 4,494 | 2,803 | 701 | 1,167 | 397 |
Population at Census 1861, 70,108 ; 1871, 120.234 ; 1881, 163,151.
Average Number of Persons in each house at Census ill 1871, 7-6 ; in 1881, 8.1.
Area of Parish, 2,190 acres. Number of Persons to an acre (1884), 76.6.
* For statistical purposes the population is estimated to the middle of the year, on the
basis of the rate of increase ruling between the two preceding Census periods, checked by
the known number of inhabited houses, and by the average number of persons per house,
as ascertained at the preceding Census.
† Mean of number on rate books in April and October yearly.
‡ Inclusive of the deaths of parishioners at public institutions outside the parish, and
exclusive of the deaths of non-parishioners at public institutions within the parish.
§ Viz: at the Parish Infirmary and at outlying public institutions, including the
Asylum Board's hospitals.