[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington] page 8

Kensington 1891

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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Table: The subjoined figures illustrate the development of the Parish, in population and wealth, since the beginning of the century:-

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The subjoined figures illustrate the development of the Parish, in population and wealth, since the beginning of the century:-

The Year.	Population.	Rateable value of Property.	The Year.
1801	8,556	£75,916	1823
1821	14,428	93,397	1833
1841	26,834	142,772	1843
1851	44,053	257,103	1853
1861	70,108	444,030	1863
1871	120,299	975,046	1873
1881	163,151	1,711,495	1883
1891	166,321	2,012,843	1891

Table: Kensington is still in process of development by building. but at a moderate rate compared with past years— lSfil-70, for instance. The following Table, brought up to date, exhibits the growth of the Parish since the Metropolis Local Management Act came into operation in 1856

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Kensington is still in process of development by building. but at a moderate rate compared with past years— lSfil-70, for instance. The following Table, brought up to date, exhibits the growth of the Parish since the Metropolis Local Management Act came into operation in 1856

	1856.	1891.	Gross Increase in 35 years.
Number of Inhabited Houses	7,600	22,002	14,402
Population ......	57,000	166,321	109,321
Rateable Value of Property	£308,000	£2,012,843	£1,704,843

Table: The increase in all respects within the last twenty years, the period over which my official experience extends, is not inconsiderable, as the subjoined figures shew:-

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The increase in all respects within the last twenty years, the period over which my official experience extends, is not inconsiderable, as the subjoined figures shew:-

	1871.	1891.	Increase in 20 years.
Number of Inhabited Houses	15,735	22,002	6,267
Population	121,000	166,321	45,321
Rateable Value	£935,720	£2,012,843	£1,077,123

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The above figures may well be said to speak for themselves:
nevertheless, attention may be called to the fact that

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Kensington 1891

Table: The subjoined figures illustrate the development of the Parish, in population and wealth, since the beginning of the century:-

Table: Kensington is still in process of development by building. but at a moderate rate compared with past years— lSfil-70, for instance. The following Table, brought up to date, exhibits the growth of the Parish since the Metropolis Local Management Act came into operation in 1856

Table: The increase in all respects within the last twenty years, the period over which my official experience extends, is not inconsiderable, as the subjoined figures shew:-

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