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Kensington 1892
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]
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The subjoined Table shews the quarterly number of births of males and females in each of the sub-districts:—
| Kensington Town sub-district. | Brompton sub-district. | Grand Total Whole | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | Total. | Males. | Females. | Total. | Parish. | |
| 1st Quarter | 398 | 370 | 768 | 87 | 78 | 165 | 933 |
| 2nd „ | 407 | 406 | 813 | 88 | 88 | 176 | 989 |
| 3rd , | 409 | 373 | 782 | 65 | 92 | 157 | 939 |
| 4th | 342 | 366 | 708 | 71 | 78 | 149 | 857 |
| Totals | 1556 | 1515 | 3071 | 311 | 336 | 647 | 3718 |
For particulars respecting the annual number of births,
and the birth-rates, in the decennial period 1882-91, see
Tables I. and II. (Appendix).
The following statement of the number of births of
males and females in each of the ten years, 1882-91, shows
the continuous decline of the birth-rate in this Parish, a
decline which has been going on during the entire period of
my tenure of office. The birth rate in 1872 was 32T per 1000: in 1868, it was 33.1 per 1000.
| The Year. | Population. | Total Births. | Males. | Females. | Birth-rate per 1,000 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1882 | 163,540 | 4,327 | 2,240 | 2,087 | 26.5 |
| 1883 | 163,860 | 4,230 | 2,162 | 2,068 | 25.8 |
| 1884 | 164,180 | 4,394 | 2,246 | 2,148 | 26.8 |
| 1885 | 164,500 | 4,032 | 2,049 | 1,983 | 24.5 |
| 1886 | 164,820 | 4,149 | 2,137 | 2,012 | 25.2 |
| 1887 | 165,140 | 3,941 | 2,016 | 1,925 | 23.9 |
| 1888 | 165,450 | 3,776 | 1,914 | 1,862 | 22.8 |
| 1889 | 165,760 | 3,698 | 1,846 | 1,852 | |
| 1890 | 166,080 | 3,864 | 1,919 | 1,945 | 23.3 |
| 1891 | 166,400 | 3,847 | 1,935 | 23.1 | |
| Totals | 40,258 | 20,464 | 19,794 Average 24.4 | ||
Excess of male births in the ten years 670
DEATHS AND DEATH-RATE.
The deaths registered in 1892, inclusive of 249
deaths of parishioners at out-lying public institutions,
&c., but exclusive of deaths of non-parishioners at public