The births registered—registration not being compulsory—were 4,351. The
annual birth rate in Kensington was 31.7 per 1,000 persons living, and in
the Metropolis 35.7. The births in the Town sub-district were 3,536, and
in Brompton 815: 2,216 males and 2,135 females were born. The males
formed about 51, and the females 49 per cent of the births—104 males
being born to 100 females: about the same proportion as in all England.
One child was born to 31.6 of the population. The birth rate in the Town
sub-district was 33.6, and in Brompton 24.8 per 1,000. The deficient
birth rate, as compared with that of the Metropolis and England, is the
result of the great disproportion in the relative number of the sexes
already alluded to; the rate, however, is slightly increasing, as may be
seen by reference to Tables 1 and 2 (Appendix.)
The subjoined table shows the quarterly number of births in each
sub-district:
KENSINGTON TOWN BROMPTON
Sub-District. Sub-District.
Males. Females. Total. Males. Females. Total. Grand
Total.
1st 484 475 959 94 111 205 1164
Quarter
2nd 464 409 873 102 95 197 1070
3rd 435 405 840 84 103 187 1027
4th 448 416 864 105 121 226 1090
Total 1831 1705 3536 385 430 815 4351