The good well being of Kensington and Chelsea’s residents probably had a hand in staving off the worst outcomes throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Just 68 excess deaths were recorded there in the three years between March 2020 and May 2023.

Commenting on the figures, a spokesperson for Kensington and Chelsea council mentioned: "We have a lower level of adult obesity than the London average – but London has the highest rate of childhood obesity of any major city in the world. 

"The knowledge studies a decrease charge of grownup weight problems than different London boroughs however we imagine this to be a big underestimate of want within the borough, the place we expect over 2 in 5 adults are obese or overweight.

"Our Public Health services offers tailored support to help people lose weight in a healthy way, including a football based weight loos programme and an individually tailored 12 week weight loss programme. 

"There’s additionally help for kids and households to make wholesome decisions and develop into extra lively, by discounted leisure actions for residents, and new rookies biking and household enjoyable run actions in Little Wormwood Scrubs."