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Heston and Isleworth 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Statistics and Social Conditions of the Area.
| Area (in acres) | 6,851 | |||||
| Registrar-General's estimate of resident population (Mid-Year) 1933 | 84,460 | |||||
| Census Population, 1931 | 75,446 | |||||
| Number of inhabited houses (end of 1933) according to Rate Books | 19,211 | |||||
| Rateable Value | £613,366 | |||||
| (at 31st December, 1933) Sum represented by a penny rate (1932-33) | £2,450 | |||||
| Live Births— | ||||||
| Total. | M. | F. | ||||
| Legitimate 1340 | 700 | 640. 19) | Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 16.33 | ||
| Illegitimate 40 | 21 | |||||
| Stillbirths 49 | 26 | 23 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births | 34.2 | ||
| Deaths 792 | 423 | 369 | Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 9.37 | ||
| Deaths from Puerperal Causes— | ||||||
| Deaths. | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still) births. | |||||
| Puerperal sepsis | 4 | 2.79 | ||||
| Other puerperal causes | 3 | 2.09 | ||||
| Total | 7 | 4.89 | ||||
| Death rate of Infants under one year of age:— | ||||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 43.47 | |||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 40.2 | |||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 150.0 | |||||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | ||||||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 6 | |||||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under two years of age) | 6 | |||||
Poor Law Relief.—I am indebted to the Local Public Assistance Officer, for information respecting
the amounts paid in money and kind as out-relief to poor persons within the Parish of Heston
and Isleworth during the years 1930-31-32-33:—
1930. 1931. 1932. 1933.
£3947 : 9 : 3 £4,529 : 15 : 2½ £6,506 : 5 : 6 £7,846 : 6 : 9
VITAL STATISTICS.
Population.—The Registrar-General's estimate for the population for 1933 is 84,460. The
Census population in 1931 was 75,446.
Deaths.—The number of deaths registered in the district was 1,707, but 1,028 of these did not
belong to the district, while 113 residents died outside the district. Thus the number of deaths
properly attributable to the district was 792. Adopting the basis of the population estimated by the
Registrar-General, the death-rate for the district comes to 9.37 per 1,000, which is comparable with
the following figures : 12.3 for England and Wales, and 12.2 for London.
Infant Mortality.—The figure obtained under this heading is regarded as a valuable index
of the sanitary conditions of a district. Furthermore, as it is based on definite figures (i.e., the actual
number of births and infant deaths), it is more reliable than the death-rate, which is calculated on
an estimated population.
The rate for 1933 is 43.47 per 1,000 births, which is a record for this area. The rates for England
and Wales and for London during the same period were 64 and 59 respectively.
Births.—The total number of live births registered during the year was 1,711, excluding l'eregistrations,
but 485 of these did not belong to this district, while 154 births properly belonging to
this district occurred outside the district. The nett number of live births thus attributable to the
district is 1,380. Adopting the population basis suggested by the Registrar-General for the calculation
of the birth-rate, this comes to 16.33 per 1,000. The birth-rate of England and Wales was
14.4 per 1,000 and for London 13.2 per 1,000.