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Heston and Isleworth 1940
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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GENERAL STATISTICS.
| 194 0. | 1939. | |
|---|---|---|
| Population (Registrar-General's estimate), | ||
| (a) for birth rate calculation.) | 97,530 | |
| (b) for death rate calculation.) | ||
| Number of inhabited houses (rate-books). | 27,219 | 27,389 |
| Number of houses erected during year. | - | 278 |
| Rateable value of Borough. | £911,969 | £912,965 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate. | £3,716 | £3,652 |
| Live Births - legitimate - male. | 641 | 778 |
| - female . | 653 | 702 |
| - illegitimate - male. | 17 | |
| - female. | 23 | |
| Birth Rate per 1,000 population. | . 13.68 | 14.92 |
| Birth Rate per 1,000 population (England and Wales) . | 14.6 | 15.0 |
| Still Births - legitimate - male. | 25 | |
| - female. | 15 | 19 |
| - illegitimate - male. | 1 | - |
| - female. | 2 | - |
| Still Birth Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births. | 24.85 | 25.62 |
| Deaths - male. | 608 | 447 |
| - female. | 592 | 448 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population. | 12.3 | 8.85 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population X Comparability Pact or. | 14.02 | 9.25 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population (England and Wales). | 14.3 | |
| Infant Mortality Rate . | 58.07 | 49.9 |
| Infant Mortality Rate (England and Wales). | 55 | 50 |
| Maternal Mortality Rate. | 2 .26 | 3.38 |
| Maternal Mortality Rate (England and Wales). | ||
| Out-relief disbursed to Heston and Isleworth residents. | £22 ,3 03 | £23,077 |
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