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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Heston and Isleworth 1953
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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The census provided information as to the marital condition, age and sex of heads of private households, and the analysis of this is summarised below:—
| Households with heads as under | No. | Percentage of | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All Households | Married Head | Non-married Head* | ||
| Married (either sex) | ||||
| — all ages | 25,394 | 80.2 | 100.0 | — |
| — under 40 years | 6,614 | 20.9 | 26.0 | — |
| — 40-59 years | 14,005 | 44.2 | 55.1 | — |
| — 60 years and over | 4,775 | 15.1 | 18.9 | — |
| Non-married (either sex) | ||||
| — under 40 years | 524 | 1.6 | — | 8.3 |
| — 40-59 years | 2,263 | 7.1 | — | 36.1 |
| — 60 years and over | 3,494 | 11.1 | " | 55.7 |
* = single, widowed or divorced.
Thus 80 per cent. of the heads of private households are married but of these only 26 per cent. are under
40 years of age.
At the census the composition of the population by age, sex and martial condition was as under:—
| Age | Persons | MALE | Divorced | FEMALE | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Single | Married | Widowed | Total | Single | Married | Widowed | Divorced | |||
| 0- 4 | 7,516 | 3,808 | 3,808 | - | - | - | 3,708 | 3,708 | - | - | - |
| 5- 9 | 6,845 | 3,415 | 3,415 | - | — | — | 3,430 | 3,430 | — | — | — |
| 10-14 | 6,604 | 3,346 | 3,346 | - | — | — | 3,258 | 3,258 | — | — | - |
| 15-19 | 6,774 | 3,153 | 3,142 | 11 | — | — | 3,621 | 3,510 | 111 | — | - |
| 20-24 | 7,497 | 3,629 | 2.929 | 695 | 2 | 3 | 3,868 | 2,290 | 1,571 | 3 | 4 |
| 25-29 | 7,664 | 3,748 | 1,470 | 2,260 | 5 | 13 | 3,916 | 1,090 | 2,769 | 24 | 33 |
| 30-34 | 6,996 | 3,366 | 696 | 2,622 | 7 | 41 | 3,630 | 602 | 2,906 | 58 | 64 |
| 35-39 | 8,103 | 3,848 | 469 | 3,301 | 26 | 52 | 4,255 | 546 | 3,528 | 96 | 85 |
| 40-44 | 9,009 | 4,404 | 430 | 3,895 | 42 | 37 | 4,605 | 564 | 3,836 | 141 | 64 |
| 45-49 | 9,298 | 4,534 | 301 | 4,134 | 61 | 38 | 4,764 | 541 | 3,900 | 268 | 55 |
| 50-54 | 8,174 | 3,912 | 215 | 3,567 | 106 | 24 | 4,262 | 445 | 3,371 | 413 | 33 |
| 55-59 | 6,600 | 3,138 | 154 | 2,838 | 126 | 20 | 3,462 | 336 | 2,544 | 558 | 24 |
| 60-64 | 5,200 | 2,413 | 103 | 2,117 | 189 | 4 | 2,787 | 301 | 1,746 | 722 | 18 |
| 65-69 | 4,006 | 1,683 | 81 | 1,403 | 197 | 2 | 2,323 | 245 | 1,217 | 860 | 1 |
| 70-74 | 3,014 | 1,258 | 71 | 887 | 298 | 2 | 1,756 | 209 | 635 | 907 | 5 |
| 75-79 | 1,980 | 744 | 37 | 446 | 261 | — | 1,236 | 128 | 303 | 801 | 4 |
| 80-84 | 1,047 | 351 | 21 | 147 | 182 | 1 | 696 | 94 | 110 | 492 | — |
| 85-89 | 415 | 118 | 4 | 36 | 78 | _ | 297 | 44 | 20 | 233 | — |
| 90-94 | 92 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 14 | — | 75 | 16 | 7 | 52 | — |
| 95+ | 13 | 3 | 1 | — | 2 | — | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | ' |
| Total | 106,847 | 50,888 | 20,694 | 28,361 | 1,596 | 237 | 55,959 | 21,359 | 28,575 | 5,635 | 390 |