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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 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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| Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupation. | Age. | Occupation. | Age. |
| Child | 1.25 | Brushmaker | 22 |
| No occupation | 17 | Typist | 26 |
| Labourer | 19 | Dressmaker | 23 |
| Labourer | 33 | School Child | 11 |
| Billiard Marker | 21 | School Child | 13 |
| Stoker | 27 | Domestic Servant | 19 |
| Surveyor | 36 | Domestic Servant | 25 |
| Factory Hand | 41 | Domestic Servant | 31 |
| King's Messenger | 63 | At Home | 16 |
| Average age at death | 28.7 | At Home | 24 |
| At Home | 27 | ||
| At Home | 27 | ||
| At Home | 28 | ||
| At Home | 30 | ||
| At Home | 65 | ||
| At Home | 71 | ||
| Average age at death | 28.6 | ||
| Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Soldier (Royal Albert Hospital). | 28 | No occupation (Friedenheim Hospital). | 23 |
| Labourer | 34 | ||
| Labourer | 42 | ||
| Labourer | 43 | ||
| Average age at death | 36.8 | ||
Average age at death of all males 31.2
Average age at death of all females 28.3
The numbers above are small and it is unwise to base definite
conclusions on them. But looking at the average age at death,