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Heston and Isleworth 1910
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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resident "refers to children born in this district of parents who
belonged to other districts. All such births occurred, in point of
fact, in the Brentford Union Infirmary, Isleworth.
| Heston. | Isleworth. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| legitimate. | legitimate. | ||
| 369 | 8 | 646 | 27 |
NON-RESIDENT BIRTHS (all occurring in Isleworth).
| legitimate. | illegitimate. |
|---|---|
| 14 | 53 |
DEATH RATE.
The total number of deaths registered during the year was
738. Of this number 462 were residents and 276 non-residents.
In addition, 31 deaths of residents were registered in public
institutions outside the district. The total number of resident
deaths, therefore, was 493 giving a nett death-rate as shewn on
Table I., column 13, of 14.07 which is a record for this district.
This estimate is again probably too high as the officially
estimated population is too low.
INFANTILE MORTALITY.
During a year in which the general death-rate has shewn a
considerable fall, it is unpleasing to record an increase in the
infantile mortality rate. 118 deaths of infants were registered
during the year, which gives an infantile mortality rate of 105.6
per 1000 births as compared with the corresponding figure for last
year of 94.8, or an increase of 10 8 Dealing only with resident