Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Summary of Vital Statistics for 1908.
Population, estimated to middle of year 34895
Total Births 1211
Birth Rate 34.7
Deaths (residents only) 558
Deate-rate 15.9
Infantile Mortality-rate 107.3
Zymotic Death-rate 2.12
Excess of births over deaths (residents only) 653
Comparing the above figures with the summary given in the
Report for 1907 the following differences will be noted:—
An increase of 544 in the total population.
An increase of 76 in the number of births registered.
An increase of 68 in the number of deaths of residents.
An increase of 1.7 in the birth-rate.
An increase of 1.7 in the death-rate.
An increase of 19.2 in the infantile mortality-rate.
An increase of 0.84 in the zymotic death-rate.
Annual Rates per 1000 Living. | Infantile Mortality Annual Death-rate of Infants under 1 Year per 1000 Births. | |||
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Births. | Deaths from all Causes. | Deaths from seven chief Epidemic Diseases | ||
England & Wales | 26.5 | 14.7 | 1.29 | 121 |
Rural England & Wales | 26.2 | 14.7 | 0.99 | 110 |
76 great towns | 27.0 | 14.9 | 1.59 | 128 |
142 smaller towns | 26.0 | 140 | 1.26 | 124 |