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Heston and Isleworth 1920
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Social Conditions.
It cannot be said that the district has a staple industry,
except possibly agriculture in whioh about 1,400 persons are
employed.
It, however, contains various factories, the principal of which are as follows :—
| No. of persons employed. | |
|---|---|
| Flour Mills | 110 |
| Pharmaceutical chemist's factory | 650 |
| Colour factory | 90 |
| Brewery | 300 |
| Rubber factory | 550 |
| Soap works | 900 |
| Sweet factory | 250 |
whilst on the outskirts of the district there are largo Powder Mills
in which a certain number of the inhabitants find employment.
Owing to the situation of the District and its being served by
the District and London & South Western Railways, as well as
by trams and 'buses, a considerable proportion of the inhabitants
find occupation in London. Such include (1) Clerks, (2) Professional
Men, Merchants, Agents, etc. and (3) Artisans.
Public Health is not apparently prejudicially influenced by
occupations carried on within the district.
Poor Law Relief.
I am indebted to Mr. F. E. Harmsworth, Clerk to the Brentford
Guardians, for information respecting the amounts paid in money
and kind as out-relief to poor persons within the parishes of
Heston and Isleworth during the year 1920 :—
Parish of Heston
Parish of Isleworth
£
1477
745
s.
3
12
d.
2
1
£2222
15
3