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Infant Mortality.
The figure obtained uuder this heading is regarded as a
valuable index of the sanitary conditions of a district. Furthermore,
as it is based on ascertained facts (i.e., the actual numbers of
births and infant deaths), it is more reliable than the death-rate
which is calculated on an estimated population.
The rate for 1921 is 69.4 per 1,000 births. The rates for
England and Wales and for London during the same period were
83 and 80 respectively. In view of the extremely hot summer
these figures are most satisfactory.
In 1912 the rate for this district was 85, and in 1918, 86;
in 1920 it was 57; these were the lowest figures previously
recorded.
From the undermentioned table, it will be seen that the rate
of infant mortality varies in a significant manner from Ward to
Ward :—
During 1921.
Heston 89.3
Hounslow North 48.1
Hounslow South 84.0
Isleworth North 72.8
Isleworth South 51.9
The whole district 69.4