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Heston and Isleworth 1925
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Infant Mortality.
The figure obtained under 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 1925 is 73.11 per 1,000 births. The rates for England and Wales and for London during the same period were 75 and 67 respectively.
| Year. | Birth Rate. | Death Rate. | Infant Mortality Rate. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1921 | 2009 | 11-28 | 69 4 |
| 1922 | 13.7 | 118 | 73.5 |
| 1923 | 1745 | 9 8 | 54.9 |
| 1924 | 17.67 | 10.79 | 60.5 |
| 1925 | 17.44 | 10.26 | 731 |
PHYSICAL FEATURES OF THE DISTRICT.
The Urban District comprises an irregularly rectangular
district of approximately eleven square miles, the average elevation
lying between 16 and 104 above ordnance datum, the higher part
being Osterley and Heston, and the lower part along the margin
of the river from Brentford to the boundary at Twickenham. The
Western end is also low lying and the water level comparatively
near the surface, this part of the district being bounded by the
River Crane. The greater part of the district is on valley gravel
with pockets of clay at the Western end. The district is bounded
on the Eastern side by the River Thames, the Grand Junction