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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
Heston and Isleworth 1926
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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triot is 906. Adopting the population basis suggested by the
Registrar-General for the calculation of the birth-rate, this comes
to 17.38 per 1,000. The birth-rate of England and Wales was 17.8
per 1,000, and for London 17.1 per 1,000.
Legitimacy.
The following figures give the number of births : —
| Legitimate. | ||
|---|---|---|
| Male. | Female. | Total. |
| 432 | 436 | 868 |
| Illegitimate. | ||
| Male. | Female. | Total. |
| 16 | 22 | 38 |