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Heston and Isleworth 1932
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Natural and Social Conditions of the Area.
EXTRACTS FROM VITAL STATISTICS OF THE YEAR 1932.
| Area (in acres) | 6,851 | ||||
| Registrar-General's estimate of resident population (Mid-Year) 1932 | 81,100 | ||||
| Census Population, 1931 | 75,446 | ||||
| Number of inhabited houses (end of 1932) according to Rate Books | 19,983 | ||||
| Rateable Value (at 31st December, 1932) | £595,505 | ||||
| Sum represented by a penny rate (1931-32) | £2,345 | ||||
| Live Births— | |||||
| Total. | M. | F. | |||
| Legitimate | 1367 | 698 | 669 | Birth rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population | 17.36 |
| Illegitimate | 41 | 18 | 23 | ||
| Stillbirths | 35 | 18 | 17 | Rate per 1,000 total (live and still-births) births | 24.26 |
| Deaths | 788 | 383 | 405 | Death rate per 1,000 of the estimated resident population .. | 9.72 |
| Deaths from diseases and accidents of pregnancy and childbirth | from sepsis | 3 | |||
| from other causes | 1 | ||||
| Death rate of Infants under one year of age:— | |||||
| All infants per 1,000 live births | 60.34 | ||||
| Legitimate infants per 1,000 legitimate live births | 59.99 | ||||
| Illegitimate infants per 1,000 illegitimate live births | 73.17 | ||||
| Deaths from Measles (all ages) | 14 | ||||
| Deaths from Whooping Cough (all ages) | 5 | ||||
| Deaths from Diarrhoea (under two years of age) | 9 | ||||
Poor Law Relief.—I am indebted to the Local Public Assistance Officer, for information respecting
the amounts paid in money and kind as out-relief to poor persons within the Parish of Heston
and Isleworth during the years 1929-30-31-32:—
1929.
£4373: 11:6
1930.
£3947: 9:3
1931.
£4529: 15: 2½
1932.
£6506: 5: 6
VITAL STATISTICS.
Population.—The Registrar-General's estimate for the population for 1932 is 81,100. The
Census population in 1931 was 75,446.
Deaths.—The number of deaths registered in the district was 1586, but 907 of these did not
belong to the district, while 109 residents died outside the district. Thus the number of deaths
properly attributable to the district was 788. Adopting the basis of the population estimated by the
Registrar-General, the death-rate for the district comes to 9.72 per 1,000, which is comparable with
the following figures: 12.0 for England and Wales, and 12.3 for London.
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 definite figures (i.e., the actual
number of births and infant deaths), it is more reliable than the death-rate, which is calculated on
an estimated population.
The rate for 1932 is 60.34 per 1,000 births, which is somewhat higher than last year. The
rates for England and Wales and for London during the same period were 65 and 66 respectively.
Births.—The total number of births registered during the year was 1729, excluding re-registrations,
but 469 of these did not belong to this district, while 183 births properly belonging to this district
occurred outside the district. The nett number of births thus attributable to the district is 1443.
Adopting the population basis suggested by the Registrar-General for the calculation of the birthrate,
this comes to 17.36 per 1,000. The birth-rate of England and Wales was 15.3 per 1,000, and
for London 14.2 per 1,000.
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