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Heston and Isleworth 1934
[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 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 1934 is 47.76 per 1,000 births. The rates for England and Wales and for
London during the same period were 59 and 67 respectively.
Births.—The total number of live births registered during the year was 1,759, excluding
re-registrations, but 555 of these did not belong to this district, while 115 births properly belonging
to this district occurred outside the district. The nett number of live births thus attributable to
the district is 1319. Adopting the population basis suggested by the Registrar-General for the
calculation of the birth-rate, this comes to 15.06 per 1000. The birth-rate of England and Wales
was 14.8 per 1,000 and for London 13.2 per 1,000.
| Causes of Death. | Civil Residents, all ages. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Male. | Female. | |
| 435 | 428 | ||
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — |
| 2 | Measles | 8 | 4 |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | 2 | — |
| 4 | Whooping Cough | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | Diphtheria | 3 | 1 |
| 6 | Influenza | 5 | 1 |
| 7 | Encephalitis Lethargica | — | — |
| 8 | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | — |
| 9 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 31 | 27 |
| 10 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 11 | 3 |
| 11 | Syphilis | 1 | — |
| 12 | General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 2 | 2 |
| 13 | Cancer, Malignant Disease | 54 | 70 |
| 14 | Diabetes | 3 | 9 |
| 15 | Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | 22 | 18 |
| 16 | Heart Disease | 94 | 99 |
| 17 | Aneurysm | 3 | 3 |
| 18 | Other Circulatory Diseases | 17 | 18 |
| 19 | Bronchitis | 10 | 12 |
| 20 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 30 | 26 |
| 21 | Other Respiratory Diseases | 6 | 4 |
| 22 | Peptic Ulcer | 3 | — |
| 23 | Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | 2 | 3 |
| 24 | Appendicitis | 2 | 2 |
| 25 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 4 | 2 |
| 26 | Other Diseases of Liver, &c. | — | — |
| 27 | Other Digestive Diseases | 15 | 18 |
| 28 | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 11 | 15 |
| 29 | Puerperal Sepsis | — | |
| 30 | Other Puerperal Causes | — | 3 |
| 31 | Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 26 | 12 |
| 32 | Senility | 7 | 13 |
| 33 | Suicide | 4 | 5 |
| 34 | Other Violence | 20 | 13 |
| 35 | Other Defined Diseases | 38 | 41 |
| 36 | Causes Ill-defined or Unknown | — | — |
| Special causes (included in No. 35 above) | — | — | |
| Small-pox | — | — | |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | |
| Polioencephalitis | — | — | |
According to figures furnished by the Registrar-General.
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