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Heston and Isleworth 1937
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Adopting the basis of the population estimated by the Registrar-General, the corrected death-rate
for the district comes to 9.46 per 1,000, which is comparable with the following figures:—
Comparison of death rates and infantile mortality rates and stillbirth rates per 1,000 population.
England and Wales
125 County Borough and Great Towns including
London
148 Smaller Towns
London Administrative County
Heston and Isleworth
Births.—The total number of live births registered during the year was 2,671, excluding
re-registrations, but 1,356 of these did not belong to this district, while 168 births properly
belonging to this district occurred outside the district. The nett number of live births thus
attributable to the district is 1,483, a decrease of 9 compared with last year's figure. Adopting
the population basis supplied by the Registrar-General for the calculation of the birth-rate, this
comes to 14.9 per 1,000. The birth-rate of England and Wales was 14.9 per 1,000 and for
London 13.3 per 1,000.
Table of Causes of Deaths during 1937.
| Causes of Death. | Civil Residents. all ages. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| All causes | Male. 426 | Female. 469 | |
| 1 | Typhoid and paratyphoid fevers | — | — |
| 2 | Measles | — | 1 |
| 3 | Scarlet Fever | 1 | — |
| 4 | Whooping Cough | — | 1 |
| 5 | Diphtheria | — | 1 |
| 6 | Influenza | 16 | 22 |
| 7 | Encephalitis Lethargica | — | 1 |
| 8 | Cerebro-Spinal Fever | — | 1 |
| 9 | Tuberculosis of Respiratory System | 21 | 25 |
| 10 | Other Tuberculous Diseases | 4 | 3 |
| 11 | Syphilis | 1 | 1 |
| 12 | General Paralysis of the Insane, Tabes Dorsalis | 2 | — |
| 13 | Cancer, Malignant Disease | 58 | 68 |
| 14 | Diabetes | 8 | 5 |
| 15 | Cerebral Haemorrhage, &c. | 15 | 22 |
| 16 | Heart Diseases | 100 | 143 |
| 17 | Aneurysm | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Other Circulatory Diseases | 29 | 26 |
| 19 | Bronchitis | 18 | 9 |
| 20 | Pneumonia (all forms) | 25 | 16 |
| 21 | Other Respiratory Diseases | 9 | 4 |
| 22 | Peptic Ulcer | 8 | 3 |
| 23 | Diarrhoea, &c. (under 2 years) | 7 | 2 |
| 24 | Appendicitis | 2 | 3 |
| 25 | Cirrhosis of Liver | 3 | 1 |
| 26 | Other Diseases of Liver, &c. | — | — |
| 27 | Other Digestive Diseases | 9 | 11 |
| 28 | Acute and Chronic Nephritis | 7 | 4 |
| 29 | Puerperal Sepsis | — | 2 |
| 30 | Other Puerperal Causes | — | 3 |
| 31 | Congenital Debility, Premature Birth, Malformations, etc. | 19 | 11 |
| 32 | Senility | 7 | 19 |
| 33 | Suicide | 4 | 4 |
| 34 | Other Violence | 20 | 13 |
| 35 | Other Defined Diseases | 31 | 41 |
| 36 | Causes Ill-defined or Unknown Special causes (included in No. 35 above) | 1 | 2 |
| Small-pox | — | — | |
| Poliomyelitis | — | — | |
| Polioencephalitis | - | 1 | |
According to figures furnished by the Registrar-General.
14
Death Infant Death
| rates. | rate. | Stillbirths. |
|---|---|---|
| 12.4 | 58 | 0.60 |
| 12.5 | 62 | 0.67 |
| 11.9 | 55 | 0.64 |
| 12.3 | 60 | 0.54 |
| 9.46 | 39.78 | 0.35 |