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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 1939
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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GENERAL STATISTICS.
| 1939. | 1938. | |
|---|---|---|
| Population (Registrar-General's estimate), (a) for birth rate calculation. | 102,000 | 101,500 |
| (b) for death rate calculation | 101,100 | 101,500 |
| Number of inhabited housea (rate-books). | 27,389 | 27,417 |
| Number of houses erected during year. | 278 | 717 |
| Rateable value of Borough. | £912,965 | £890,864 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate. | £3,652 | £3,488 |
| Live Births - legitimate - male. | 778 | 712 |
| -female . | 702 | 690 |
| -illegitimate - male. | 21 | 17 |
| -female. | 21 | 20 |
| Birth Rate per 1,000 population. | 14.92 | 14.18 |
| Birth Rate per 1,000 population (England and Wales). | 15.0 | 15.1 |
| Still Births-legitimate - male. | 25 | 21 |
| -female. | 19 | 22 |
| -illegitimate-male. | - | 2 |
| -female. | - | - |
| Still Birth Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births. | 25.62 | 30.32 |
| Deaths - male. | 447 | 453 |
| -female. | 448 | 423 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population. | 8.85 | 8.60 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population X Comparability Factor. | 9.25 | 9.00 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population (England and Wales ). | 12.1 | 11.6 |
| Infant Mortality Rate . | 49.9 | 45.86 |
| Infant Mortality Rate (England and Wales). | 50 | 53 |
| Maternal Mortality Rate. | 3.38 | 2.70 |
| Maternal Mortality Rate (England and Wales). | 2.82 | 2.97 |
| Out-relief disbursed to Heston and Isleworth residents. | £23,077 | £20,830 |