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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 1945
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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GENERAL STATISTICS.
| 1945 | 1944 | |
|---|---|---|
| Population (Registrar-General's estimate). | 95,100 | 92,370 |
| Number of inhabited houses (rate books). | 27,526 | 27,540 |
| Number of houses erected during year. | - | - |
| Rateable value of Borough. | £956,668 | £944,922 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate. | £3,928 | £3 ,908 |
| Live Births - legitimate - male. | 712 | 737 |
| - female. | 655 | 700 |
| illegitimate - male. | 53 | 37 |
| - female. | 58 | 48 |
| Birth rate per 1,000 population. | 15.5 | 16.5 |
| Birth rate per 1,000 population (England and Wales ). | 16.1 | 17.6 |
| Still Births - legitimate - male. | 17 | 21 |
| - female. | 19 | 11 |
| illegitimate - male. | 2 | - |
| - female. | 1 | 2 |
| Still Birth Rate per 1,000 (live and still) births. | 26 | 22 |
| Deaths - male. | 522 | 543 |
| - female . | 403 | 417 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population. | 9.7 | 10.3 |
| Death Rate per 1,000 population (England and Wales ). | 11.4 | 11.6 |
| Infant Mortality Rate. | 50.7 | 45.9 |
| Infant Mortality Rate (England and Wales). | 46 | 46 |
| Maternal Mortality Rate. | 2.0 | 1.9 |
| Maternal Mortality Rate (England and Wales). | 1.8 | 1.9 |
| Out-relief disbursed to Heston and Isleworth res idents. | £16,992 | £16,166 |
GENERAL PROVISION OF HEALTH SERVICE
| 1945 | 1944 | |
|---|---|---|
| Laboratory facilities - specimens examined. | 1,079 | 734 |
| District Nursing - visits paid. | 30,993 | 32,610 |
| Ambulance Service - journeys re accident. | 669 | 585 |
| „ „ sickness. | 2,260 | 2 ,499 |
| Insulin - No. of vials dispensed. | 745 | 884 |
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