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Heston and Isleworth 1946
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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GENERAL STATISTICS
| 1946. | 1945. | |
|---|---|---|
| Population (Registrar-General's estimate) | 104,240 | 95,100 |
| Number of inhabited houses (rate books) | 27,613 | 27,526 |
| Number of houses erected during year | 229 | — |
| Rateable value of Borough | £957,317 | £956,668 |
| Sum represented by a penny rate | £3,962 | £3,928 |
| Live Birtds—legitimate—male | 876 | 712 |
| Live Birtds—legitimate—female | 815 | 655 |
| Live Birtds—illegitimate—male | 62 | 53 |
| Live Birtds—illegitimate—female | 52 | 58 |
| Birtd Rate per 1,000 population | 17.3 | 15.5 |
| Birtd Rate per 1,000 population (England and Wales) | 19.1 | 16.1 |
| Stillbirtds—legitimate—male | 25 | 17 |
| Stillbirtds—-legitimate—female | 19 | 19 |
| Stillbirtds—illegitimate—male | 2 | 2 |
| Stillbirtds—illegitimate—female | 2 | 1 |
| Stillbirtd Rate per 1,000 (live and still) birtds | 26 | 26 |
| Deatds—male | 588 | 522 |
| Deatds—female | 500 | 403 |
| Deatd Rate per 1,000 population | 10.4 | 9.7 |
| Deatd Rate per 1,000 population (England and Wales) | 11.5 | 11.4 |
| Infant Mortality Rate | 29.4 | 50.7 |
| Infant Mortality Rate (England and Wales) | 43 | 46 |
| Maternal Mortality Rate | 2.2 | 2.0 |
| Maternal Mortality Rate (England and Wales) | 1.4 | 1.8 |
| Out-relief disbursed to Heston and Islewortd residents | £19,008 | £16,992 |
VITAL STATISTICS
POPULATION.—The population of the Borough at the 1931 census was 75,460, and the Registrar-General's mid-year estimates for 1939-46 are shown below:—
| 1939 | 102,000 | 1943 | 95,080 |
| 1940 | 97,530 | 1944 | 92,370 |
| 1941 | 93,990 | 1945 | 95,100 |
| 1942 | 95,600 | 1946 | 104,240 |
It should be noted that these numbers refer only to the civilian population.
RATEABLE VALUE.—The rateable value (a) and the sum represented by a penny rate
| a | b | a | b | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1939 | £912,965 | £3,652 | 1943 | £941,785 | £3,825 |
| 1940 | £911,969 | £3,716 | 1944 | £944,922 | £3,908 |
| 1941 | £941,043 | £3,792 | 1945 | £956,668 | £3,928 |
| 1942 | £929,684 | £3,676 | 1946 | £957,317 | £3,962 |
INHABITED HOUSES.—The table below shows the number of inhabited houses according to the rate books:—
| 1939 | 27,389 | 1943 | 27,630 |
| 1940 | 27,219 | 1944 | 27,540 |
| 1941 | 26,850 | 1945 | 27,526 |
| 1942 | 27,521 | 1946 | 27,613 |
It would appear from the above that the number of persons per inhabited house is 3.8. The figure
was 3.7 in 1939 and 4.4 at the 1931 census. The evidence from housing applications and reports
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