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Heston and Isleworth 1947

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]

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Table: TABLE VIWARD STATISTICS, 1947

TABLE VI

WARD STATISTICS, 1947

HestonHounslow CentralHounslow WestHounslow SouthHounslow HeathIsleworth NorthIsleworth SouthSpring Grove
Area in acres2,3532884005391,4196136201,028
Estimated population13,86012,82014,01015,51515,01511,68013,44010,330
No. of live births364110176290340184205177
Birth rate per 1,000 population26.38.612.618.722.615.715.217.1
No. of still births notified632810574
Still birth rate per 1,000 total births16.226.511.226.828.626.433.022.1
No. of deaths2239613816316194138107
Death rate per 1,000 population16.17.59.110.510.78.010.210.3
No. of infant deaths..17177141295
Infant death rate per 1,000 live births46.79.139.824.141.265.243.928.2
No. of maternal deaths----1---
Maternal death rate per 1,000 total births----2.86---
No. of deaths from tuberculosis144596266
Tuberculosis death rate per 1,000 population1.00.30.40.60.40.20.40.6
No. of notifications of tuberculosis2513152431243117
No. of notifications-other notifiable diseases165628515423422121991