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

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Percentage age distribution of population at census.

Census	Age in years
Census	0-4	5-9	10-14	15-19	20-29	30-39	40-49	50-59	60-69	70-79	80+

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The distribution of the population in the Borough was as under at the census:—

Ward	Persons	Males	Females	Persons per acre

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The numbers of private households and dwellings were as under:—

Ward	Private Households	Population in Private Households	Structurally Separate Dwellings Occupied	Rooms Occupied	Persons per Room	Percentage of persons at more than 2 per room

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Accompanying the increase in the number of dwellings, there has been a change in their size distribution as is shown below:—

No. of rooms	Percentage of all dwellings
No. of rooms	1921	1951

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Dwellings, rooms and household (Census, 1951)

	Structurally separate dwellings										Number of rooms
	1 room	2 rooms	3 rooms	4 rooms	5 rooms	6 rooms	7 rooms	8 or 9 rooms	10 or more rooms	All sizes	Occupied	Vacant		TOTAL
	1 room	2 rooms	3 rooms	4 rooms	5 rooms	6 rooms	7 rooms	8 or 9 rooms	10 or more rooms	All sizes	Occupied	Furnished	Others	TOTAL

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There has also been a change in the size distribution of families as follows:—

No. of persons	Percentage of all households
No. of persons	1921	1951

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This sharing of dwellings occurred chiefly among the smaller families as is shown below:—

No. of persons in household	No. of households	Percentage in shared dwellings

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The matters covered were piped water supply, cooKing stove, Kitchen sink, water closet and fixed bath, and the analysis of these records for the Borough is shown below:—

	No. of households	Per cent. of all households

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The census provided information as to the marital condition, age and sex of heads of private households, and the analysis of this is summarised below:—

Households with heads as under	No.		Percentage of
Households with heads as under	No.	All Households	Married Head	Non-married Head*

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At the census the composition of the population by age, sex and martial condition was as under:—

Age	Persons	MALE				Divorced	FEMALE
Age	Persons	Total	Single	Married	Widowed	Divorced	Total	Single	Married	Widowed	Divorced

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Comment has already been made on the changing age distribution. There has also been a change in the marital condition of the population as shown below:—

	Percentage of male or female population at census
	1911	1921	1951

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The social class distribution in the Borough, as compared with Middlesex and England and Wales, was as under:—

	Proportion per 1,000 occupied and retired males
	Heston and Isleworth	Middlesex County	England and Wales

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Stillbirths.—The number of stillbirths in 1953 was 24 (22 legitimate, 2 illegitimate). The proportion of stillbirths per 1,000 total (live and still) births in recent years is shown below:—

	No. of Stillbirths	Rate per 1,000 total births

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A progressive change is taking place in the percentage age distribution of deaths, and this is shown in the following table:—

	1910-14	1945-49	1951	1952	1953

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The number of deaths from road traffic accidents and other accidents in Borough residents during the last ten years is shown below:—

Year	Road Traffic					Other Accidents
	Age in years				All ages	Age in years				All ages
	0-4	5-14	15-64	65+	All ages	0-4	5-14	15-64	65+	All ages

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In the following table, the change in the local infant mortality rate over 5 year periods from 1898 is shown:—

	No. of live births	No. of deaths under 1 year	Infant Mortality Rate

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It will be seen that the fall in the infant mortality rate has generally been steady and continuous. The following table shows the age distribution of infant deaths during the last five years:—

	Under 1 week	1-4 weeks	1-3 months	3-12 months

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Maternal deaths per 1,000 total (live and still) births.

	Sepsis	Other Causes	Total

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Incidence of Notifiable Disease.—The number of cases notified during the last ten years are shown below:—

	1944	1945	1946	1947	1948	1949	1950	1951	1952	1953

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The trend of the Borough death rate from tuberculosis is shown below:-

	Tuberculosis Death Rate per 100,000 population
	Pulmonary	Non-pulmonary	Total

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The mass X-ray unit visited the Borough at the end of the year. A total of 6,746 persons attended as under:—

	A. & F. Pears, Ltd. 25th and 26th November	St. Francis Hall 30th November-15th December	Bulstrode School 21st—31st December

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FOOD POISONING OUTBREAKS 1953

Outbreak No.	Date of onset	Date of notification or other information	No. of persons at risk	No. of persons affected	No. of deaths of affected persons	Organisms causing outbreak	Food transmitting infection	Food suspected of transmitting infection	Place of infection	Remarks

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FOOD POISONING OUTBREAKS 1953 —(Continued)

Outbreak No.	Date of onset	Date of notification or other information	No. of persons at risk	No. of persons affected	No. of deaths of affected persons	Organisms causing outbreak	Food transmitting infection	Food suspected of transmitting infection	Place of infection	Remarks

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FOOD POISONING OUTBREAKS 1953— (Continued)

Outbreak No.	Date of onset	Date of notification or other information	No. of persons at risk	No. of persons affected	No. of deaths of affected persons	Organisms causing outbreak	Food transmitting infection	Food suspected of transmitting infection	Place of infection	Remarks

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The detailed monthly analyses are forwarded for record and study to the Central Department, but the main features are recorded below:—

	Health Department			Heath House
	Rainfall (inches)	Deposit (tons per sq. mile)	Sulphur (Mgms. So₃per day per 100 sq. cm.)	Rainfall (inches)	Deposit (tons per sq. mile)	Sulphur (Mgms. So₃per day per 100 sq. cm.)

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Swimming Baths. — Three swimming baths are provided by the Council and one private swimming bath was in operation in the Borough. The size and extent of usage of the three municipal baths are shown below:—

		Hounslow	Heston	Isleworth

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TABLE I Summary of Vital Statistics 1895-1953.

	Estimated Civilian population (mid-year)	Birth Rate per 1,000 populalation	Death Rate per 1,000 populalation	Infant Mortality Rate	Neo-natal Mortality Rate	Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still births	Still Birth Rate per 1,000 live and still births	Tuberculosis Death Rate per 1,000 population
	Estimated Civilian population (mid-year)	Birth Rate per 1,000 populalation	Death Rate per 1,000 populalation	Deaths under 1 yr. per 1,000 live births	Deaths under 1 mth. per 1,000 live births	Maternal Mortality Rate per 1,000 live and still births	Still Birth Rate per 1,000 live and still births	Tuberculosis Death Rate per 1,000 population

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TABLE II REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S RETURN OF CAUSES OF DEATH, 1953

Abridged List No.	Cause of Death	Male	Female	Total

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TABLE III INFANTS' DEATHS ACCORDING TO AGE AND CAUSE, 1953

Cause of Death	Age																					Total
	Days										Months
	under 1	1	2	3	4	5	6	7-13	14-20	21-28	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11

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TABLE IV. CAUSES OF DEATH ACCORDING TO AGE AND SEX, 1953.

Abbrev List No.	Cause Groups	All Ages		Under 1		Age in Years
		All Ages		Under 1		1-2		2-3		3-4		4-5		5-9		10-14		15-19		20-24		45-29		30-34		35-39		40-44		45-49		50-54		55-59		60-64		65-69		70-74		75-79		80-84		85 & over
		M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F	M	F

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TABLE V INFECTIOUS DISEASES—1953—AGE DISTRIBUTION

Disease	Total	Under l yr.	1 yr.	2 yrs.	3 yrs.	4 yrs.	5-9 yrs.	10-14 yrs.	15-19 yrs.	20-34 yrs.	35-44 yrs.	45-64 yrs.	65 yrs. +	Cases admitted to hospital

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NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES TABLE VI HESTON AND ISLEWORTH, 1934-1953

Year	Smallpox		Scarlet Fever		Diphtheria		Erysipelas		Pneumonia		Meningococcal Infection		Epidemic Encephalitis		Poliomyelitis and Polioencephalitis		Typhoid Fever		Paratyphoid Fever		Dysentery		Measles		Whooping Cough		Influenza		Tuberculosis
	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths	Cases	Deaths

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TABLE VII COMPARATIVE STATISTICS 1953

Births—	Rate per 1,000 Home England and Wales	Population. Heston and Isleworth

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TABLE VIII FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 and 1948 PART I OF THE ACT 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health made by Sanitary Inspectors

Premises		Number on Register	Number of
Premises		Number on Register	Inspections	Written Notices	Occupiers Prosecuted

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TABLE IX METEOROLOGY (Extracted from records supplied by Chief Engineer, Mogden Sewerage Works.)

Week ended		Barometer		Temperature (°F)		Days with Rainfall	Total rainfall (inches)
Week ended		Highest	Lowest	Max.	Min.	Days with Rainfall	Total rainfall (inches)

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Percentage age distribution of population at census.

The distribution of the population in the Borough was as under at the census:—

The numbers of private households and dwellings were as under:—

Accompanying the increase in the number of dwellings, there has been a change in their size distribution as is shown below:—

Dwellings, rooms and household (Census, 1951)

There has also been a change in the size distribution of families as follows:—

This sharing of dwellings occurred chiefly among the smaller families as is shown below:—

The matters covered were piped water supply, cooKing stove, Kitchen sink, water closet and fixed bath, and the analysis of these records for the Borough is shown below:—

The census provided information as to the marital condition, age and sex of heads of private households, and the analysis of this is summarised below:—

At the census the composition of the population by age, sex and martial condition was as under:—

Comment has already been made on the changing age distribution. There has also been a change in the marital condition of the population as shown below:—

The social class distribution in the Borough, as compared with Middlesex and England and Wales, was as under:—

Stillbirths.—The number of stillbirths in 1953 was 24 (22 legitimate, 2 illegitimate). The proportion of stillbirths per 1,000 total (live and still) births in recent years is shown below:—

A progressive change is taking place in the percentage age distribution of deaths, and this is shown in the following table:—

The number of deaths from road traffic accidents and other accidents in Borough residents during the last ten years is shown below:—

In the following table, the change in the local infant mortality rate over 5 year periods from 1898 is shown:—

It will be seen that the fall in the infant mortality rate has generally been steady and continuous. The following table shows the age distribution of infant deaths during the last five years:—

Maternal deaths per 1,000 total (live and still) births.

Incidence of Notifiable Disease.—The number of cases notified during the last ten years are shown below:—

The trend of the Borough death rate from tuberculosis is shown below:-

The mass X-ray unit visited the Borough at the end of the year. A total of 6,746 persons attended as under:—

FOOD POISONING OUTBREAKS 1953

FOOD POISONING OUTBREAKS 1953 —(Continued)

FOOD POISONING OUTBREAKS 1953— (Continued)

The detailed monthly analyses are forwarded for record and study to the Central Department, but the main features are recorded below:—

Swimming Baths. — Three swimming baths are provided by the Council and one private swimming bath was in operation in the Borough. The size and extent of usage of the three municipal baths are shown below:—

TABLE I Summary of Vital Statistics 1895-1953.

TABLE II REGISTRAR-GENERAL'S RETURN OF CAUSES OF DEATH, 1953

TABLE III INFANTS' DEATHS ACCORDING TO AGE AND CAUSE, 1953

TABLE IV. CAUSES OF DEATH ACCORDING TO AGE AND SEX, 1953.

TABLE V INFECTIOUS DISEASES—1953—AGE DISTRIBUTION

NOTIFICATIONS AND DEATHS FROM CERTAIN INFECTIOUS DISEASES TABLE VI HESTON AND ISLEWORTH, 1934-1953

TABLE VII COMPARATIVE STATISTICS 1953

TABLE VIII FACTORIES ACTS, 1937 and 1948 PART I OF THE ACT 1. Inspections for purposes of provisions as to health made by Sanitary Inspectors

TABLE IX METEOROLOGY (Extracted from records supplied by Chief Engineer, Mogden Sewerage Works.)