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Heston and Isleworth 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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but for many years in this district the contrary has occurred, and
the number of girls born has exceeded the number of boys. This
year, as in 1907, there is also an excess of boys born amongst
residents only. It will be seen by reference to the tables given
below that in the first two quarters more girls than boys were
born, but that in both the third and fourth quarters the number
of boy-births was greater than that of girls.
Dealing with residents only the number of boys was 604 and
the number of girls, 565, giving a total of 1169 for the year.
42 infants were registered as the children of non-resident
women.
The following tables show details as to the number of births in the quarters of the year :—
| Total births registered | 1211 |
| Non resident births | 42 |
| Nett total | 1169 |
Total.
Non-resident.
Nett.
1st quarter 317 12 305
2nd „ 325 8 317
3rd „ 279 9 270
4th „ 290 13 277
1211
42
1169
R
| Boys. | Girls. | Total. | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1st quarter | 150 | 155 | 305 |
| 2nd „ | 156 | 161 | 317 |
| 3rd „ | 149 | 121 | 270 |
| 4th „ | 149 | 128 | 277 |
| 604 | 565 | 1169 |