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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 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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This year the deaths at 75 and over have increased by nine, but there is a marked increase in the total of deaths at all ages and therefore the percentage is lower than last year.
| Deaths at 75 and over. | Percentage of all deaths. | |
|---|---|---|
| 1903 | 61 | 13.40 |
| 1904 | 72 | 13.09 |
| 1905 | 59 | 13.05 |
| 1906 | 71 | 13.67 |
| 1907 | 75 | 16.23 |
| 1908 | 84 | 15.90 |
The above figures include residents only.
The number of infant deaths registered during the year formed
24.6 per cent, of the registered resident deaths at all ages.
The deaths of residents registered in the district that took
place at the two extremes of life, that is before they had reached
the age of 12 months or after they had lived 75 or more years
formed 405 per cent, of the total of deaths at all ages. The
corresponding figure last year was 34.8 per cent. The increase
in 1908 is due alone to the increased number of infant deaths.
Deaths in Public Institutions.
The following deaths occurred in Public Institutions in the district during the year:—
| Residents. | Non-residents. | |
|---|---|---|
| Brentford Union Infirmary | 67 | 265 |
| Mogden Isolation Hospital | 4 | 2 |
| Hounslow Hospital | 4 | 2 |
| 75 | 269 |
Death-Rate
The death-rate for the year calculated on the official estimate
of the population and the number of deaths of residents registered
with the addition of the 30 residents who died in other places is
15'9 per 1000, an increase of 1.7 per 1000 compared with last
year. This death-rate is considerably above that for the whole of
England and Wales for 1908, and even higher than the deathrate
for the great towns. But this unsatisfactory figure is more
apparent than real, and is almost certainly due to an underestimate
of the number of inhabitants living.