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Heston and Isleworth 1908
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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cases were included, it would obviously be greatly to the disadvantage
of this district, since a certain number of cases of infectious
diseases from other parishes in the Brentford Union are treated
in the workhouse infirmary, and the majority of the cases of Scarlet
Fever, Diphtheria and Typhoid occurring amongst residents in
Richmond are treated in Mogden Hospital.
The 74 deaths give a Zymotic death-rate for the year of 2.12
per 1000 of the population, based on the official estimate of the
number of inhabitants. If the calculation was made on Mr. Baker's
estimate of the population, the zymotic death-rate for the year
would be 1.8 per 1000.
The following table shows the details of the deaths and death rates from Zymotic diseases for 1908, with the corresponding figures for the previous two years:—
| Disease. | 1908. | 1907. | 1906. | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths. | Rate. | Deaths | Rate. | Deaths. | Rate. | |
| Scarlet Fever | ... | ... | 4 | 0.12 | ... | ... |
| Diphtheria | 6 | 0.17 | 3 | 0.08 | 2 | 0.05 |
| Measles | 4 | 0.12 | 7 | 0.21 | 17 | 0.53 |
| Whooping-cough | 16 | 0.45 | 5 | 0.14 | 6 | 0.17 |
| Diarrhœa | 48 | 1.38 | 25 | 0.73 | 57 | 1.68 |
| Enteric | ... | ... | ... | ... | 1 | 0.02 |
| All Zymotic diseases | 74 | 2.12 | 44 | 1.28 | 83 | 2.15 |
Note:—The above figures relate only to deaths of residents.
The death-rates per 1000 of population from certain other diseases were as follows:—
| Phthisis and other tuberculous diseases | 1.26 |
| Cancer | 0.88 |
| Heart diseases | 1.40 |
| Influenza | 0.40 |