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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 1911
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Heston and Isleworth]
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Deaths occurring in Public Institutions.
| Males. | Females. | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Occupation. | Age. | Occupation. | Age. |
| School child (Marylebone Infirmary) | 13 | No occupation (Union Infirmary). | 16 |
| No occupation (St. Catherine's Hospital. | 21 | No occupation (Union Infirmary). | 20 |
| Ramsgate). | |||
| Motor Cleaner (St. Mary's Hospital) | 44 | Domestic Servant (Union Infirmary). | 22 |
| Powder Mill Hand (Union Infirmary). | 28 | Domestic Servant (Union Infirmary). | 39 |
| Barman (Union Infirmary). | 23 | Domestic Servant (cook) (Union Infirmary). | 44 |
| Average age at death | 25.8 | At Home (Union Infirmary). | 29 |
| At Home (Spring Grove House). | 41 | ||
| At Home (Union Infirmary). | 56 | ||
| Average age at death | 33.3 |
Average age at death of all males 35 3
Average age at death of all females 34 3
Cancer. The number of deaths which have occurred in this
district as due to Cancer, is given in the following table for each
year since 1900:—
Number deaths from Cancer during—
| 1900 | 29 | Average for 5 years 27.8 |
| 1901 | 19 | |
| 1902 | 31 | |
| 1903 | 24 | |
| 1904 | 36 | |
| 1905 | 16 | Average for 5 years 33 4 |
| 1906 | 43 | |
| 1907 | 38 | |
| 1908 | 30 | |
| 1909 | 37 | |
| 1910 | 31 | |
| 1911 | 36 |
The above figures are small, but would appear to indicate that
Cancer is on the increase in this district.