[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Brentford].

  • Brentford (London, England). Local Board.
Date:
[1894]
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    To the Chairman and Members of the Brentford Local Board, A nnual Report, 1893. Gentlemen, % I beg to present my annual report upon the health and sanitary condition of the Brentford Urban Sanitary District for the year 1893. Population—For the middle of the year 1893, I estimate the population of Brentford at 14,134, which is an increase of 184 over 1892, and of the several eccle siastical districts into which it is divided my estimate is as follows—St. George's with St. James' 4691. St. Paul's 7390. New Brentford 2053. Births—The number of births during the year has been 503, of which 248 were males and 255 were females. The birth rate is 35.5 per thousand which is a fraction higher than last year, but 2.1 lower than the average of the last 10 years. Deaths—The number of deaths has been 263, 122 males and 141 females. The death rate is 18.6 per thousand which is exactly the average of the last 10 years. The highest mortality was in July when the death rate rose to 37.3 per thousand, chiefly caused by Infantile Diarrhoea. The principal causes of death have been— Bronchitis 35 Diarrhoea 30 Phthisis 19 Pneumonia 10 There have been 12 Inquests held. Death resulted from natural causes in 6 of these, 2 died from suffocation, 2 from burns, 1 from drowning and 1 from injury. 5 newly born infants, 1 child 3 months old and 1 woman aged 43 were returned as non-certified. The following table epitomises the ages at which the deaths occurred : Deaths under 1 year 93 136 under 5 years ,, from 1 year and under 5 years... 43 ., 5 years „ 15 13 127 over 5 years. 15 ,, ,, 25,, 8 ,, ,, 25 ,, ,, 60 ,, 58 ,, over 60 ,, 48 7 of these deaths occurred in persons between 80 and 90 and 1 was over 90. The next table shows the distribution of the mortality in the 3 districts of the town during the last 10 years: 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 Average of 10 years. St. George's 17.8 17.3 28 16.3 18.1 16.7 19.8 18.3 22.1 16.2 59 St. Paul's 20 17.5 21 16.2 17.4 18.8 18.1 17.2 20. 3 18.9 18.5 New Brentford 13.8 16.1 16.5 17.3 20 14 22.5 22.2 21.3 22.8 18.6