[Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow.

  • Glasgow (Scotland)
Date:
1947
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Credit: [Report 1947] / Medical Officer of Health, Glasgow. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    class wards. The lowest rate was 14-8 in Cathcart followed by Camphill with 15-7 and Kelvinside with 16-6. Compared with birth rates for the previous year the largest increases were Blythswood 6-2, Shettleston 4T and Partick4T. There was a decrease of 1-7 in Camphill and 1-4 in Fairfield. The greatest natural increases, i.e., excess of birth rates over death rates, were 14-8 in Cowcaddens, 14-6 in Gorbals, 14-3 in Dalmamock and 14-2 in Hutchesontown wards. Illegitimate Births.—There were 1,364 illegitimate births recorded in 1947, the illegitimate rate being reduced to 5-2 against 6T for the previous year. This figure is among the lowest ever recorded in the city. The highest rate occurred in Exchange ward where 13-2 per cent, of the births were illegitimate compared with 103 for the previous year. Other high rates were 9-4 in Blythswood, 9-0 in both Calton and Gorbals, while Sandyford and Park wards had a rate in excess of 8. The lowest rate was 2-0 in Cathcart followed by Langside with 2T, Kelvinside and Cowlairs 2-3 and Camphill 24. There were 36 illegitimate births in institutions compared with 24 in 1946. MARRIAGES. During 1947 there were 10,978 marriages against 11,581 for the previous year. These figures may be compared with 14,5S1 marriages which took place in 1940, which was the highest number recorded for many years. These rates are above the average as will be seen from the following statement which gives the rates since 1871. 1871-1880 Marriages per Thousand 9-1 Persons Living: 1939 11-7 1881-1890 9-3 1940 13-9 1891-1900 9-4 1941 121 1901-1910 8-8 1942 11-9 1911-1920 9-7 1943 9-7 1921-1931 8-9 1944 9-3 1931-1935 S-S 1945 11 -9 1936 9-2 1946 10-3 1937 9-5 1947 100 1938 9-7 Calculated on the estimated number of un-married women of the reproductive ages, 15-45 years, this number of marriages represents 73 per thousand.