[Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lothian County Council.

  • West Lothian (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1936
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Credit: [Report 1936] / Medical Officer of Health, West Lothian County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    & COUNTY OF WEST LOTHIAN. REPORT BY THE MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH FOR YEAR 1936. Vital Statistics for Landward Area and Burghs Population (Census 1931) Population (Estimated 1936) Births (corrected number) Births (illegitimate) corrected number Marriages Deaths (corrected number) Rates per 1,000 of population Birth Rate (corrected) Marriage Rate Death Rates (corrected) All Causes All Tuberculosis Tuberculosis of the Respiratory System Principal Epidemic Diseases Infantile Mortality Rate (Deaths under one year per 1,000 Births) Ages at Death 8i,43i 82,960 1,643 74 56s 916 19.8 6.8 .49 .33 .54 The number of deaths at the various age periods during 1936:- Age Period Total Deaths Under 1 year ,1 to 4 years '5 to 9 years 10 to 14 years 15 years to 24 years 25 years to 34 years 35 years to 44 years 45 years to 54 years 55 years to 64 years 65 years to 74 years 75 years to 84 years 85 years and over 116 42 21 13 39 50 129 195 148 .A. Deaths from Principal Epidemic Diseases during 193&:- Diseases Total Deaths Typhoid Fever 0 Measles 1 Scarlet Fever 6 Whooping Cough 14 Diphtheria 14 Influenza 5 Cerebro Spinal Fever 0 Other Epidemic Diseases 5. 45 This total in 1935 was 58. Statistics/