[Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Lanark County Council.

  • Lanarkshire (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1929
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Credit: [Report 1929] / Medical Officer of Health, Lanark County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    in the Middle Ward District, where the employment of the population is chiefly in mining and manufacturing industries. In each district there has been a marked decline in the birth-rate and death-rate since the decennial period of 1901-1910. Table A.—Showing Births and Deaths in each County Sanitary District; Birth-rates and Death-rates per 1,000 of the Population ; and Infantile Deaths and Infant Mortality Rates per 1,000 Births. Average Average Average Average Middle Ward.— 1891- 1900. 1901- 1910. 1911- 1920. 1921- 1925. 1926. 1927. 1928. 1929. Births, 6,232 7,412 6,820 6,406 5,928 5,640 5,382 4,994 Birth-rates, ... 39-1 38-9 32-5 27-8 25-0 23-9 22-5 20-9 Infant Deaths (under one year), 809 921 754 592 489 493 491 426 Infant Deaths 1,000 Births, per 129-9 124-2 110-4 92-4 82-4 87-4 91-2 85-3 Deaths, Death-rates,... 2,908 3,118 3,000 2,789 2,618 2,649 2,614 2,729 18-1 16-3 14-3 12-1 11-0 11-2 10-9 11-4 Upper Ward.— Births, 1 222 1,209 1,143 1,125 999 920 888 845 Birth-rates, ... 31-6 28-9 25-9 23-6 20-7 19 2 18-5 17 4 Infant Deaths (under one year),... 116 104 91 81 52 64 61 64 Infant Deaths 1,000 Births, per 95-5 86-5 80-2 71-8 52 69-5 68-7 75-7 Deaths, 606 552 561 541 498 522 517 531 Death-rates,... 15-6 13-2 12-7 11-3 10-3 10-8 10-8 10-9 Lower Ward.— Births, 1,200 1,576 869* 651 591* 567 623 595 Birth-rates, ... 32-9 33-4 24-1* 20-6 19-0* 18-9 18-7 17-5 Infant Deaths (under one year),... 150 174 88* 51 39* 46 59 40 Infant Deaths 1,000 Births, per 125-2 110-8 98-2* 78-6 65-9* 81-1 94-7 67-2 Deaths, Death rates,... 577 683 428* 326 353* 308 372 431 15-9 14-4 12-2* 10-3 11-3* 10-3 11-1 12-7 * By the Glasgow Boundaries Act, 1912, an area of 1,706 acres, with a population of 28,490 was annexed by the City of Glasgow, which affected the statistics from 1st January, 1913, and again by the Glasgow Boundaries Act, 1926, a further annexation of 3,542 acres, with a population of 4,350, took place, which affected the statistics for the year 1926. Details with regard to the various causes of death and the births and deaths in each parish will be found in the district reports.