[Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Coatbridge Burgh.

  • Coatbridge (Scotland). Burgh Council.
Date:
1965
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Credit: [Report 1965] / Medical Officer of Health, Coatbridge Burgh. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    DEATHS FROM LUNG CANCER. YEAR MALES FEMALES TOTAL 1955 13 1 14 1956 17 1 18 1957 15 - 15 1958 23 3 26 1959 16 4 20 1960 19 — 19 1961 24 4 28 1962 19 2 21 1963 26 4 30 1964 29 2 31 1965 23 4 27 MATERNITY AND CHILD WELFARE STILL BIRTHS. 3 still-births were registered under the Registration of Still- births (Scotland) Act, 1938 as having occurred within the Burgh, and of this 3, 2 were transferred out, and the probable cause of death of the remainder is shown in the accompanying table. CAUSE OR PROBABLE CAUSE OF STILL BIRTH. Atelectasis, Prematurity 1 INFANT MORTALITY. The number of deaths of children under one year was 36— 21 males and 15 females—giving an infant mortality rate of 30, which compares with the figure of 23 for the whole of Scotland. 23 of the total deaths occurred in children under 4 weeks old DEATHS OF CHILDREN UNDER ONE YEAR. Year Number of Deaths Rate per 1,000 of Live Births 1954 38 33 1955 48 38 1956 43 34 1957 48 36 1958 32 23 1959 31 23 1960 44 32 1961 37 27 1962 45 32 1963 49 35 1964 41 32 1965 36 30