[Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Edinburgh City.

  • Edinburgh (Scotland). City Council.
Date:
1960
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Credit: [Report 1960] / Medical Officer of Health, Edinburgh City. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table 9. Particulars regarding BIRTHS after necessary corrections have been made for transfers. Total Live Births Legitimate Illegitimate Illegitimate Births per cent, of Live Births 1st Quarter 1956 1,953 1,869 84 4*3 2nd „ 1,898 1,800 98 5*2 3rd ,, 1,853 1,758 95 5*1 4>h .. 1,763 1,680 83 4-7 Year 1956 7,467 7,107 360 4-8 1st Quarter 1957 1,922 1,841 81 4.0 2d 2,049 1,938 in 5*4 Srd .. 1,989 1,871 118 5*9 .. 1,894 1,805 89 4-7 Year 1957 7,854 7,455 399 5-1 1st Quarter 1958 ... 1,888 1,802 86 4*6 ijnd 2,042 1,948 94 4*6 1,927 1,844 83 4*3 4th ,, 2,007 1,901 106 5-3 Year 1958 7,864 7,495 369 4-7 1st Quarter 1959 2,232 2,134 98 4*4 2nd „ 2,053 1,959 94 4*6 8rd .. 1,999 1,905 94 4*7 4th „ 1,866 1,767 99 5-6 Year 1959 8,150 7,765 385 4-7 1st Quarter 1960 2,053 1,943 110 5*4 2nd ,, 2,227 2,109 118 5-3 3rd ,, 2,124 2,009 116 ■*th „ 2,039 1,941 98 4-8 Year 1960 8,443 8,002 441 5-2 able 10.—BIRTH RATES for eight large towns in Scotland and for the whole of Scotland. Year Scotland Glasgow Edin- burgh Dundee Aberdeen Paisley Greenock Mother- well and W ishaw Clyde- bank 1951 17-7 18*4 15-7 17-6 10-5 17-1 20-4 17*3 22-7 1952 17*7 18*7 15-0 17’7 16*5 17*0 18-6 18-6 22-5 1953 17-8 18-7 15*4 17-9 16-6 17*5 20-0 19-4 21-6 1954 18-0 19-4 15-5 18-1 17-4 17-7 20*6 18-8 21-9 1955 18*0 19-4 15-2 17*5 17*2 18-7 20-5 19-6 21-5 1956 18-5 20-2 160 19-2 17-5 19-5 20-9 20-4 21-4 1957 19-0 20-8 16-9 19-3 18-1 19-7 21-3 20-9 23-0 1958 19-2 21-1 16 8 19-8 17’4 21-1 20-5 212 22-7 1959 19'1 21-0 17-4 19-8 17-9 20-0 20-9 204 22*1 1960 19-4 21-6 17 9 20-5 17'5 21-7 21-2 20-7 21-0