[Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Lanark County Council.

  • Lanarkshire (Scotland). County Council
Date:
1930
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Credit: [Report 1930] / Medical Officer of Health, Lanark County Council. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    The Deaths during the year 1930 numbered, after correction for transfers, 586, compared with 531 in the previous year. The death- rate for this year is 9-9 per thousand of the population, as compared with 10-9 for the year 1929. The deaths of infants under 1 year numbered 59, giving an infant mortality rate of 60-6 per 1,000 births. A definite decrease in the number of infant deaths is noted when compared with the previous year’s figure of 64. These deaths are referred to in detail in the portion of the report dealing with Maternity and Child Welfare. The number of births exceeded the deaths by 332, constituting the natural increase of the population. Table A.- —Birth-rates and Death-rates PER 1,000 OF THE POPULA- tion. Infantile Deaths per 1,000 Births. Year. Births. Birth-rate. Net Deaths. Death-rate. 1 Infants under ] year. Deaths. Death-rate. Average. 1891] to - 1900 j 1.222 31*6 606 15-6 116 95-5 Average. 1901] to > 1910J 1,209 28-9 552 13-2 104 86-5 Average. 1911] to \ 1920J 1,143 259 561 12 73 91 80 23 1921 1,225 26-23 541 11-58 76 62-04 1922 1,097 23-40 584 12-45 101 92-06 1923 1,144 23-9 512 10-7 74 64-6 1924 1,119 23-1 581 12-0 86 76-7 1925 1,041 21-5 488 10 1 67 64-3 1926 999 20-7 498 10-3 52 52 1927 920 19-2 522 10-8 64 69-5 1928 888 18-5 517 10-8 61 68-7 1929 845 17 4 531 10*9 64 75-7 1930 808 16-5 486 9*9 49 60-6