[Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, St Andrews.

  • St. Andrews (Scotland). Council.
Date:
1927
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Credit: [Report 1927] / Medical Officer of Health, St Andrews. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Birth Rate. The total number of births (including illegitimate), corrected for transfer in and transfer out, was 108, of which 56 were male and 52 female. The birth rate per 1000 of estimated population was 10'9, a decrease on the rate for the previous year by 0-5 and on the rate for the previous ten years by 0'48. With reference to the fall in the the birth rate it is of interest to note that 1927 gave the lowest Scottish birth rate ever recorded, namely 19 8 per 1000. Illegiti- mate births numbered 8, representing a rate of 7 4 per 100 total births. There was 1 still birth as compared with 4 in 1926. Marriage Rate. Forty-nine marriages were registered, representing a rate of 5 per 1000 of estimated population. In 1926 there were 44 marriages. Death Rate. Corrected for transfers, the number of deaths from all causes was 94, of which 36 were male and 58 female, the rate per 1000 being 95, a figure lower by 14 than the birth rate, higher by 0'5 than the rate for 1926, and lower by 0-55 than the average rate for the previous ten years. One death was due to the principal epidemic diseases, namely that of a child from whooping-cough. The tuberculosis death rate has fallen steadily during the past five years. The rates are as follows :— Year. 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, Rate per 1000. 0-74 106 0-82 0-30 010 Infantile Mortality. The excellence of the work done under the Mother and Child Welfare Scheme was again reflected in a low infantile mortality rate, the number of deaths occurring among infants being 46 per