[Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Orkney County & Kirkwall Burgh.

  • Orkney (Scotland). County Council.
Date:
1923
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Credit: [Report 1923] / Medical Officer of Health, Orkney County & Kirkwall Burgh. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    Table B.—Annual Death Rates foe each Aeea. Net Per 1,000 Population Under Per 1,000 Deaths. 1 year. Births. Mainland 155 18-1 8 59 North Isles 92 15-0 T3 2 18 So. Ronaldshay 34 16-9 f—i 0 r: a 2 57 —< 0 rs «c Walls 20 139 0 0 Kirkwall 55 15-2 o © 5 75 w o © Stromness 23 14T CO 2 95 CO Total 379 161 (129) 19 50T (79-0) 1922 410 16-7 (14-9) 22 53-9 (101-0) 1921 383 15-9 (13-5) 32 91-0 (91-0) Deaths in Institutions numbered 35—Balfour Hospital 13, Orkney Poorliouse 10, Royal Mental Hospital (Aberdeen) 1, Royal Asylum (Edinburgh) 5, Morayshire District Asylum (Elgin) 1, Royal Infirmary (Edinburgh) 4, Royal Infirmary (Dundee) 1. A detailed survey of the causes of death will be found in tlie report for each Public Health District. 135 marriages took place, equal to a marriage rate of 5'7 per 1000 of the population, as compared with 7'2 for Scot- land as a whole. Number of marriages and marriage rate per 1000 for each Area: — Main- North South Kirkwall Stromness land. Isles. Ronald. Walls. Burgh. Burgh. Total. Marriages 58 ... 24 ... 4 ... 5 ... 36 ... 8 ... 135 Rate per 1000... 6'8 ... 39 ... 2‘0 ... 3-5 ... 10'0 ... 4'9 ... 57