HC Deb 22 March 1927 vol 204 cc230-3W
Mr. WESTWOOD

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland if he can now give the notifications of diphtheria and the deaths registered from that disease for each of the years 1911 to 1926 in the following towns: Edinburgh, Glasgow, Paisley, Kilmarnock, Kirkcaldy, Perth, Dundee, Inverness, Greenock, Stirling, St. Andrews, Ayr, Oban, Aberdeen, Arbroath, Dunfermline, Forfar, Haddington, Kirkcudbright, Nairn, Peebles, Saltcoats, and Wigtown; and similar figures for scarlet fever?

Sir J. GILMOUR

The information desired is contained in the following statistical table:—

NUMBERS of CASES of DIPHTHERIA and of SCARLET FEVER notified and the Numbers of Deaths recorded from these Diseases in certain Towns in Scotland during the years 1911 to 1926, inclusive.
N.—Notifications; D.—Deaths.
I. DIPHTHERIA.
1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918.
N. D. N D. N. D. N. D. K. D. N. D. N. D. N. D.
Edinburgh 1091 88 612 51 570 37 1021 107 1022 130 957 95 782 82 830 71
Glasgow 2234 219 2199 235 1996 195 1521 162 1351 171 1336 1[...]1 1267 154 1534 189
Paisley 91 10 59 9 62 4 66 8 338 44 255 36 110 14 93 9
Kilmarnock 46 3 26 2 48 2 65 6 29 4 46 8 28 2 38 3
Kirkcaldy 59 8 23 56 8 102 12 142 20 168 17 193 12 252 20
Perth 172 23 89 7 59 8 44 4 103 4 180 13 57 8 55 7
Dundee 389 38 428 48 230 34 319 30 267 33 261 33 328 43 362 39
Inverness 42 8 42 7 109 17 101 11 36 4 11 2 15 2 45 6
Greenock 71 7 91 10 80 12 119 9 134 13 127 14 98 8 62 3
Stirling 34 2 23 4 31 2 24 5 17 1 18 3 8 26 8
St. Andrews 2 3 3 7 8 3 5 12 4 2
Ayr 89 8 143 7 66 3 44 3 54 6 60 6 48 4 48 9
Oban 2 3 1 1 1 9 3 *
Aberdeen 356 24 791 37 2062 111 1627 133 675 50 572 34 338 22 357 21
Arbroath 87 12 31 2 133 15 164 15 28 1 23 22 3 39 3
Dunfermline 118 7 88 6 50 2 60 4 75 7 44 7 24 1 24 9
Forfar 142 10 108 3 10 1 17 1 16 14 1 5 1 10
Haddington 3 8 28 2 12 19 2 17 8 13
Kirk[...]udbright 1 14 1 6 3 4 1 1
Nairn 2 3 1 4 38 1 44 2 24 7 1
Peebles 1 8 1 13 3 8 5 13 14 2
Saltcoats 32 3 23 3 9 9 2 10 1 9 2 7 1 6 1
Wigtown 1 3 3

1919. 1920. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925. 1926.
N. D. N. D. N. D. N. D. N. D. N. D. N. D. N. D.
Edinburgh 1094 116 1298 74 991 74 800 58 770 70 720 72 870 84 760 43
Glasgow 1812 164 2017 164 1856 128 1689 139 1767 144 1899 138 1736 117 2484 134
Paisley 53 6 100 9 133 6 76 3 118 8 94 6 88 4 147 5
Kilmarnock 44 2 77 6 85 5 76 12 90 1 57 4 29 2 30
Kirkcaldy 159 13 219 9 75 4 28 45 2 36 33 3 23 3
Perth 83 1 79 4 42 18 2 16 13 11 2 17 2
Dundee 274 24 315 30 274 15 267 23 256 34 452 44 648 78 786 66
Inverness 66 2 74 8 52 1 23 5 2 6 1 11 1
Greenock 88 4 103 6 143 5 86 7 112 6 147 5 172 8 279 11
Stirling 68 12 55 1 25 1 26 8 1 19 28 2 41 2
St. Andrews 13 2 28 4 11 2 2 3 5 21
Ayr 114 10 129 5 110 7 76 5 47 2 42 48 27 2
Oban 32 3 18 4 3 2 2
Aberdeen 561 31 560 28 733 36 292 15 189 8 286 11 432 22 323 19
Arbroath 52 1 38 3 113 6 49 1 95 10 37 1 55 1
Dunfermline 35 2 130 11 124 6 89 3 61 2 38 60 67 4
Forfar 10 21 1 8 34 1 42 3 4 13 17
Haddington 59 2 20 1 7 2 4 [...] 8 5
Kirkcudbright 1 1 4 2 4 1
Nairn 4 23 31 19 9
Peebles 12 5 1 2 8 3 1 1 11 1 1
Saltcoats 12 2 20 1 20 1 14 1 20 1 20 1 10 17
Wigtown 9 8 1
* No Return received.

II. SCARLET FEVER.
1911. 1912. 1913. 1914. 1915. 1916. 1917. 1918.
N. D. N. D. N. D. N. D. N. D. N. D. N. D. N. D.
Edinburgh 1304 32 1125 16 1959 48 2970 59 2147 65 1782 41 958 23 1277 43
Glasgow 3922 118 3519 93 4134 136 5636 227 6418 281 4073 161 1806 36 1327 2[...]
Paisley 364 14 244 3 122 2 620 18 1026 44 708 42 121 68 2
Kilmarnock 89 2 120 2 272 9 244 7 [...]03 6 92 5 39 32 2
Perth 155 3 60 1 45 1 45 98 1 168 4 [...]2 8
Kirkcaldy 134 6 106 3 119 3 244 9 148 4 52 24 32
Dundee 697 13 849 16 459 14 816 29 1173 21 452 11 195 2 87 1
Inverness 88 157 3 46 57 1 108 2 64 2 28 12
Greenock 389 14 765 36 432 18 700 5 148 8 294 7 218 5 118 1
Stirling 90 95 1 213 7 82 2 65 1 94 7 16 10
St. Andrew's 9 1 53 2 5 11 12 2 4 2
Ayr 121 143 2 245 4 92 2 168 3 119 4 69 1 [...]0 1
Oban 8 34 129 4 1 26 2 12 *
Aberdeen 1257 26 1102 31 1110 32 1553 83 1873 139 917 27 283 11 290 3
Arbroath 45 26 541 13 171 2 28 33 2 10 12
Dunfermline 292 5 229 6 197 1 152 3 123 1 120 2 69 1 39
Forfar 60 1 167 1 361 3 61 1 30 2 29 1 17 3
Haddington 12 24 10 14 11 10 1 10 1
Kirkcudbright 1 1 2 20 20 3 1
Nairn 38 23 8 1 20 2 2 3
Peebles 13 1 2 4 12 94 4 21 4 2
Saltcoats 33 19 3 43 2 62 35 1 35 32 2 28
Wigtown 19 6

1919. 1920. 1921. 1922. 1923. 1924. 1925. 1926.
N. D. N. D. N. D. N. D. N. D. N. D. N. D. N. D.
Edinburgh 1804 48 1769 17 2163 43 1702 35 1897 93 1761 68 2351 62 2004 36
Glasgow 2724 49 3767 58 3517 54 3475 74 3568 71 3184 82 3812 70 5060 [...]0
Paisley 85 3 232 8 217 5 194 1 331 7 220 4 305 8 544 13
Kilmarnock 56 1 172 1 264 4 170 3 122 1 157 5 140 6 143 5
Perth 23 148 1 68 19 138 495 11 563 11 172 2
Kirkcaldy 156 2 276 3 170 1 58 41 69 87 1 81
Dundee 410 4 424 6 380 12 429 7 813 14 1338 43 1528 37 1275 28
Inverness 26 28 34 1 44 1 22 1 64 1 19
Greenock 315 5 119 4 107 1 111 1 400 6 217 5 99 1 301
Stirling 51 1 156 5 72 50 2 20 66 59 2 52
St. Andrew's 2 7 40 90 1 14 [...]
Ayr 93 2 135 2 132 2 45 83 1 92 3 212 4 193
Oban 1 4 1 3 8 7 11
Aberdeen 270 4 409 4 706 9 310 10 271 3 197 3 712 15 843 7
Arbroath 76 2 17 27 108 247 [...] 122 40 3
Dunfermline 56 1 114 1 153 2 121 1 103 2 228 2 251 5 356 2
Forfar 8 44 34 112 1 83 2 13 309 3 68
Haddington 10 34 41 14 4 5 7
Kirkcudbright 2 18 1 6 3 3 8 1
Nairn 3 42 14 6 19 2
Peebles 15 1 84 3 24 2 13 1 14 12 19
Saltcoats 28 56 38 29 33 43 39 100
Wigtown 8 1 8 2 6
* No return received.