HC Deb 04 February 1958 vol 581 cc161-2W
Mr. Patrick Maitland

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the number of live births registered in East Kilbride in each of the past five years and throughout the County of Lanark, respectively.

Mr. Maclay

The following table gives the information:

NUMBERS OF LIVE BIRTHS REGISTERED
— Lanark County (including Glasgow and Large Burghs) Lanark County (excluding Glasgow and Large Burghs) East Kilbride Registration District
1952 30,450 6,021 65
1953 30,165 6,057 66
1954 30,920 6,138 160
1955 31,639 6,268 184
1956 32,741 6,477 236
1957 (provisional) 33,093 6,581 227

Mr. Patrick Maitland

asked the Secretary of State for Scotland the average birth rate in each of the past five years throughout the County of Lanark and in East Kilbride, respectively.

Mr. Maclay

The following table gives birth rates for 1,000 population for Lanark County, including and excluding Glasgow and the large burghs. No separate rates for the East Kilbride Registration District can be calculated in the absence of up-to-date population figures.

— Lanark County (including Glasgow and Large Burghs) Lanark County (excluding Glasgow and Large Burghs)
1952 … 19.0 19.1
1953 … 19.0 19.2
1954 … 19.5 19.4
1955 … 19.7 19.7
1956 … 20.3 20.0