§ Mr. Patrick Maitlandasked 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. MaclayThe following table gives the information:
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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 Maitlandasked 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. MaclayThe 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