Further to the answer to question S2W-25007 by Patricia Ferguson on 8 May 2006, what the subject matters were of the 60 files on which 100-…

The subject matters of the fileson which a 100-year closure was imposed are listed in the following table. Whenthe National Archives of Scotland were gathering this information, theydiscovered a group of State Hospital patients’ files which had been omitted fromthe total I gave in the answer to question S2W-25007 on 8 May 2006. The totalnumber of files subject to 100-year closures is therefore 137.
Year
| Subject
| No. of files

1962
| Adoption and emigration of illegitimate children
| 1

1988-89
| Deaths of Children in Care: Individual cases 324-329: reports and assessments
| 1

1991
| Orkney Inquiry: Establishment of the inquiry into the removal of children from Orkney
| 1

1934-36
| Adoption: Requests from individuals for changes to surname in birth register.
| 1

1982-87
| Illegitimate Child: Acknowledgement of Paternity under s18: Correspondence with local registrars on individual cases
| 1

1987-88
| Illegitimate Child of Married Woman: Correspondence with local registrars on individual cases
| 2

1988
| Stillbirth: General, including correspondence on individual cases
| 2

1974-87
| False Information: General correspondence with local registrars on false entries, including bigamy
| 1

1948-58
| Adoption: Individual Cases: Requests from individuals to change their, or their children's, surname in the birth register, and other enquiries regarding adoption
| 7

1968-84
| Adoption Acts: General: Requests for searches of the Adopted Children Register and extracts from the Register of Births, and other enquiries relating to the registration of the birth of subsequently adopted children
| 11

1941
| Lists of Enumerators for 1941 Census: Districts 1-901: Lists names, occupations, residence and some personal comments about suitability
| 5

1933-2003
| State Patient: Case Files
| 104


| Total
| 137