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lowest birthrate yet. grave concern expresses. MARRIED WOMEN" AND POODLES. (Bf Teiegraph. —Parliamentary Reporter.) WELLINGTON, Thursday. Grave concern at the falling biith rate is expressed T>y the DirectorGeneral of Health (Dr. T. H. A. Valmtine) in his annual report to the House of Representatives. It was pointed ou that the birtih rate, per 1000 of the mean population was 19.01 in comparison with 10.56 for 1928, and that this *as the lowest rate ever recorded m tne Dominion. A quotation is given from an address bv Dr G. B. Abbott before the Austia lasian Medical Congress regard to women avoiding having. mini lies and of the damage that may from the practices adopted to tl , it is better for a niarned woman to hold a 'baby in wer ar^ r th ' a " datid P s » poodle, which, may give her hydatids. "The Petty Social Round." Another quotation is given from Dr. RileV* professor of obstetrics trvnaecolofy of the Medical Schoo, CX wk. writes: —"No country can remain virile unless the population to *SS tT™* * « increased people niarry Ujey must tS nThe £* llcation of passion. What >s wanted » th* to face all the aitncuixiee and sometimes even the ° married life—more of the old pioneer ing spirit, which enabled the this country to carve out a f utiire arnost with ibare hands. . . • What is wanted in New Zealand is an adjustSS values. The pet!ty the theatres, concerts, pictures, ti encumbrance of our houses less and unnecessary adornments are insurance against old a > help to renew our youth. Men To Blame, Too? Dr. Valintine adds that to rely on other countries to" so large an extent to f-PPn up our population is deplorable. Our best arrival is the infant bom in New Zealand and brought up with a f 'e of his country and the British Em pire. It is important that our manhood should realise this also, lor ne fears l that manv of them are not anxious to assumJ the responsibility of parenthood.