THE BIRTH RATE QUESTION

Bush Advocate, Volume XXI, Issue 95, 20 October 1908, Page 5

THE BIRTH RATE QUESTION

(Received this day, 9.48 a.m.) ' MELBOURNE, to-day. Professor Allen, in a presidential address at the Medical Congress, said the fall in the birthrate had been deplorable. Speaking generally, the fall was not noted so much, in the' highest or the lowest ranks of society, but was strongly-, marked in the middleclasses. Australia's statistics reflect only too faithfully .this widespread tendency, though since 1903 the tide appeared to be slowly turning. As far as this downward movement represented increased responsibility on the part of parents, some extemiation might be pleaded, but so far as it implied unwillingness to accept responsibility, -it only received unqualified condemnation. In the saving of child life a more cheery tale was to be told. He rejoiced at the progress in legislation in Australia for infants, but much was required to be done. . In late- years there had been a great reduction "in the death rate from tuberculosis.

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