ILLEGITIMACY PROBLEM
HAS BEEN GREATLY EXAGGERATED NO ALARMING INCREASE LIKELY. ' (TIMBS ,IND BVDNKT BUN SKRYIOII.t LONDON, 26th June. tln the House of Lords, the Archbishop of Canterbury, in asking for statistics regarding the alleged probability oE mi increase of illegitimacy in Britain owing to war conditions, said : "Enquiries made by the Bishops have not found sufficient grounds for credence, in tho allegation^ A responsible commit' too showed this abundantly, and just-i» ficd scepticism." TII9 Archbishop .did not declare that everything was right, but ho said that the reports wore immensely exaggerated. It was a matyor of great importance. Lord Hylfcon vopli'ocf tliat 'tho Locsl Government Board 'lid not possess information justifying the- statement that the proportion of legitimate birtim had boeu affected by tho war conditions.
The Department had specially enquired to /■©btain ■ information corroborating the of Canterbury's statement ."that the allegations were grossly exag~;gerated. Inspectors reported that it 'was unlikely that there would bo an alarming increase of illegitimacy.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 151, 28 June 1915, Page 7
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160ILLEGITIMACY PROBLEM Evening Post, Volume LXXXIX, Issue 151, 28 June 1915, Page 7
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