THE BIRTH RATE
TO TUE EDITOR. Sir—There is a table which appears in the New Zealand Year Book for 1919, which has just been issued, which is most extraordinary and. should, call for public comment. Briefly it gives particulars of the births in 1918, as follow : — Illegitimate ....' 1169 Under 3 months 'afteriuarriage 205 „ 6 • „ „ „• ... 504 „ 7 „ „ „ ... V.59 „ 8 „ „ „ ... 213 „ 9 „ „ „ ... £12 2562 ■ „ 10 „ „ „ ... 443 „ ,11 „ „ „ .... 298 >.. 13 „ „ „ ... 279 3582 Does not this disclose a terrible condi« tion of 'affairs in this countrv?—lam, etc. ' * OBSERVES. £sth Kav.
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Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 124, 26 May 1920, Page 8
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86THE BIRTH RATE Evening Post, Volume XCIX, Issue 124, 26 May 1920, Page 8
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