DECLINE IN BIRTHS

Feilding Star, Volume 9, Issue 3849, 4 October 1932, Page 7

DECLINE IN BIRTHS

FEWER, MAUIUAGFS IN YEAR AFCiCkAND DISTRICT HKTCRN’S Marked declines in the numbers of births and marriages, and also pt deaths. ;:ro revealed in the vital statistics for September in tho Audi* land district, when, compared with" tho figure, for .-fr-io corresponding month last year. Last mouth a total of 189 births was register oil. compared witiii 221 in September last year. In tho first nino mohtlid of {fifi current year tho 'total was 1837, as against -140 last . year. Marriages last month totalled 127. a decrease of nine in compart on with tlio figures for September last year. Tho total tln s year to date is 1270. last year’s figuro. for the- cam* ponding' period being 1337. Of last montfis’ marriages, 30 were celebrated by tho registrar. as_4irrai*»F 45 last year, while for tine period of nice months the totals were 3451 t'.ii i- yeafr. and 389 hr,.t year. The number of deat|'|j also sliWr-'i a decline, the month's figures lwing 107. compared with 234 in Sepitem--ber lagt year. Fur tho nine montfisof the current year the deaths total. . led l4sß, SB agains* 1438 Icist year.