VITAL STATISTICS
BIRTHS IN AUSTRALIA FAMILY'S TWENTIETH CHILD [from our own correspondent] SYDNEY, Oct. 21 Australia's birth rate last year was the highest since 1931, and the infnnt mortality rate was the lowest yet recorded. The figures show that quadruplets were born to one couple during the year; they did not survive. There were 1294 oases of twins and nine of triplets. The 20th child was added to one family. Brides' ages ranged from 13 to 8;t. and bridegrooms' from 15 to 90. A girl aged 17 years was p\arried to a lUan aged 67- years..
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXV, Issue 23178, 26 October 1938, Page 16
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