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According to the report of the Department of Public Health, there were 241 cases of twin births (452 children), and triplets were registered in one instance, in 1904. The number of children bora was 22,766; the number of mothers was 22,523; thus, on an average, one mother in every 93 gave birth to twins, against 97 in 1903, and 93 in 1902. The births of 1029 children were illegitimate; thus, 45 in every 1000 children born were born out of wedlock, against 46 in 1903 -
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1751, 27 September 1905, Page 19
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85Untitled New Zealand Mail, Issue 1751, 27 September 1905, Page 19
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