VITAL STATISTICS.
LAST YEAR’S BAD RECORD. [From Ocr Correspondent.] W ELLIiNGION, ju a 22, - Ihc year 1916 was not only a bad one from the point of view of the exceptionally large number of deaths which occurred in New Zealand, ; but it was notable for the great decrease in the number of births, the result being tlmt instead of the population showing a natuial increase of well over seTbnteen thousand—as it had done during the preceding ten years:—the 'natural increase was only 949 d. The position is well shown by a comparison of tlio figures for last year and those for tiro year 1917 Births. Deaths. Excess births.. 1917 . . 23,239 10.528 17 771 1»1S . . 25,880 16,56t 0,496 :
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 12637, 23 May 1919, Page 3
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