MORE PEOPLE BORN
BIG INCREASE LAST YEAR LOWEST INFANT MORTALITY The birth-rate last year showed an increase over the previous year, the number of births being 28,833, against 27,249 according to the abstract of statistics. The rate of 18.75 per 1000 population is the highest recorded since 1930, and the number of births registered is the highest since 1922. The general death-rate receded appreciably from the unusually high rate recorded in 1938. The number was 14,158, compared with 14,754 the year before, and the rate was 9.21, against 9.71. The rate of natural increase accordingly showed a substantial improvement, going irom 8.22 to 9.54 per 1000 population. Infant mortality, at 971, or 35.63 per 1000 live births, was, exceptionally high in 1938, but the 1939 figures, of 891 total and 30.90 per 1000, indicated a considerable fall. The rate is the lowest ever recorded for New Zealand. The totals are preliminary ones, and are all exclusive of Maoris.
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Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21040, 16 February 1940, Page 7
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158MORE PEOPLE BORN Waikato Times, Volume 126, Issue 21040, 16 February 1940, Page 7
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