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In the several Registration Sub-Districts, the birth rates
were as under:—
1907. 1908.
All Souls' 15.9 13.6
St. Mary 16.9 16.3
Christ Church 26.9 29.4
St. John 19.2 20.7
The average rate for the previous ten years is 218 per
thousand.
In England and Wales, taken as a whole, the birth rate
during 1908 was 26.5, and in the 76 great towns it was 27.0.
The rate for St. Marylebone is an exceedingly low one, and
if, as I imagine, the population should not be so low as stated by
the Registrar-General, the rate would, of course, be considerably
lower. Many writers have directed attention to the decline in
the birth rate which has taken place for some time throughout all
civilised countries. I give in the accompanying table the rate for
St. Marylebone as far back as statistics can be obtained, and a
glance at this will reveal a fairly steady and continuous decline.