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In 1886, 200 of every 1,000 married females were minors in 1908
there were 140 only.
The decline has thus taken place in the most prolific period of the
life of the woman, and hence fewer births result.
That this change has its compensating advantages, may be seen in
the greater care exercised in the rearing of those born, and their probable
more favourable ante-natal conditions, as observed in the lowered
infantile death-rate throughout the country.
The following tabular statement is given to show the grounds upon
which comparisons have been made.
Table: Bi?-th-rate Death-rate and Analysis of Mortality in the year igog.
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Bi?-th-rate Death-rate and Analysis of Mortality in the year igog.
Annual Rate per 1,000 Living. Deaths under one year 1 to 1,000 Births. Births Death-rate. Principal Epidemic Diseases Cols. 4-10. Small-Pox. Measles. Scarlet Fever. Diphtheria. Whooping Cough. Fever. Diarrhoea. Crude. Corrected. Cols. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. England and Wales 25.6 14.5 14.5 1.12 0.00 0.35 0.09 0.14 0.20 0.06 0.28 109 76 Great Towns 25.7 14.7 15.6 1.42 0.00 0.48 0.11 0.15 0.24 0.06 0.38 118 143 Smaller Towns 24.8 13.9 14.5 1.08 0.00 0.33 0.09 0.16 0.17 0.06 0.27 111 England and Wales less the 219 Towns 25.6 14.5 13.6 0.80 0.00 0.21 0.06 0.14 0.16 0.06 0.17 98 Walthamstow 24.66 8.8 9.3 0.98 0.00 0.22 0.08 0.10 0.33 0.01 0.22 83.3 „ 1908 26.48 9.56 10.1 0.95 0.00 0.7 0.08 0.15 0.01 0.9 0.0 100.8
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Not only have the deaths from the dangerous infectious diseases
shown a marked decline, but the numbers affected by them have also
considerably lessened.
Instead of an average rate of attack of 10 per 1,000 for the country,
we have had only half that number during 1909.