VITAL STATISTICS
BIRTHS ON Tim DECREASE.' I The return of births, deaths, and marriages for "Wellington for AI ay shows Hint the birth-rate still continues to decline its .compared .with (he liirfjis for Ilie corresponding month of last. year. The decrease is not a startling one, ns in ?ho\vn by (he comparative statistics for the five "months of this and last year, unci is readily explainable. Tlie figures for May (with those of the corresponding month of Inst year) are as follow:— 1918. 1917. Births 2LM 2SjJ Deaths 83 78 Marriages lOC S3 Marriages in office ... 3G 21 The figures for the five months of this and Inst year are as follow-.— 1918. 1917.Births 985 1097 Heaths SSS 3US Marriages 431 437 Marriages in office ... UC 132 One interesting inct deduced from the above figures is that marriages, in the Registrar's office appear to bo becoming inoro popular. During Hay Inst year the number of marriages so contracted .was 21, whilst during the month ended yesterday the Registrar was called upon to "tie the knot" no fewer tlinn 3G times, or an average of over one a day (counting every day of the month).
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Dominion, Volume 11, Issue 217, 1 June 1918, Page 6
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