VITAL STATISTICS
BIG INCREASE I IN MARRIAGES.' > The vital srVitistics for for thf> inonth of August disclose* a slight falling-off in the number of marriages recordpd compared with -those in August, 1919. but a substantial increase in births and dfnths. The figures for the month are as follow, those for August cf last year being given for tho purpose of comparison:— 1920. 1919. Bir'Sis 230 156 Deaths 122 93 Marrage notices 123 130 Marriages by Registrar 35 35 During the eight months ended yes-, terday there was an increase of over 300 marriages compared with the number for the corresponding period lasii year, and slight decreases in the number ox births and deaths. The detailed figures ore as follow, those of 1919 being given in parentheses: Births 1711 (1730), deaths 741 (771), marriage not'ees 1029 (7CO), marriages by Registrar 2GO (224).
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Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 290, 1 September 1920, Page 6
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141VITAL STATISTICS Dominion, Volume 13, Issue 290, 1 September 1920, Page 6
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