BRITISH DEATH RATE
LOWEST ON EE CORD CHILD MORTALITY DOWN (Elec. Tel. Copyright—United Press Assn.) (British Official Wireless.) Reed. 9 a.m. RUGBY, Sept. IG. The death rate for the year was the lowest ever recorded, while there was a slight upward turn in the birth-rate. Maternal mortality for the lirst time fell below three per 1000 births. Infantile mortality also reached a new low record and deaths from tuberculosis fell sharply.
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20045, 18 September 1939, Page 5
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71BRITISH DEATH RATE Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20045, 18 September 1939, Page 5
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