Jasper County Democrat, Volume 22, Number 72, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 6 December 1919 — BRITISH BIRTH RATE GROWS [ARTICLE]

BRITISH BIRTH RATE GROWS

More Boys Are Born In Times of. Hardships. Official. Figures Show. London. —More babies were born in England during August in any previous month since the beginning of the war. Official returns show the number to be 6,390, equivalent to an annual rate of 18 per 1,000, and 461 more babies than in the same month of 1918. “I believe that during and after wars more boy babies are born than girls,” said Dr. Mary Scharlieb, a specialist, discussing the report. “I think official figures will prove that more boys are born during periods of stress, hardship and food shortages and mere girls during periods - of wealth, ease and luxury.” _ “A baby these days is a very expensive addition to the average British family,” said another doctor.. “The cost of everything, from blankets to perambulators lias practically doubled. Milk is a shilling a quart and nurses three guineas a week. The infant’s extensive wardrobe is also a 1 costly affair these days; while his cot costs twice as much as before the war. Only millionaires can afford twins, much as we need them. t» repair the waste of wart”