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Fertility and its relation to social conditions A study of the vital statistics of London in 1930–1932

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  15 May 2009

K. Mitra
K. Mitra
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From the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
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The rapid decline of the birth-rate in nearly all countries of western Europe has naturally attracted much attention. Some have studied the probable effects upon the absolute size and the age constitution of the population, and the consequence entailed upon the military and economic strength of a nation. Others have drawn attention to resulting change's in the relative importance of diseases of young, adult and old ages. Changes in mere numbers depend wholly, and the other changes to a considerable extent, upon quantitative factors; they must occur even if the quality of those born differs in no way from that of those produced when fertility was at a higher level. But, if the quality of births changes with their quantity, then the consequences of decrease of numbers may be better or worse than mere numerical changes would involve.

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Research Article
Information
Journal of Hygiene , Volume 37 , Issue 1 , January 1937 , pp. 108 - 123
Copyright
Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1937

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