Show BIRTH SATE IN INU INe U UI 8 DECLINING e Montana 1 Has the Lowest Death Rate with 78 Per Thousand WASHINGTON WASHINGTO D. D C. C June 18 B By By The Associated Press Declining birth rates and increasing IncreasIng increasing ing death rates were revealed to today to- to today today day by the commerce department in statistics for tor 1926 covering 28 8 states slates from which figures were gathered For the area covered in today's report there were were- births and deaths The birth birthrate birthrate birthrate rate was as 01 per 1600 1900 population while the death rate was 1 1 In 1925 the birth rate rato was and the death rate The Tho birth birthrate birthrate rate was lower In 26 of ot the 28 8 states slates while the death rate was higher in 23 of ot the 28 states The highest birth rate was In Florida I where here it was per 1000 lation The lowest was in Mon Mon- Montana Montana Montana tana 14 Florida also had the highest death rate and Mon fon- Montana T fontana tana had the lowest 78 Infant rates were shown sho n to have hayo been higher gen s-en- generally generally In 1926 as ns 21 of ot the 28 states showed Increases In figures Delaware had the highest infant death rate with per 1000 Oregon was wag lowest with and Portland Oregon had the best record among the cities titles with The highest rate for the cities titles was at Richmond Va 1074 |