Show I P PARIS RIS BIRTH RATE FALLS DESPITE WAR MAXIM ARIS Ja Jan 15 Traditions Traditions P P. P PARIS that the birth rate of a country country always increases after a war wa have proved fallacious fallacious falla falla- cious in this city at least Statistics Statistics Sta Sta- of the prefecture of po police police police po- po lice show the r rate te is still sinking sink sink- ing The number numbe of births in Paris in in n recent months has been higher than ever but this is due to the fact that the population population population tion of Paris has been augmented augment augment- ed by persons during the year yea The number of births per 1000 of population the vital test is lower at present than it was before the tho outbreak of the war warin warin warin in 1914 Po Poorer qu quarters of the city show a a higher percentage pe than sections cont containing the homes of th the thC 1 wealth Wealthier er citizens |