Show BIRTH RATE HIGHER IN MAJORITY OF i I 1 washington D C may 25 in most of the states the birth into late increased and the death late decreased in 1924 over 1923 according to a report just made public bv the census bureau in new york city however ho ever the birth rate was slightly lower and the death rate slightly high er in 1924 than in 1923 figures for birth rates for both years were obtained for twenty five states and in these the rate was higher in sixteen death rates covered twenty nine states and the rate was lower in t twentythree twenty enty three the highest birth rate per 1000 1 population in 1924 was in north carolina and the lowest was in rural montana record low death rates were fre reported ported by connecticut cut delaware kansas kentucky maine massachusetts montana nebraska ohio pennsylvania vermont virginia and wisconsin the six states having havin higher rates than in I 1 1923 were california flordia mississippi oregon south carolina and NV washington ashington the highest 1924 death rate per 1000 population ula tion was for the urban districts tracts of mississippi the lowest bare 5 vere for the rural districts of montana |