Gunnison Valley News | 1919-11-07 | Page 2 | British Birth Rate Grows

BRITISH BIRTH RATE GROWS More Boys Are Born in Times of Hardships, Hard-ships, Official Figures Show. London. More babies were born in England during August than 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 4G1 motv 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 hard-ship and food shortages and more girls during periods of wealth, ease and luxury."' "A baby these days is a very expensive ex-pensive addition to the average British Brit-ish family," said another doctor. "The cost of everything, from blankets to perambulators has practically doubled. Milk is a shilling a quart and nurses three guineas a week. ' The infant's extensive wardrobe is also a costly affair af-fair these days, while his cot costs twice as much as before the war. Only millionaires can afford twins, much a? we need them to repair the waste of war."