Without any whys or wherefores the Census Bureau last week announced that fewer U. S. women are having babies, that more babies are dying their first year. The 1933 birth rate per 1,000 population was 16.4, lowest since 1915 when Federal registration began. The 1932 birth rate was 17.4 per 1,000 population.
In 1933 infant mortality was 58.2 per 1,000 live births; 1932's infant mortality: 57.6.
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