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Post by marchesarosa on Jun 7, 2011 9:21:19 GMT 1
The Guardian reported the Office for National Statistics in May last year with respect to England and Wales: ....the birth rate has been rising steadily over the past decade. In 1999, there were 621,872 live births , which equates to a birth rate of 57.8 and a fertility rate of 1.7 children per woman. The fertility rate now stands at 1.95. [i.e in 2009 706,248 live births]...
The percentage of births to mothers born outside the UK has also increased from 14.3% to 24.7%....
The ONS has also released birth rate statistics by local authority. Newham has the highest birth rate at 103 per 1,000 women, while Durham has the lowest at 37.5.www.guardian.co.uk/news/datablog/2010/may/25/birth-rate-statistics-england-walesI wonder if Visitor has asked herself why multicultural, multi-ethnic Newham has a birth rate nearly three times greater than Durham's? Something in the water, perhaps? Hmmm. No. Just a very young immigrant population doing what young populations do so well - breed!
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