New Britain herald., 1925-05-06
BIRTH RATE DROPS
 IN HARDWARE CITY
Death Rate Increases, According
 to Bureau of Census
1647 BABIES HERE IN 1924
Bristol and Hartford Show Better Birth Figures Than New Britain-- Infant Mortality Rate Declines in This City, Statistics Show
BY GEORGE H. MANNING

BY GEORGE II. MANNING
 Washington Bureau of N. B. Herald)
 Washington, D. C., May e.-New Britain's birth rate declined last year, while the death rate in the city mounted. 1t was learned here today.
 A study Of the vital statistics Of New Britain, just completed by fed eral experts in the census bureau of the U. s. department of commerce. revealed that from a birth rate of 25.6 per 1000 of population in 1923. the births in 1924 decreased to PAS per thousand.
 Deaths. on tho other hand ad- vanced from S.7 per thousand in 1928 to 9.6 last yoar.
 Several cities and towns nearby had better birthrates than New Britain. In Bristol, the birth rate, according to the government statis- tician, was 25.2 in 1924. In Hart ford, 1t was 25.9. New Britain. however, had more attractive birthrate than Danbury where the rate vas 23.1; East Hartford, where the rate was only l1.2; or Manches- ter where the rate was 22.3.
 or the cities and towns In the reg istration area in Connecticut, near New Britain, Danbury had by far the highest death rate. Its mortal ity rate was l43 per thousand Of population. Bristors ra1e was 8.9; East Hartford's 7.5; Hartfords 11.S; and Manchester S,7.
 During the year 1924, 1,647 chil- dren were born in New Britain, and In the same year, there were 63S deaths in the city, Of the deaths tlc7 were of children under one year of age.
 The infant mortality rate in New Britain decreased from 1928 to 1924 Exclusive of still births, the rate ir ! 1923 was 79.1 per 1000 population while last year 1t was reduced tc i 77-l.
 New Britain Better Than State
 New Britain made better show 1 ing both in birth and death rate than did the state of Connection on a whole. As compared witl New Britain's birth rate Of PAS las year, that for the state of Connect cut was only 2ll. The state had | death rate Of 11,3, while NeT Britain's mortality rate was onl. 9.6.
 The state, however. cut down it. death rate and advanced It's btrtl rate, ae compared with the preceding year. In 1928, deaths in th state occurred al rate of l2 pc thousand, and births at a rate 0 20.S.
 The urhan districts of the stat had higher birth rate last yea than the rural districts Tn urban birth rate was given as 22.6 while that tor the rural districts va 16.I.
 ! The rural districts also had higher death rate, their figure beini 1l.4 per thousand, as against il. for the city districts.
 In i924, Sl676 births were regis terad In Connecticut. and 1928 deaths. Of which 2,t8l wero death Of infants under year of age. Th infant mortality rate was cut dow, from 76.5 in 1928, to 68.9 last year
 ConneC'icut's death rate for 1922 was declared 10 be the lowest eve recorded for that state. The high est 1924 death rate in the countr was shown for the urban district Of Mississippi, and was given as p. per 1000 population, while the low est death rate was recorded in th rural districts Of Montana. and wa only 6.5 per thousand.