The Fall of the Birth-Rate (Classic Reprint): A Paper Read Before the Cambridge University Eugenics Society, 20 May 1920: A Paper Read Before the ... Society, 20 May 1920 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Explore how England and Wales saw a marked fall in birth rates from the 19th into the 20th century, and what that shift reveals about society, economy, and demography.

This work examines birth, marriage, and death trends in England and Wales from 1837 through 1920, using civil registration data and interwar analysis. It situates the birth-rate decline alongside changing mortality, marriage patterns, and social structure, with careful attention to data quality and registration practices.

Readers will see how fertility varied across social classes, occupations, and districts, and how economic factors like prices and employment interacted with marriage and childbearing. The analysis weighs competing explanations and emphasizes data interpretation over simple conclusions, highlighting the limits of early data and the influence of registration reforms.

• Plain, data-driven discussion of birth rates, marriage rates, and infant mortality across decades.
• Discussion of how occupational and district variations relate to fertility.
• Careful consideration of how economic conditions and pricing may influence family size.
• A historical view that links demographic change to broader social and policy contexts of the era.

Ideal for readers of social history, population studies, and economic demography.

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