Venereal Diseases in New Zealand (1922) / Report of the Special Committee of the Board of Health appointed by the Hon. Minister of Health - New Zealand. Committee of the Board of Health

GRAPH A.

Average Ages of Bridegroom and Bride at Marriage, 1900-1921.

TABLE A.

Illegitimate Births, and Births within One Year after Marriage, in New Zealand, 1913-21.

NOTE.—The figures refer to accouchements, not to children born, multiple cases being counted once only (Only live births are included.)

Year	Illegitimate Births	Duration of Marriage (in Complete Months)												Total Legitimate First Births within One Year of Marriage	Total Registered Births
Year	Illegitimate Births	0.	1.	2.	3.	4.	5.	6.	7.	8.	9.	10.	11.	Total Legitimate First Births within One Year of Marriage	Total Registered Births
1913	1,173	96	122	145	241	255	350	398	306	327	831	669	462	4,202	27,935
1914	1,291	83	122	146	216	247	354	398	294	335	720	642	487	4,044	28,338
1915	1,137	56	96	158	231	219	288	353	286	336	769	621	457	3,870	27,850
1916	1,139	63	95	135	170	212	269	326	266	343	793	694	512	3,878	28,509
1917	1,141	68	66	119	137	184	216	291	264	250	575	505	449	3,124	28,239
1918	1,169	42	64	99	141	148	215	259	213	212	443	298	279	2,413	25,860
1919	1,132	52	98	101	125	161	202	258	222	238	469	397	314	2,637	24,483
1920	1,414	69	125	167	220	295	347	445	377	407	859	802	575	4,688	29,921
1921	1,245	82	140	177	228	253	341	456	370	382	979	804	670	4,882	28,567
Totals	10,841	611	928	1,247	1,709	1,974	2,582	3,184	2,598	2,830	6,438	5,432	4,205	33,738	249,702

MALCOLM FRASER,
Government Statistician.

TABLE B.