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ANALES DE LA SOCIEDAD CIENTÍFICA ARGENTINA 



TABLE 26. — War in relation to birth, death and marriage rates ' 



BIRTH OF BOYS TENDS TO INCREASE IN WAR TIMES 



In table 27 is given the number of boys born for evervy 100 girls 

 foi botli Engiand and Scotland frora 1895 to 1906 inclusive, tliat is 

 four years before and foiir years after the South African war. There 

 is a slight iucrease in the nuuiber of boys born to that of girls in 

 England during the South African war. In Scotland there is a de- 

 crease when compared with the four years previous to the war and 

 an increase compared with the four years subsequent to the war. If 

 we record the year 1898 OTÚy, just previous to the war then there is 

 an increase in the birth of boys. Also we must consider that in general 

 in many countries there has been a tendency to a relative decrease. 

 i n birth of boys. From this point of view, the increase in the first 

 three years of the war (1890-1901) after 1898, may be considered as 

 a temporary arrest of the general tendency to decrease. 



Statistical Ahstvact for the United Kingdom., 1901- 1915, Londou, 1917. 



