PROPORTION OF BIRTHS TO POPULATION AND TO MARRIED WOMEN, 1871 TO 1891.
| Year of Census. |
Enumerated Population. |
Married Women under 45 Years of Age. |
Legitimate Births. (1) |
Proportion of Legitimate Births— |
| Per 1,000 of the Population. |
Per 1,000 Married Women under 45 Years of Age. |
| 1871 |
731,528 |
88,561 |
26,805 |
36.64 |
302.67 |
| 1881 |
862,346 |
84,831 |
25,675 |
29.77 |
302.66 |
| 1891 |
1,140,405 |
120,700 |
35,853 |
31.44 |
297.04 |