CHILDREN TO A MARRIAGE, 1874 TO 1891.
| Year. |
Leigitmate Births. |
Marriages in Year prior to that named in first column. |
Average Number of Children to a Marriage. |
| 1874 |
25,816 |
4,974 |
5.19 |
| 1875 |
25,941 |
4,925 |
5.27 |
| 1876 |
25,794 |
4,985 |
5.17 |
| 1877 |
25,000 |
4,949 |
5.05 |
| 1878 |
25,478 |
5,103 |
4.99 |
| 1879 |
25,535 |
5,092 |
5.01 |
| 1880 |
24,894 |
4,986 |
4.99 |
| 1881 |
25,763 |
5,286 |
4.87 |
| 1882 |
25,476 |
5,896 |
4.32 |
| 1883 |
26,249 |
6,309 |
4.16 |
| 1884 |
27,612 |
6,771 |
4.08 |
| 1885 |
28,667 |
7,218 |
3.97 |
| 1886 |
29,359 |
7,395 |
3.97 |
| 1887 |
31,463 |
7,737 |
4.07 |
| 1888 |
32,845 |
7,768 |
4.23 |
| 1889 |
34,550 |
8,946 |
3.86 |
| 1890 |
35,665 |
9,194 |
3.88 |
| 1891 |
36,441 |
9,187 |
3.97 |
| Sums and Mean |
512,548 |
116,721 |
4.39 |