§ Lieut.-Colonel CROFTasked the Home Secretary what is the average surplus of births over deaths in Great Britain during the last four completed years?
§ Major BOYD-CARPENTERThe information asked for in the question is given in the following table:
England and Wales. Scotland. Great Britain. 1918 … 50,800 20,182 70,982 1919 … 188,235 31,119 219,354 1920 … 491,652 68,367 560,019 1921 … 390,185 56,991 447,176 Total … 1,120,872 176,659 1,297,531 Average … 280,218 44,165 324,383