HC Deb 08 June 1944 vol 400 c1540W
Mr. Molson

asked the Secretary of State for India what is the present mortality per 1,000 children up to 16 years of age as shown in the 1941 census; and what is the present rate of increase per annum of the population of India as shown by the 1941 census.

Mr. Amery

The information asked for in the first part of the hon. Member's Question is not given in the 1941 Census Report. As shown in the 1931 Census the rate is 451 per 1,000. The average annual increase in the total population of India between 1931 and 1941 was 5,087,880, equivalent to 1½ per cent, of the population in 1931.