§ Mr. T. Reidasked the Secretary of State for the Colonies what is the birth rate in Malta; and how long it will take at the present rate for its people to double their population.
§ Mr. HopkinsonThe birth rate for the island of Malta, from 1943 to 1952. is shown below:
Per 1,000 of population 1943 31.6 1948 36.3 1944 40.5 1949 34.3 1945 39.2 1950 33.1 1946 39.2 1951 30.6 1947 38.9 1952 29.7 Assuming future birth and death ratesto be the same as in 1952, and without regard to the possible effects of migration, the population would double in about 37 years.