My own observations, corroborated by the opinions of many other observers, leads me to believe that the fecundity of the coloured people is neither greater nor less than that of other people-white, black or yellow-whose birthrate is not artificially restricted, and that their general physical constitution, when not undermined by disease or stunted by underfeeding, is as strong as that of any other human variety.
"The Black Man's Place in South Africa"
Peter Nielsen
One of the things, earnestly desired by the French people is to increase the birthrate.
"A Journey Through France in War Time"
Joseph G. Butler, Jr.
There was a discussion at the banquet over female suffrage and the birthrate, and this grew very animated.
"A Journey Through France in War Time"
Joseph G. Butler, Jr.