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The lowest birthrate ever recorded in Berlin was that for the third quarter of 1923—nine per thousand. During 1922 there were about 8,000 less births than deaths. The cause for the decrease in births were general poverty (which makes an addition to the family a luxury), bad housing, increased cost of medical attendance.
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