. California and the Oriental: Japanese, Chinese and Hindus. Eighteen selected agricultural counties of California. Black portions indicate percentage of Japanese births. Figures in center indicate 1920 percentages. RATE. 39 The following table gives the registered births of ;il! races in Cali-fornia, together with percentage of each for the years 1910 to 1920: REGISTERED BIRTHS IN of Vital Statistics of the State Board of Health, 1910 to 1919. \ ii hi In r nf Hit Ilis. 10101011101210131014101510161017[01810101020 32,138 ,075 56,52167,172 Japanese Negr
. California and the Oriental: Japanese, Chinese and Hindus. Eighteen selected agricultural counties of California. Black portions indicate percentage of Japanese births. Figures in center indicate 1920 percentages. RATE. 39 The following table gives the registered births of ;il! races in Cali-fornia, together with percentage of each for the years 1910 to 1920: REGISTERED BIRTHS IN of Vital Statistics of the State Board of Health, 1910 to 1919. \ ii hi In r nf Hit Ilis. 10101011101210131014101510161017[01810101020 32,138 ,075 56,52167,172 Japanese Negro 80S 104 864281874272313086316078 719 1,4672,215 ,721 1,4581,071 232258319343388392199328262257406 Totals I 526,718 485,316 3,474 277307321381418429425419413135SI i 17232!)49513821624:?-;:,-,L23 1,320 :,ll /•? r Ot ni of Total Births. 1910 1911 1012 1018 1911 . ; 1015 -- 1916 VOOjO 1917 1918 1C0/) 1919 1020 L0I .0 The above table shows decrease in births of whites from cent of the total in 1910 to per cent of the total in figures also show an increase in Japanese births from percent of the total in 1910 to per cent of the total in 1920. BIRTH RATE. Concerning the subject of birth rate the Japanese had the followingto say in their written memorial to the President of the United Statesprepared by the Japanese Association of America (in California) dur-ing the Presidents last trip to the Coast in 1919: Of late, much eloquence has been spent in condemning the Japanese birth is alleged that the Japanese power of fecundity is notoriously high, furnishingground for the fear that the Japanese will become the dominating race in white races will be driven from the land. Hence the terrible yellow peril! tlncludes other races. 40 CALIFORNIA AND THE ORIENTAL. But in reality, we are not even certain that the birth rate among the Japanese isvery high. W
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