Illegitmate Births Down from 1922, Dec. 9, 1924

Illegitimate Births in North Carolina. . . Of These 907 Were White, 3,188 were Colored

By the Associated Press

Raleigh, Dec. 9—There were 4,005 illegitimate births, 907 white and 3,198 negro, in North Carolina during the year of 1923, according to the annual report of the Bureau of Vital Statistics of the State Department of Health just published.

Ten counties reported no illegitimate births among the white race, while two reported none among the negroes. Each of the 100 counites in the state, however, was reported in the total.

The more populous counties showed the largest number of illegitimate births. Mecklenburg led with 62 white and 100 negro, followed by Wake with 19 white and 123 negro; Forsyth, 29 white and 100 negro; Edgecombe, 3 white and 123 negro; Pitt, 4 white and 115 negro; Guilford, 50 white and 64 negro; New Hanover, 8 white and 100 negro.

The 1923 report shows a slight decrease in the number of illegitimate births as compared with 1922, there being 4,201 during that year.

The reports for some of the counties follows:

Cabarrus—10 white; 82 negro

Iredell—14 white, 27 negro

Mecklenburg—62 white, 100 negro

Rowan—16 white, 27 negro

Stanly—7 white, 5 negro

Union—11 white, 34 negro

From the front page of the Concord Daily Tribune, December 9, 1924

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