Cost of living in German towns

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Identifikator:: 866449027

URN:: urn:nbn:de:zbw-retromon-93831

Document type:: Monograph

Title:: Cost of living in German towns

Place of publication:: London

Publisher:: Stat. Off.

Year of publication:: 1908

Scope:: 1 Online-Ressource (LXI, 548 Seiten)

Collection:: Economics Books

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114 BRESLAU. The total area of the town on December 19th, 1905, was 10,400 acres, of which about one-fourth was occupied by houses (including their yard or garden spaces) ; one-fifth by streets, roadways and railway lines, and about one-twentieth by water. In respect of its public parks and open spaces, which cover an area of 953 acres, Breslau is particularly fortunate. In central or old Breslau alone there are 90 acres of tree-planted open spaces, nearly one-half of which consist of the promenades occupying the site of the ramparts which were demolished between 1307 and 1813, and encircled the old town on all sides except the north, where the Oder formed a natural defence. The original moats survive in a series of ornamental lakes following the line of the promenades, so that the old or inner town is still more or less surrounded by a belt of water. The number of recreation and ornamental grounds is being constantly added to by the efforts, not only of the municipality, but also of a private society of citizens one of whose aims is to ensure that all pieces of waste or wayside land within the urban area shall be planted with trees or flowers or otherwise made to contribute to the amenities of the town. The population of Breslau has increased fourfold since 1850 and doubled since 1875. The number of its inhabitants at the end of 1905 was 470,751. The mean yearly increase of the population in each quinquennial period since 1871 has been as follows :— Quinquennial Period. Mean Yearly Increase Population (per cent. 1871-75 .. 1875-80 .. 3 54 2 68 of ). 1880-85 ... ! 1885-90 ... I 1890-95 ... I 1895-1900 ! 1900-05 ... 1- 89 2 27 217 2- 66 214 In each of the two last quinquennial periods, part of the increase was caused. by the incorporation within the municipal area of certain outlying parishes. If the area had remained the same, the mean yearly increase would have been 2*25 per cent, in 1895-1900 and 1*98 per cent, in 1900-05, instead of 2'66 and 2T4 per cent, respectively. Of the total increase of the population between 1871 and 1905 about two-thirds has been due to the arrival of new settlers, and one-third to natural growth. Both the birth and death rates have declined considerably in the last 25 years, but the death rate has declined the more rapidly, as may be seen from the following Table :— Quinquennial Period. 1881-85 1886-90 1891-95 1896-1901 1901-05 Mean Annual Birth-rate per 1,000 of Population. Mean Annual Death-rate per 1,000 of Population. 36 6 35 8 35 3 343 32 2 314 29 0 27 4 25 0 23 8 Thus, in the 25 years under review, the preponderance of the birth-rate over the death-rate has increased from 5 2 to 8'4 per 1,000 of the population. The decline in the general death rate has been accompanied by a fall in the rate of infant mortality. Even now, however, few of the larger cities of Germany show higher rates of infant mortality than Breslau, where for every 1,000 children born (exclusive of still-births), there were in 1905 252 deaths of

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