Empty cradles menace safety of the Empire: experts alarmed at Britain’s declining birthrate (1937)

BRITISH PARAMOUNT NEWSREEL (REUTERS) To license this film, visit Report on fears about the declining birth rate in the UK. Babies; J Ronald H Cartland? Full Description: ENGLAND: Children playing on roundabout Children sliding down slide Mr. & Mrs Smith walking with pram Mr. & Mrs Smith speaking into camera SOT Woman hanging up laundry on washing line Neville Chamberlain (Chancellor) and wife Anne Chamberlain Chamberlain’s Budget Bag Long view man planting Gooseberry bush and sign ’Gooseberry Bushes for Sale’ Background: Report on fears about the declining birth rate in the UK. Babies; J Ronald H Cartland (1907-1940), Personalities - Politicians; Domestic Life; British Empire; Period Attitudes; Great Britain; Sir Leonard Erskine Hill (1866-1952), Personalities - Medical FILM ID: VLVAEVDDSZONQIJRWF9D8X3UQYHOW To license this film, visit