tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post5633553288569988546..comments2023-08-29T09:01:57.436+01:00Comments on Musings of a Durotrigan: Bradford: fastest growing population in YorkshireDurotriganhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12427474698912082351noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post-23238177625831990512012-07-18T12:10:30.786+01:002012-07-18T12:10:30.786+01:00Spot on Laurie; it is a question of differential b...Spot on Laurie; it is a question of differential birth rates, and there is, unfortunately for all concerned, a higher incidence of genetic problems within certain populations because of the practice of first-cousin marriage. At least we can take the small crumb of comfort that this negative practice is not widespread amongst our people.Durotriganhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12427474698912082351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6657878812884081988.post-31898816108627036852012-07-17T07:21:27.144+01:002012-07-17T07:21:27.144+01:00I would argue a point with the 'higher' fe...I would argue a point with the 'higher' fertility rate, just a higher birth-rate,one statistic that might be borne out would be a higher rate of genetically-induced 'problems' due to the marrying of 1st cousin to 1st cousin. I know you do'nt actually 'see, many as they tend to be kept inside. A work colleague of my girlfriends is a health visitor in both White and Asian StourbridgeRantBoyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13425410359312882937noreply@blogger.com