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The buildings have been fully occupied during the year. During the
year 39 tenants voluntarily terminated their tenancies, as against 52 in
1908, and 2 were given notice to quit. The walls and ceilings of 34
tenements, which had not been cleansed during the preceding three years,
were distempered at a cost of £57 17s.
Vital Statistics.—During 1909, 30 births (17 boys and 13 girls) were
registered as occurring in the Buildings, which is equivalent to a birthrate
of 36'5 per 1,000, the birth-rate of the Borough being 18-7. Eight
deaths of residents iu the Buildings have occurred during the year,
equivalent to a death-rate of 9'7 per 1,000, the death-rate of the Borough
being 14.5 per 1,000.

Two cases of scarlet fever were notified in the Buildings during the
year, but no other compulsorily notifiable infectious diseases.