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City of London 1920

Report of the Medical Officer of Health of the City of London for the year 1920

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The number of births was 16, viz., nine males and seven females. The birth rate
was 19.8 per 1,000, which is 2.8 per 1,000 below the average for the previous five
years.
The death rate for 1920 was 6.2 per 1,000 per annum. The number of deaths of
children under one year, per 1,000 births, was 125, as against 60 for the City generally.

Table: TABLE OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS OCCURRING AT THE ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS, STONEY LANE, HOUNDSDITCH, DURING THE YEAR 1920.

TABLE OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS OCCURRING AT THE ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS, STONEY LANE, HOUNDSDITCH, DURING THE YEAR 1920.

Name op BCock.Births.Mortality from all Causes at subjoined Ages.
At all ages.Under 1 year.l and under 55 and under 1&15 and under 2525 and under 6565 and up-wards.
Male.Female.
NORTH BLOCK2........................
SOUTH „321............1...
KING'S „2332............1
QUEEN'S „211...............1
PRINCE'S „...1.....................
Totals9752.........12

Table: The birth rate in these Dwellings reached a maximum of 46*9 per 1,000 in 1896, and has since been falling, as shown by the following figures:— BIRTH RATE, ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS.

The birth rate in these Dwellings reached a maximum of 46*9 per 1,000 in 1896, and has since been falling, as shown by the following figures:— BIRTH RATE, ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS.

189646.9190929.6
189740.3191032.9
189843.1191129.5
189937.5191233.4
190038.4191329.7
190133.8191436.3
190245.8191528.8
190331.2191622.6
190430.1191729.3
190529.1191813.8
190626.1191918.7
190735.0192019.8
190831.5

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The baths provided for the use of the tenants of these Buildings, which were
opened in May, 1904, continue to be extensively used, the number of persons bathing
during 1920 being 11,369, of whom 4,127 were males and 7,242 were females.
The accompanying table is compiled from the monthly records of attendances at
the baths:—

Table: RECORD OF ATTENDANCES AT THE BATHS, ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS.

RECORD OF ATTENDANCES AT THE BATHS, ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS.

Month.Sex.Total.
Males.Females.
Children.Adults.Children.Adults.
January129212158297796
February90173123316702
March89205151328773
April160143155358816
May952262005341,055
June832592114511,004
July672922775571,193
August682532405511,112
September2783342604331,305
October783032363971,014
November59217186327789
December75239192304810
Totals1,2712,8562,3894,85311,369