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CONDEMNATION OF FOOD INSPECTED AT RIVERSIDE WHARVES.
As a result of the daily Inspection of City Wharves 142 loads of unsound food
were removed from these places during the year by the Cleansing Department.
The material so disposed of comprised:—
Tons. cwts. qrs.
Tinned Fruit, Vegetables and Fish 60 18 3
Condensed Milk (removed at request of owners) 16 0
Fruit Pulp 41 9 1
Fruit (Various) 23 7 1
Vegetables (Various) 23 3 3
Miscellaneous 7 17 1
Total 157 12 1
A portion of the above was removed at the request of the owners.
ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS, STONEY LANE, HOUNDSDITCH.
These Buildings, erected by the late Commissioners of Sewers and opened in
January, 1885, stand upon ground formerly the site of several courts and alleys in
the Ward of Portsoken.
There are five "blocks" of Dwellings, severally named King's, Queen's,
Prince's, North, and South, designed for occupation by persons of the artizan class,
some of the ground floors being let as shops. The Buildings contain 501 rooms,
arranged in 241 tenements, and are occupied by 786 persons, compared with 785 in
1922. 72 per cent. are adults and 28 per cent. children (under 14 years).
The number of births was thirteen, viz., eight males and five females. The birth
rate was 16.5 per 1,000, which is 0.7 per 1,000 below the average for the previous
five years.
The death rate for 1923 was 13.9 per 1,000 per annum. The number of deaths
of children under one year, per 1,000 births, was nil, as against 9 for the City
generally.

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