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The chemical examination showed that, with one exception, the samples were samples of genuine
milk. In this particular case the analyst reported 2% of extraneous water. A further sample proved
to be genuine milk.
GENERAL SANITARY WORK.
Artizans' Dwellings, Stoney Lane, Honndsditch.—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 705 persons, compared with 709 in 1930. 83 per cent, are adults and 17 per
cent. children (under 14 years).
In addition to these Artizans' Dwellings, the Corporation, in connection with a slum
clearance scheme, erected
(1) In December, 1927, a block of buildings, Bearsted House, in Hutchison Street,
which contains 88 rooms, arranged in 24 tenements, and housing at the end of 1931 101
persons (92 per cent, adults and 8 per cent, children).
(2) In January, 1929, a similar block of buildings, Dutton House, in New Street,
containing 52 rooms, arranged in 16 tenements, and housing at the end of 1931 65 persons
(60 per cent, adults and 40 per cent, children).
There are 7 shops, each with a large and well-lighted basement, in Bearsted House,
and 8 shops, similarly provided with a basement, in Dutton House.
The total population of these dwellings is 871.
The number of births was 3, viz. : 2 male and 1 female. The birth-rate was 3 -4 per
1,000, which is 3.7 per 1,000 below the average for the previous five years. The birth-rate
in these Dwellings reached a maximum of 46 -9 per 1,000 in 1896, and has since been falling
irregularly, but almost progressively.
The death rate for 1931 was 18.4 per 1,000 per annum.
For the purposes of comparison of birth and death rates, the populations in the whole
of these dwellings has been included in the calculation, as probably representing a class
homogeneity.