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City of London 1933
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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The details in connection with the samples from which the guinea-pigs found to be affected with
tubercle were inoculated were forwarded to the medical officers of health for the areas in which the
farms responsible for the samples were situated for such action as they considered desirable.
I have received a report from the local Medical Officer of Health who was notified of the dirty
condition of Sample No. 33, and he states that he will arrange for a cleanliness examination to be made.
For purposes of comparison the following summary of results obtained since the examination of milk on these lines was first commenced is here inserted:—
| Year. | Percentage showing Tuberculous Infection. | Year. | Percentage showing Tuberculous Infection. |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1904 | 7.7% | 1922 | 9.5% |
| 1905 | 9.1% | 1923 | 2.6% |
| 1906 | 8.0% | 1924 | 12.8% |
| 1907 | 8.3% | 1925 | 2.4% 1st Series. |
| 1909 | 12.5% 1st Series. | 2.4% 2nd Series. | |
| 4.7% 2nd Series. | 1927 | 4.88% | |
| 1910 | 6.25% | 1928 | 8.3% |
| 1912 | 6.6% | 1929 | 5.1% |
| 1913 | 10.4% | 1930 | 4.2% |
| 1914 | 10.2% | 1931 | 9.5% |
| 1915 | 8.5% | 1932 | 9.1% |
| 1917 | 4.2% | 1933 | 11.1% |
| 1919 | 14.8% | ||
| 1921 | 24.2% 1st Series. | ||
| 26.3% 2nd Series. | |||
| 12.5% 3rd Series. |
The chemical examination showed that three of the samples gave evidence of sophistication.
The following are the details:—
Sample No. 13.
5 per cent. deficient in fat. Re-sampled and found to be genuine.
Sample No. 30.
4 per cent. deficient in milk fat. Re-sampled and found to be genuine.
Sample No. 42.
2.3 per cent. extraneous water. Unable to re-sample as consignor ceased to send milk to the City.
GENERAL SANITARY WORK.
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 656 persons, compared with 680 in 1932. 85 per cent. are adults and 15 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 1933 100
persons (94 per cent. adults and 6 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 1933, 63 persons
(69 per cent. adults and 31 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 819.