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The cases of notifiable infectious disease numbered 35, of which 32 were in the
class A and 3 in the class B dwellings. The attack-rates per 1,000 population were
respectively 4.5, 5.4 and 1.7, as compared with 4.5 for the whole Borough. The
cases included 11 of scarlet fever, 11 diphtheria, 2 enteric fever, and 8 of erysipelas.

For the whole Borough the attack-rates were as follows:1.8for scarlet fever,
1.1r diphtheria, 0.4for enteric fever, and 1.1r erysipelas.
In connection with the artizan=' dwellings in the Borough a brief reference
may be made to the Sutton model dwellings, which will be occupied during the
current year These consist of 9 blocks of dwellings built by the Sutton Trust,
which was founded under the will of the late William Richard Sutton, the carrier
of Golden Lane E.C., whodied on 20th May, 1900. He left a large fund in Trust
to his trustees to acquire sites in populous towns and places in England for the erection
of model dwellings for the necessitous poor. The site of these dwellings is at the corner
of Old Street and City Road, and is the second one purchased, the amount of superficial
area being about 2 acres. The contract price for the buildings was approximately
£70,000. The Dwellings contain 284 tenements. The number of rooms
is 601, not including sculleries, of which there is one to each tenement. There are
65 one-room tenements with rents from 3s to 3s 6d per week, 123 two-room tenements,
rents from 5s 6d to 6s. 6d., 94 three-room from 7s. 6d. to 8s. 6d., and 2
four-room tenements at 10s. per week rental. Each tenement, whether consisting
of one or more rooms, has scullery, bath (with hot and cold water), water-closet,
and provision for keeping food. It is estimated that these dwellings when
fully occupied, and it is understood that they have already been all let, will contain
about 1,200 persons. There are certain qualifications necessary for residence depending
generally upon the number and total earnings of each family, but roughly the
head of each family should not earn more than 20s. 25s , 30s., and 35s, for a one-,
two-, three- or four-room tenement respectively.
The general arrangement of the dwellings on the site, the structure of the
buildings, the provision made for light, air, and ventilation, the internal arrangements