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Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London

City of London 1909

Annual report of Medical Officer of Health for 1909

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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.

189646.9190331.2
189740.3190430.1
189843.1190529.1
189937.5190626.1
190038.4190735.0
190133.8190831.5
190245.8190929.6

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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 1909 being 11,261, of whom 5,257 were males and
6,004 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. (The corresponding figures for 1908 are in italics.)

Record of Attendances at the Baths, Artizans' Dwellings. (The corresponding figures for 1908 are in italics.)

Month.Sbx.Total.
Males.Females.
Children.Adults.Children.Adults.
1908.1909.1908.1909.1908.1909.1908.1909.1908.1909.
January162179220199148125320281850784
February1S912422114519173307210858552
March13414320018914764218182699578
April138192201239186195284300809926
May2041633432732922315104021,3491,069
June1431532992073141745143141,270848
July2082743423923313655304451,4111,476
August1751752503542512794113521,0871,160
September1611822272791272564153569301,073
October2391662463272461963643491,0951,038
November179138198308154156288255819857
December13515015830694166231278618900
Totals2,0172,0392,9053,2182,4812,2804,3923,72411,79511,261