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City of London 1912
Report of the Medical Officer of Health for the City of London for the year 1912
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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 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 1912 being 12,554, of whom 5,568 were males and 6,986 were females.
The accompanying Table is compiled from the monthly records of attendances at
the Baths.
Record of Attendances at the Baths, Artizans' Dwellings. (The corresponding figures for 1911 are in italics.)
| Month. | Sex. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | |||||||||
| Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | |||||||
DISINFECTION, &c., AT CITY MORTUARY.
355,151 articles of bedding, clothing, furniture, &c., were received at Golden Lane
and disinfected. Of these 351,705 were disinfected at the request of City firms
engaged in exporting second-hand clothing to South Africa, where the authorities