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City of London 1906

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]

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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.

189646.9190245.8
189740.3190331.2
189843.1190430.1
189937.5190529.1
190038.4190626.1
190133.8

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 1906 being 12,670, of whom 5,179 were males and
7,491 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 1905 are in italics.)

Month.Sex.Total.Mean Temperature.
Males.Females.
Children.Adults.Children.Adults.
1905.1906.1905.1906.1905.1906.1905.1906.1905.1906.1905. Fahr.1906. Fahr.
January18818017520314723315821566883141°44°
February138183132168922101531975157584443
March1381831862151272301922786439064645
April1701731682191152181683236219334948
May2692413002143333813663781,2681,2145555
June2312992553193174703585091,1611,5976160
July3592004143035993616304662,0021,3306865
August37 72953152872304742405091,1621,5656366
September1902542003083233802814379941,3495861
October2612302462102852852273531,0191,0784856
November1592431801582312151942867649024549
December206341936018339166747482074542
Totals2,6862,5152,7642,6642,9823,4663,1334,02511,56512,6705253

The mean temperatures are kindly supplied by the City Engineer from
readings taken in the City.