Hints from the Health Department. Leaflet from the archive of the Society of Medical Officers of Health. Credit: Wellcome Collection, London
[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.
| 1896 | 46.9 | 1902 | 45.8 |
| 1897 | 40.3 | 1903 | 31.2 |
| 1898 | 43.1 | 1904 | 30.1 |
| 1899 | 37.5 | 1905 | 29.1 |
| 1900 | 38.4 | 1906 | 26.1 |
| 1901 | 33.8 |
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. | |
| January | 180 | 203 | 233 | 215 | 831 | 44° | ||||||
| February | 183 | 168 | 210 | 197 | 758 | 43 | ||||||
| March | 183 | 215 | 230 | 278 | 906 | 45 | ||||||
| April | 173 | 219 | 218 | 323 | 933 | 48 | ||||||
| May | 241 | 214 | 381 | 378 | 1,214 | 55 | ||||||
| June | 299 | 319 | 470 | 509 | 1,597 | 60 | ||||||
| July | 200 | 303 | 361 | 466 | 1,330 | 65 | ||||||
| August | 295 | 287 | 474 | 509 | 1,565 | 66 | ||||||
| September | 254 | 308 | 380 | 437 | 1,349 | 61 | ||||||
| October | 230 | 210 | 285 | 353 | 1,078 | 56 | ||||||
| November | 243 | 158 | 215 | 286 | 902 | 49 | ||||||
| December | 34 | 60 | 39 | 74 | 207 | 42 | ||||||
| Totals | 2,515 | 2,664 | 3,466 | 4,025 | 12,670 | 53 | ||||||
The mean temperatures are kindly supplied by the City Engineer from
readings taken in the City.