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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Only one illegitimate birth has been recorded in these Dwellings since 1894,
which is consistent with the high reputation for morality among the Jews, by
whom they are mainly occupied.
The birth rate in these Dwellings reached a maximum of 46*9 per 1,000 in 1896, and until 1907 had 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 | 1907 35.0 |
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 1907 being 12,477, of whom 4,935 were males and
7,542 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 1906 are in italics.)
| Month. | Sex. | Total. | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Males. | Females. | |||||||||
| Children. | Adults. | Children. | Adults. | |||||||
| 1907. | 1907. | 1907. | 1907. | 1907. | ||||||
| January | 148 | 173 | 148 | 253 | 722 | |||||
| February | 144 | 151 | 152 | 253 | 700 | |||||
| March | 176 | 212 | 259 | 373 | 1,020 | |||||
| April | 158 | 195 | 212 | 336 | 901 | |||||
| May | 214 | 281 | 379 | 469 | 1,343 | |||||
| June | 202 | 267 | 300 | 467 | 1,236 | |||||
| July | 232 | 279 | 314 | 320 | 1,145 | |||||
| August | 211 | 284 | 438 | 493 | 1,426 | |||||
| September | 204 | 297 | 324 | 405 | 1,230 | |||||
| October | 145 | 186 | 221 | 360 | 912 | |||||
| November | 232 | 231 | 238 | 396 | 1,097 | |||||
| December | 123 | 190 | 129 | 303 | 745 | |||||
| Totals | 2,189 | 2,746 | 3,114 | 4,428 | 12,477 | |||||