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EXHUMATION AND RE.INTERMENT OF BODIES AT THE
CITY OF LONDON CEMETERY.
During the year the bodies of four persons buried at the City of London Cemetery
at Ilford have been exhumed. Of these, three were re.interred in other parts of the
same Cemetery, and one removed for burial elsewhere.
In accordance with the terms of the Licences issued by the Home Secretary in
respect of these cases the work of removal and re.interment was carried out in the early
morning under the supervision of the Medical Officer of Health.
ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS, STONEY LANE, HOUNDSDITCH.
These buildings, erected by the late Commissioners of Sewers and opened in
January, 1885, stand upon ground formerly the site of several courts and alleys in
the Ward of Portsoken.
There are five "blocks" of Dwellings, severally named King's—Queen's—
Prince's—North—and South, designed for occupation by persons of the artizan
class; some of the ground floors being let as shops. The buildings contain 501
rooms, arranged in 241 tenements, and are occupied by 842* persons, compared
with 839 in 1912. 69.8 per cent. are adults, and 30.2 per cent. children (under
14 years).
The number of births was 25, viz.: 12 males and 13 females. The birth rate
was 29.7 per 1,000, which is 1.6 per 1,000 above the average tor the previous five
years.
The death rate for 1913 was 5.93 per 1,000 per annum. The number of deaths
of children under one year, per 1,000 births, was 80, as against 96 for the City
generally.

* i.e., persons sleeping on the premises.