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City of London 1913

[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.

189646.9190529.1
189740.3190626.1
189843.1190735.0
189937.5190831.5
190038.4190929.6
190133.8191032.9
190245.8191129.5
190331.2191233.4
190430.1191329.7

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 1913 being 12,483, of whom 5,390 were males and 7,093 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 1912 are in italics.)

Month.Sex.Total.
Males.Females.
Children.Adults.Children.Adalts.
1912.1913.1912.1913.1912.1913.1912.1913.1912.1913.
January1221372833111321922403617771,001
February104126313281146151292301855859
March1561073503332071913773641,090995
April110101335336199176337323981936
May1421514094093023154304871,2831,362
June1231184123752822274424501,2591,170
July1321333833432832995304441,3281,219
August1531603183472802864504451,2011,238
September125103284278211255350328970964
October1311413112981662583273739351,070
November1471383313071881543443371,010936
December1008929426816492307284865733
Totals1,5451,5044,0233,8862,5602,5964,4264,49712,55412,483