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City of London 1914

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The birthrate 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:—

Table: Birth Rate, Artizans' Dwellings.

Birth Rate, Artizans' Dwellings.

189646.9190626.1
189740.3190735.0
189843.1190831.5
189937.5190929.6
190038.4191032.9
190133.8191129.5
190245.8191233.4
190331.2191329.7
190430.1191436.3
190529.1

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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 1914 being 11,804, of whom 4,916 were males and 6,888 were females.
The accompanying Table is compiled from the monthly records of attendances at
the Baths.

Table: Record of Attendances at the Baths, Artizans' Dwellings. (The corresponding figures for 1913 are in italics.)

Record of Attendances at the Baths, Artizans' Dwellings. (The corresponding figures for 1913 are in italics.)

Month.Sex.Total.
Males.Females.
Children.Adults.Children.Adults.
1913.1914.1913.1914.1913.1914.1913.1914.1913.1914.
January1371373113351921893613511,0011,012
February126120281292151147301305859864
March107112333297191149364356995914
April101100336281176176323372936929
May1511344093803152724874441,3621,230
June1181093753262272454504691,1701,149
July1331423433072992994443941,2191,142
August160953473222862604453821,2381,059
September10390278301255251328355964997
October1411062982982582743733451,0701,023
November13874307270154158337330936832
December896326822592160284205733653
Totals1,5041,2823,8863,6342,5962,5804,4974,30812,48311,804