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City of London 1924

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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 780 persons, compared with 786 in
1923. 73 per cent. are adults and 27 per cent. children (under 14 years).
The number of births was five, viz., two males and three females. The birthrate
was 6.4 per 1,000, which is 9.9 per 1,000 below the average for the previous
five years.
The death-rate for 1924 was 11.6 per 1,000 per annum. The number of deaths
of children under one year, per 1,000 births, was nil, as against 117 for the City
generally.

Table: TABLE OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS OCCURRING AT THE ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS, STONEY LANE, HOUNDSDITCH, DURING THE YEAR 1924.

TABLE OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS OCCURRING AT THE ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS, STONEY LANE, HOUNDSDITCH, DURING THE YEAR 1924.

Name oF Block.Births.Mortality from all Causes at subjoined ages.
Male.Female.At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 5.5 and under 15.15 and under 25.25 and under 65.65 and up-wards.
NORTH BLOCK...11...1............
SOUTH „......2.........1...1
KING'S „......2............2...
QUEEN'S „212............11
PRINCE'S „...12............11
Totals239...1...143

Table: 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:—

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.
189646.9191129.5
189740.3191233.4
189843.1191329.7
189937.5191436.3
190038.4191528.8
190133.8191622.6
190245.8191729.3
190331.2191813.8
190430.1191918.7
190529.1192019.8
190626.1192110.3
190735.0192216.5
190831.5192316.5
190929.619246.4
191032.9

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The baths provided for the use of tenants of these Buildings, which were
opened in May, 1904, continue to be extensively used, the number of persons
bathing during 1924 being 11,878, of whom 4,561 were males and 7,317 were
females.