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City of London 1929

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Table: TABLE OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS OCCURRING AT THE ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS, STONEY LANE, HOUNDSDITCH, BEARSTED HOUSE, HUTCHISON STREET, AND DUTTON HOUSE, NEW STREET, DURING THE YEAR 1929.

TABLE OF BIRTHS AND DEATHS OCCURRING AT THE ARTIZANS' DWELLINGS, STONEY LANE, HOUNDSDITCH, BEARSTED HOUSE, HUTCHISON STREET, AND DUTTON HOUSE, NEW STREET, DURING THE YEAR 1929.

Name of Block.Births.Mortality from all Causes at subjoined ages.
Males.Females.At all ages.Under 1 year.1 and under 55 and under 1515 and under 2525 and under 6565 and upwards.
NORTH BLOCK....11....................1
SOUTH „........1....................1
KING'S „1....4................22
QUEEN'S „........3................21
PRINCE'S „211....................1
BEARSTED HOUSE....................................
DUTTON „111....................1
Totals4311................47

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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 irregularly, but almost progressively. The present rate is 7.7. The
rate last year was 6.6.
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 1929
being 14,058, of whom 5,397 were males and 8,661 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.

RECORD OF ATTENDANCES AT THE BATHS, ARTIZANS DWELLINGS.

Month.Sex.Total.
Males.Females.
Children.Adults.Children.Adults.
January7326359425820
February5626450386756
March973431235821,145
April86299103511999
May1123681866621,328
June1085111698281,616
July1113992207121,442
August1394351936851,452
September1024422176891,450
October943351445391,112
November753381215341,068
December6528291432870
Totals1,1184,2791,6766,98514,058

Table: SANITARY INSPECTIONS.The following is a statement of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors in their several Districts during each month of the year :—WEST DISTRICT—Inspector F. J. Robbins.

SANITARY INSPECTIONS.

The following is a statement of the work of the Sanitary Inspectors in their several Districts during each month of the year :—

WEST DISTRICT—Inspector F. J. Robbins.

Month.Premises Inspected.Orders issued.Notices served.Improvements effected.
January20011915
February12121220
March2254420
April17334513
May30219926
June23552540
July2324934
August91—223
September2003640
October2336524
November2417721
December42361338
Totals2,67670146314