LIFE IN GARDEN CITIES.
;.::.; "S: STRIKING /STATISTICS. ■:■» ;;'.-:;- ''''.'The'reraarkablerosult of.Jifo in Mai'com--mimities upon the health'of the : people inhabiting them' has frequently 'been commented ohj but the latest statisticßavailablo-'show-iri a most"remarkable manner that:where towns and"suburban areas, aro laid out and:planned •.with due regard, to.an aburidantprovision' of fresh air and sunlight'."surrounding each houße, not only-are the death 1 rates. invariably lower.; but the general health and physique :, of the people, and-particularly of the children,; are immensely .improved. • The' following '.;comparative : figures' bear evidence of 'this :;;:■■' :'-('' -..- •' ' •";■'.'•■.' ->;;-. ■:'.""■:•; < ; ■''"■'■■ ■'■'/■ ;':. : ' : "' '•' !' Infantile ■. ■;■ V; •■■'■''- 'Death rate'-'Mortality ■• " Town or' District.: i.' per '-.■- rate'per' V:V" ■ ;.-:1oqo. ..-.=;,;;.. 1000., Lotchworfch (Garden : City).-' 4.8 .\,: 38.4 ,'■'■ BbuTimllo ..-' '.:.;■'■■ ...7.5 '80.2; Port Sunlight ■ ...r '... •* '8.0 ,65.4 • ■ Bdthnal'Green ■ .IV '. ; ..:19.1 .'155 ; Shoreditoh,...- ..: i ... 20.6 .-•; ; ; 163 Wolverhampton ...;'... 14,8 : - 140.'' ■Middlesbrough ... .'.• w 20.3 ; ■,'■ 169 ;>■': Average for; 26 large towns/ 15.9;.: ■' 145 : ,V v The comparative statistics as to. ohest mea--and; weight;.of children in model and in. ordinary'commuriiticß arooven more striking..' ',' .',.;.,■': "-''-.;■'.. .'■-,.
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 422, 3 February 1909, Page 9
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149LIFE IN GARDEN CITIES. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 422, 3 February 1909, Page 9
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