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City of London 1896
Report on the sanitary condition of the City of London for the year 1896
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The following table has been partly compiled
from the Annual Reports of the Local
Government Board, to which is added, by
way of comparison, the results of our experience
in the City of London:—
Tabulated Statement—II.
| Year. | Total No of Samples Examined in England and Wales. | Number Examined in the City of London. | Percentage of total No. Examined in City of London. | No. of Persons to each Sample Examined | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| England and Wales. | City of London. | ||||
| 1881 | 17,823 | 162 | .92 | 1,462 | 318 |
| 1882 | 19,439 | 197 | 1.01 | 1,358 | 252 |
| 1883 | 19,648 | 201 | 1.02 | 1,363 | 240 |
| 1884 | 22,951 | 285 | 1.24 | 1,182 | 164 |
| 1885 | 23,230 | 206 | .88 | 1,184 | 221 |
| 1886 | 23,596 | 188 | .79 | 1,181 | 235 |
| 1887 | 24,440 | 294 | 1.20 | 1,171 | 146 |
| 1888 | 26,344 | 178 | .67 | 1,086 | 235 |
| 1889 | 26,954 | 249 | .90 | 964 | 162 |
| 1890 | 27,465 | 165 | .62 | 1,071 | 239 |
| 1891 | 29,028 | 169 | .42 | 998 | 227 |
| 1892 | 32,447 | 123 | .38 | 894 | 303 |
| 1893 | 37,233 | 104 | .28 | 779 | 347 |
| 1894 | 39,516 | 161 | .40 | 734 | 216 |
| 1895 | 43,962 | 266 | .60 | 661 | 127 |
| 1896 | Return not yet received. | 212 | - | — | 148 |