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TO THE
VESTRY OF SAINT MARY, ISLINGTON.
Gentlemen,
My first report is written under difficulties that demand
your indulgence. Of several matters to which I could wish to have
referred I have no personal knowledge. And further, the first six
months work of a health officer must of necessity be largely occupied
in obtaining an acquaintance with the state of the district and its
needs, and with acquiring such preliminary information as may
fit him for his after-work. And here I feel it is only right that
I should express my deep obligations to Mr. Collingwood for the
willing and able assistance he has always, and at all times,
courteously and kindly given me.
MARRIAGES.
Mr. Hicks, the Superintendent Registrar, informs me that
during the year 1872, 1,952 marriages took place in the parish.
This is at the rate of 8.8 per 1,000 of the population. The average
proportion in the City of London is 15.6 per 1,000—in all England
8.4—in France 8.0—in Austria 8.4—in Italy 7.5.
BIRTHS.