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City of London 1856
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THE
SANITARY CONDITION
OF THE
CITY OF LONDON.
THE NINTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL
OFFICER OF HEALTH.
To the Honorable Commissioners of Sewers
of the City of London.
To day, Gentlemen, I have to report you
of the Sanitary State of the City during the year
which terminated at Michaelmas last.
And foremost of the means employed for the
purpose of elucidating this, are the several tables
that relate to the mortality for the year. These
have been prepared so as to illustrate the subject
in various aspects. One of the tables exhibits
the proportion of deaths in each of the City