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City of London 1858
[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for London, City of ]
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the
SANITARY CONDITION
of the
CITY OF LONDON.
THE ELEVENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE MEDICAL
OFFICER OF HEALTH.
To the Hon. the Commissioners of Sewers
of the City of London.
Gentlemen,
In submitting the tabulated returns
of the sanitary statistics of the City for the
last twelve months, I have the satisfaction to state
that they indicate a favorable condition of the
public health.
The vital movements of the population may be
expressed in very few words. There have been
1,843 marriages, 3,260 births, and 2,911 deaths—
the mean proportions for the last ten years being
1,740, 3,504, and 3,102, respectively. The marriages,
therefore, have risen above the average, and