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THE
SANITARY CONDITION
OF THE
CITY OF LONDON.
THE FOURTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
To the Honourable Commissioners of Sewers
of the City of London.
Gentlemen,
In the course of the year which has expired
there were 3,046 births, 2,726 deaths, and 1,540
marriages in the City of London. These occurred
among a population of 114,472 persons. The
births, therefore, have been in the proportion of
26.4 for every 1,000 of the inhabitants; the deaths
of 23.8; and the marriages of 13.4. In all
England the average birth-rate is 33.1 per 1,000
of the population, the death-rate 22.3, and the
marriage-rate 8.2. While, therefore, the proportion
of deaths and marriages in the City has been,