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THE
SANITARY CONDITION
OF THE
CITY OF LONDON.
THE SIXTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
FOR THE YEAR 1863-64.
To the Honourable the Commissioners of
Sewers of the City of London.
Gentlemen,
I beg leave to submit to you the Statistical
Tables of the principal facts relating to the sanitary
condition of the City, during the last twelve months;
and you will observe that there have been 2,780
births, 2,900 deaths, and 1,575 marriages in the
City during the year. For the first time in the last
sixteen years, or as far back as my records extend,
the number of deaths has this year exceeded the
births; and all the numbers are greatly below the
annual average for that time. In fact, the mean