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the
SANITARY CONDITION
OF THE
CITY OF LONDON.
THE SEVENTEENTH 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 expired in
September last, there were 2,594 births, 2,673
deaths, and 1,602 marriages registered in the City
of London. The average numbers for the last ten
years are 3,203 for the births, 2,909 for the deaths,
and 1,684 for the marriages. In the course of
that time the population of the City has declined
from a total of 129,922 to 114,472, and the number
of inhabited houses from 14,706 to 13,478.