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City of London 1865
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REPORT
ON THE
SANITARY CONDITION
OF THE
CITY OF LONDON.
THE EIGHTEENTH ANNUAL REPORT OF THE
MEDICAL OFFICER OF HEALTH.
To the Honourable Commissioners of Sewers
of the City of London.
Gentlemen,
In accordance with the usual
practice, I lay before you, at the expiration of the
year, the several Tables which elucidate the Sanitary
Condition of the City; and you will perceive that
during the last twelve months there have been
1,488 marriages, 2,350 births, and 2,544 deaths
among the population under your charge. These
numbers are at the rate of 13.0 marriages, 205
births, and 22.2 deaths per 1,000 of the population.
In all England the average proportions are 8.4
marriages, 34.8 births, and 22.2 deaths; and during