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TO THE BOARD OF WORKS FOR THE ST. GILES
DISTRICT.
Gentlemen,—
I have the honour to present to you my Annual Report for
the year ending December 31st, 1877.
In order to supply a standard of comparison for the District, I shall
as usual state a few facts taken from the Registrar-General's Annual
Summary, relating to the Metropolis.
"The area of London included within the Registrar-General's
district is 78,080 acres, or 122 square miles, of which 2,718 acres is
occupied by that part of the River Thames which falls within the
area, so that the acreage of land is 74,362. The length of the streets
is about 1,500 miles, and the area nearly 12 square miles. The length
of public sewers is about 2,000 miles."
"Elevation.—The population of London reside at a mean elevation
of 39 feet above Trinity high-water mark; the elevation varying from
11 feet below high water mark inPlumstead marshes to 429 feet above
high water-mark in Hampstead."
"Houses.—At the Census in 1871 there were within this area
417,767 inhabited houses, containing an average of 7'8 persons to a
house."
"Annual Rateable Value—Of Property in the Metropolis, in
December, 1876, as assessed by the Metropolitan Board of Works—
£23,251,702."
Density, 1871.—103 persons to a hectare; 42 persons to an acre;
26,674 to a square mile.
"Annual Rate of Inckease of Population.—Per cent. 1851-61,
1-73; 1861-71, 1-50.
"1877.
"Population — Males 1,653,841
(Estimated to the middle Females 1,879,643 total 3,533,484."
"BIRTHS.-(Males 65,122 total 127, 257"
Females 62,135
"Annual rate of births per 1,000 of the population, 36'1."
"Deaths.- {Males 39,806 Females 37,196} total 77,002."
"Annual rate of mortality per 1,000.
Males 24.2)
Females 19.9 }total 21• 9."
"Excess of registered births over deaths, 50,255."
"Estimated increase of population, 43,938."
"1877.
"St. Giles District.
"Area in acres, 245."
"Density of persons to an acre (Census 1871), 219."