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ANNUAL SUMMARY

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1877.

PUBLISHED

BY THE

BIRTHS,

AUTHORITY

DEATHS,

AND

OF

THE

REGISTRAR

MARRIAGES

GENERAL

IN ENGLAND.

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LONDON:

PRINTED

BY GEORGE E. EYRE AND WILLIAM SPOTTISWOODE,

PRINTERS TO THE QUEEN¡¯S MOST EXCELLENT MAJESTY.

- FOR HER MAJESTY¡¯S

STATIONERY

1878,

OFFICE.

OF

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LONDON.

AREA.¡ªThe Area of London (the registration division so called) is 78,080 acres,

or 122 square miles, including 2718 acres of the Thames ; this is equal to

31,597 hectares, or 316 square kilometers. The length of the streets and

roads is about 1500 miles, and their area nearly 12 square miles. The Area

of London being 122 square miles is equal to a square of about 11 miles to

the side. Assuming that it is crossed by straight roads at equal intervals,

there would be 136 such roads, each r1 miles long and 142 yardsapart. The

Sewers have a length of about 2000 miles, and are equal to 182 sewers

11 miles in length, on an average 106 yards apart.

ELEvATION.¡ªThe population of London resides at a

(11:9 metres) above Trinity high-water mark ;

11 feet (3-4 metres) below high-water mark

429 feet (131 metres) above high-water mark in

mean elevation of 39. feet

the elevation varying from

in Plumstead Marshes, to

Hampstead.

Hovusres.¡ªAt the Census in 1871 there were within this area 417,767 inhabited

houses, containing an average of 7:8 persons to a house, exactly corresponding with the proportion in 1861.

ANNUAL RATEABLE VALuE.¡ªThe Annual Rateable Value of Property in the Metropolis, in December 1876, as assessed by the Metropolitan Board of

Works in accordance with the Valuation (Metropolis) Act, 1869 =

?23,251,702.*

For Annual Rateable Value in 1871, see Table 6.

Density (1871).¡ª103

square mile.

persons to a hectare; 42 persons to an acre; 26,674 toa

ANNUAL RATE OF INCREASE OF POPULATION PER CENT.

LSS 168g

r861=71.

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25 Roge

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1877.

POPULATIONS

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(Estimated to the middle of the year.)

BIRTHS

Po

Meas

te

Sa

. Males

ee

+

Females.

EL

Males

ee

1,653,841

75053904 \TOTAL

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ANNUAL

Oy

RATE

es,

oF

eS

Males

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Mortarnity J Males

PER 1000.

(sae

|] Pemules

65,122

62,135 }Porat

EstTimateD INCREASE

a

24¡ã2

vA3 |Tomar

.

OF POPULATION

ee

.

39,806

=,

Excess or REeGistERED Birrus over Dearus

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ionic \TOTAL.

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ee

3,533,48

Cees

ANNUAL RATE OF BIRTHS PER 1000 OF THE POPULATION

DGRTHG

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1, 879 1043

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