The London marriage market is the steadiest of all Its markets. During the past three years the number fof marriages In the London area has rot. varied by more than a few hundred, In 1936 there were 44.624 marriages. In 1987 there were 70, and in 1938 the number was 44, 555, The births and deaths are almost as regular. At the moment there are approximately 95,000 deaths every year and 122,000 births Among the births about five per cent. are Death and disease are fought in the hospitals and homes and elmies and institutions of London. To support these places charitable Londoners give nearly £5 million every year. But the cost of their upkeep greatly exceeds this sum. In all their expenses come to over £11% million a year.
Contributing to the health of the people is the fresh air and open Space that can be reserved for the purpose. There is available in Greatter London 102 square miles of open space for the recreation of its cit zens, out of a total area of 700 square miles. This means. that for every 169 Londoners there Is an acre of open space available.
The tide of men and women rolls ceaselessly Into London, Yet few Femain, at least, beyond a genera~ tion of so. According to one repute able investigator very few Londoners atthe moment are members of fafailles which have been settled for more than three generations in London. 'The late' George Russell COE," the poet) once said that he had {ound only one case of a fourth-generation Londoner.
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