The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1908-07-12
CAPITAL
AN INTRICATE CITY
London the Most Governed
Municipality Anywhere
on the Globe.

London is a wonderful city; Just how
wonderful it is one gathers an idea
from the seventeen volume OF London
Statistics, recently issued by the county
council
In the first place, it is much gov
erned city. Its affairs are administered
by the city corporation, the London
county council. IS borough councils. 81
boards Of guardians. boards or school
district managers, boards Of sick
asylum district managers, the metro
politan asylum board, the central IN
employed body, % distress committees,
the water board. the Thames conserv-
ancy board, the Lea conservancy board,
and the commissioners of police, who
are under the authority of the home
secretary.
Thus II viii be seen that here are
101 public bodies, consisting Of members
either directly or indirectly elected by
the people OF London, boxing after
some phase Of public at airs. These
bodies consist of 3.7S3 mem bers. but in
many cases men belong 70 more than
one public authority, and il is esti-
mated that the governement Of London
is carried on by about 2.SOO separate
individuals.
Has Many Boroughs.
The county OF Lon1on is divided into
twenJy-eight borcughs. the total popu-
latioH OF which. in 1901. was more than
100000 persons In 1907 the county in
Guided 6S8,9s4 electors. the Tower ham
lets coming first with 50.952 electors.
and Cambridge second, with $3.50 elect
ors- The largest Of the boToughs Is
Woolwieh. which has an area Of $500
acres
There are no statistics as 20 the pop
ulation OF London since 1901, bat 1t is
estimated by county council sta ,isticians
tha- on April the population OF the
administrative county Of London was
4.75S. III, and IF greater London 7,217,sS9.
which is 10 say that. roughly, one-sixth
OF the population of the United King
dom Is found in London.
The London birth rate in 1865 was FL
per l,0oC Of persons living. which is a
fraction less than the birth rate per ] COO
for England and Wales. The London
birth rate is less than the rate OF Chris
tiania, Copenhagen. Dublin and G!as-
gov, but greater than that OF Berlin,
Brussels. Paris, and Rome.
The death rate IN 1865 in London was
los per 1890 OF the population.
Immense Pauper Population.
The county has a pauper population OF
nearly 10000, and II IS a matter caIcu-
lated 20 arouse uaisgiving that this pop
ulation tends 10 Increase.
There are hfty-six theaters in London.
OF which eleven are licensed by the
ny Ill o.
and Drury Lane-have letters % sat.
London also possesses forty-eight IUsic
halls, twenty OF which have no licenses
for the sale OF intoXiCanJs. Altogether.
there are 54S places licensed for public
entertainment This number includes
art galleries. mission nails. hotels. poly
technics, public baths, and skating
Kinks
London's thirst is looked after by 4. SIS
public houses. In addition there are rs
hotels and restaurants. Of which 100
naturally are found in the west end and
siXty-two in the city. There are !. 1886
beer houses and 270S Of licensed prem
ises- Altogether there are over 10 600 I
premises licensed for the sale
Of intoxicauts.
The metropolitan police district covers
-S9- 4 square miles And the safety Of I
its population is looked after 1y a force !
OF T.zl0 cOnstables in the metropolitan 7.
police and LA cOnstables in the city
police One hundred and seventy cyvo /
persons are killed In the streets every
year. and 1900 injured.
The London county council schools
have accommodation for T2I,673 children. /
the average attendance being $50 per
cent The railways OF Greater London
has a nlilage OF 1854 and SIS passenger
stations; tramways cover 1888 miles; /
1854 horse omnIbuses are running. and
sS motor omnlbuses. The total pas-
senger traffic on all these routes in :s05
was l,O74, sos, go