Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1908-02-18
Worlds Biggest City.
THIRTY-sIx INTERESTING FACTS ABOUT
LONDON TOWN.

London has 92S, O6S houses.
Twenty.four bridges span the Thames
within the limits Of London.
Every year about 10000 Londoners
are born, and 70, 900 die, 2,460 of the lat
ter meeting death by accident. There
are 1850 inquests in year, which cost
$50, 900, of which over SIS, 900 goes into
salaries to the coroners.
The professional criminals Of London
outnumber the policemen In the proper
ton Of three to two.
It is calculated that there are so tons
of SCOT suspended over the city OF Lon
don In the shape of smoke.
The Hampstead Uondop) borough
council has instructed committee to
draft bylaws dealing with street noises,
especially the intolerable nuisance OF
organ grinding and church BELLS"
There are 1868 blind Londoners, while
POST are deaf and dumb. There are
10,05S soldiers in London barracks, 49,
648 paupers in the poor houses, 10000
patients in the hospitals, $500 lunatics in
asylums and nearly 5000 criminals in the
prisons.
In Battersea, London, graves can now
be purchased of the borough council on
the installment plan.
The county of London covers Is, 442
acres, but the London police area is
443 ,421 acres.
Twenty-seven thousand vessels enter
the port of London in the course Of
year.
William Waldorf Aston has divided
$50, 900 among four London charities for
the care of homeless and destitute chill.
dren.
In the reign of Charles I. the death
rate in London was seventy thousand,
or more than three times what 1t Is now.
The first milestone out of the city OF
London on the Great Eastern road to
Colchester is to be found in the taproom
of beerhouse in the Whitechapel road.
Probably the house was built over the
stone.
Of the boy workers in London, news.
boys are the healthiest; BARRIERS boys
the most unhealthy.
In London there are 10000 municipal
employees.
London's fire brigade consists of 1904
men.
On the basis of tonnage of shipping
entering the port, London is the greatest
port of the world.
The amount of coal taken into Lon.
fdon each year is we'll over 9,0O0, 900 tons.
The population of London is rapidly
reaching the 1000, 900 mark.
In the jewel house of the Tower OF
London there is book bound through
out in gold, even to the wires of the
hinges. Its clasps are two rubies set at
opposite ends of four golden links.
Over 100000 copper coins are issued
every year by the English mint.
There are 700 railroad stations within
- miles of Charing Cross.
1t is suggested in London that all chill.
dren should have name and address writ.
ten in the lining of their hats or caps.
1t has been calculated that the cost Of
muddy day in London is something
like s25, 900.
In London, there are 747,000 school
children, 100000 of them over seven
years of age, and of these 80, 800 are half
time wage earners.
The Thames freezes over on an aver.
age of three times in century.
1t is estimated that London's laun-
dries use more than $50 tons OF soap
week.
As many as 1910 metric weights and
| measures were submitted for verification
in the city of London during last year.
London uses $4,000 tons of sugar an
nually for jam making alone.
To every 1000 males in London there
are / 1923 females.
The bank of England employs about
900 people, pays S1,250,OOO yearly in
wages and $4,000 yearly in pensions.
There are in London over 3O4, 900
persons who live in one room houses,
and over 701 900 in two-room houses.
1t Is estimated that the street beggars
of London collect SIS, 000, 900 annually.
London has 1000 night workers.
London has 800 clubs, with member.
ship of 100000.
London's cabmen are long-lived
class. There are 1904 cabmen between
the ages of 60 and 10, 249 between the
ages of 10 and so, while seven return
their age between so and 90.