Democratic Sentinel, Volume 9, Number 24, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 July 1885 — Facts About London. [ARTICLE]

Facts About London.

About 3,000 horses die each week. About 129,000 paupers infest the city. About 11,000 police keep good order. About 120,000 foreigners live in the city. About 10,000 strangers enter the city each day. About 9,000 new houses are erected annually. About 700,000 cats enliven the moonlight nights. About 2,000 clergymen hold forth every Sunday. About 620 churches give comfort to the faithful.

About 125 persons are added to the population daily. About 38 miles of new streets are laid out each year. About 500,000 dwellings shelter the population of London.