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Show MIGHTY CITY OF LONDON. Its Million Houses, and Hundreds of Millions of Income. ' The 6,500,000 people In Greater Lou-, don live In 928.008 houses. The popu latlon 100 jeais ago was Just 'one fifth what It Is now. Though the number of births was nearly double the nunibr of deaths . .In 1904, the birth rate Is hteadlly declining. The postal figures show that I- 1905 there were 1,028 post office in oniion, and :U35 public telephones noticing. The total Importh at London In 1904 amounted to JS49.085.000, and the total to-tal exports $462,299,000. Some Idea of London's wealth Is shown by the assessed as-sessed Income tax value in 1904 In the administrative .county, houses repre-enting repre-enting f 219.2S4.00O. trades and professions pro-fessions J364.O4.5.Q00 profits of com panles and other interests I69R.511,-000, I69R.511,-000, salaries (corporate bodies) 9115.-044,000, 9115.-044,000, salaries (army and navy) $10J,674,000. In 1905 theie were 2.293 motor cars and 1.S52 motor cycles In 'ondon. Licenses to drive were ranted to 8.070 peopK the feet ie-:elved ie-:elved amounting to 36,800. Stalls-leal Stalls-leal Abstract. |