TABLE No. IX. MARRIAGES. There were 19,562 marriages reported within the year, against a proportional return of 12,396 last year, an increase of 57 per cent. We think this increase due to the more nearly complete returns within the year. The following table is a comparative statement of Births, Marriages and Deaths: *Nationality 356 less than total births on account of plurality births. *By marriages; individual rate, 19.78. *For 19 years. + For 13 years. For 9 years. For 10 years. For 17 years. ¶ For 8 years. For 2 years. From the fact that for many years our statute law has required that the solemnization of marriages (excepting those among Friends) requires the procuring of a license and a report to the County Clerk, it is evident that the report of marriages is more complete than the report of births and deaths. The largest monthly number of marriages was in December, and the smallest number in July. The following diagram represents the births, deaths and marriages by months: |