The Express.
London, England, 1862-01-01 00:00:00

HBALTH OP LONDON.

It appears from the Registrar-General's return
that io the week eoding lest Saturday (December 28th),
1,148 deaths were registered in Loud., of which 234
occurred is the population of the age of 60 years and
upwards, 304 between the ages of 20 sad 60 can and 610
io the feet 20 yens of exideen. The was not so
' peat by 100 as in the previous week ; in the correspoading
weeks of the last ten years 1185140) the avenge eaasber
mounted for increase of population is 1,648. So the deaths
in the present return Sr. lees than the amass by 400.
The mortality from ,mall-pos is much below theom,
Measles has mend lees than the usual number of
only 19 Wen occurred last week, though the
avenge is 39, and in the correspooding week of het year
the deaths from measles roes to 49. The deaths roariatina
wed diphtheria an in exam of their reepestiveby avenges.
Wheepingessegh was fetal to 45 children, a number below
the average and the deaths from this infantile &Minion in
the three weeks respectively numbered 50, 55,
and

T‘efever of Leedom ammo three forms, which are re-
spectively deignated t typhoid (typhia), and relaps-
ing fever (typluna). Fifty persons died of thews fevers We
week. The typhoid fever, comelier called frisk fever,
for it affects the interlines, is Plsli=l is sir mid "Ss;
by the arceelions which are norm in the cesspools
and sewers of cities. Its ravages will be reduced effectually
wheal this matter is restored sway day to the cultivated sail,
of which it is • nateralcourtirscat.

The mortality from diarrhea is rather /dew the a~aage.
The pulmonary complaints sow fatal to
eateot are bronchitis and paenmo ia. 106 children died
under the age of 15 years, 3b ponces between 15 and 60,
sod :17 at 60 years sad upwards did of those Messed
Eight wend sad one men were registered at the dimmed
;an of 00 yeses upwards ; the aided was worms. egad
anweek lie births of 780 boys and 743 girls, is all
1,521 ehildres, were registered is London. Io the Isis
number
667 weeks. of the years 11351-00 the average

MUSD= OF • CHILD NY ITS FAMES.. —A cold-
blooded murder has Just been perpetrated in the borough of
Windsor. A eoroser's inquest was held io the comma
chamber at the TOWlMillil, berme Mr. Martin, yesterday,and
at the same time the prisoner was brought before Mr. Hol-
den's& the mayor, and two justices, when the evidence of
several witnesses was to the following effect : The primmer,
Jobs Gould, residing at Chiron°. Clump, in the borough, the
father of two children, had been in the habit of treating one
of them, a tine littlegirl of between air and seven years of
age, with great cruelty, and the poor child always went in
fear of her inhuman pareat. The mother of the child, being
engaged at the Windsor Infirmary and Dispeesary, bad left
the two children in care of &neighbour, and the father, who
bad been drinking for • whole week, returned home to dinner
about three o'clock in the &Nemo. of Monday bat, and
the child had previously gone into the home to light the
ire, accompanied by some other °hiking. When the pri-
mater entered to bonne he turned all out swept-
'.lug the unfortunate child. Shortly afterwards the
prisoner went to • seighboar's beans sad said, "Mrs.
Clarke, l want yen." She followed him home, and when
she got into the room she saw the door sneered with blood,
the child on its knees with its kande on the step, and its
throat cut. The primmer stood with • mbar in his band,
and said, " done it I ry. done it!" He afterwards
threw the child oat of doors, when it was picked ap by the
neighbours, and coeveyed to the dicummry, bat it died
before it reached there. The 'vides°. of Mr. J. Ellison,
surgeon, showed that the throat of the child bad been cut
about five inches in length, and that the jugular vein on the
right side bad been divided. Superhatendeat Eager said the
prisoner afterwards told hint that be went home to get
some dinner, and the child annoyed him by min ; and
that he had done the deed through drink, and woe sow sorry
for it. The primmer, although drunk, was not so far goes
as not to know what he was about. He was committed to
Reading gaol to talc* his trial for wilful murder. He is
about 3(1 years or sac
Two or three evenings ago • dreadful key
accred in • preter's ledge in the Me de la Melia ftis.
The pester, who was a diem visor at the Oerse red
father of • aareereas Sistarsed ham sheet Ice
o'clock, sad found ia Ms 'We Ohio nisd dmeginsee
and the husband el geed lie bad soared, Ilatintil
who he bow • amp hag India tram his peash and
slabbed his Me Ingham is ihe herb ab husband, who
11= to dada& than, was severely waradall. wad he.
it is said, at the .espial ft. Leah. The raw
darer, who is awed M haw ham seamed with sadden
It of bass*. hileadied* him eat his am Lim with •
remiser. Ms wee ma aim. at No Moss bastes mos.
Fanged bar yeempat edema rev Ms tie Osmassnbeina el whisk
she is • .