The Express.
London, England, 1852-09-29 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON.

The official report states that last week 1,077
deaths were registered in the metropolitan districts. There
is en lacrosse on the return of the preceding week, when
the number was 913 • but this is chiefly due to coroners'
cases, many of which occurred at previous dates, but were
not registered till the end of the quarter. In the ten cot-
respondiag weeks of the years 1842.61 the average number
of deaths was 1,012, which, with • correction fur increase
of population, becomes 1,146.
Fatal cases predneed by epidemic diseases amount in the
present return to 271, nearly the same as in the previous
week. The mortality arising from measles at the present
time Is annually low, only two and live cases respectively
having been registered is the last two weeks. Scarlatina,
however, makes progress, u is shown by the steady increase
of death referred to it since July • the numbers during the
last 8 areas were-38, 47, 49, 61', 53, 58, 67, 83. Iu a ease
that occurred at 14, Dean's•place, Vauxhall-bridge-road,
the cause of death is entered thus:—" Malignant scirlatina
(3 days); imperfect d • ." Diarrhea, which con-
tinues to decline, was fatal last week to 61 children and
11 adults; cholera to 7 persona; typhus, remittent fever, I
Ste. to 41

The 'onetime are the seven deaths from cholera 'fet-
tered In the week:

---I;ittiii7m,;ill, North-row, North-end, as 22nd Sep-
timber, the daughter of a labourer, aged 2 years,
"summer cholera (4 days), serious effusion on brill' (one
day)."
At 3, Bishopgata, on 19th September, the
SOS of • musician, aged 2 years, " cholera infentuns (11
days)." Mr. Spencer, the registrar of St. Botolpb, says
that " this is a close and crowded place, With hula rentals.
tioo, and occupied by very poor persons. A drain is in
the middle alit, which is frequently choked up, and omits
offeasive effluvia."
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In liaggerstooe West, at 14, Whitmere-rosd, an 1811
September, the son of a baker, aged one year, "infantile
cholera (10 weeks)."
In Ilde.end, Old Town, Upper, at 11, Bedford.plaee, on
13th September, the daughter of a cheesitmooger, aged 4
years. " cholera (12 hours)."
In Lamb th, in ant part of Waterloo sub-district, at 3,
Bood.plsee, on 19th September,. a general dealer, aged 66
years, " cholera."
In P. ekhsm, at 2, Batten's-mil, High street, an 23rd
September, the widow of an meant, aged 61 years, " ciao-
lera (16 days)."
At Queen street, Lewisham, on 19th September, the son
of a labourer, egad 17 dais, "cholera infanta= (one
week)."
Ou 25th September, at 4, Wood's-yard, South Hackney,
the daughter of a labourer, sed 6 months, died of
" diarrheas (30 days)." The medical attendant and parish
surgeon writer on the certificate: "There is a moat °Measles
email from a pig end cow yard in this court. Them is no
drainage or proper water. There is one pomp foe all the
houses, lint the water is so bad that the inhabitants aunt
am it"

&amnia-street, Ilomertoe, ea 24th September,
• printer, aged 20 years "typhus (17 days),
from the bowels." Mr. Smith observes: " TheutiO3Lertrfiri
llnsaseriekotreet and streets adjoining are badly drained.
The yend at the back of the house in which this man died
is M • mast filthy state from the refuse water not being
able to pass away. A constant 'teach aseails your nostrils
as yea eater the passage, and most of the homes are occu-
pied by two and three families."
At 4, Renew-alley , Aidgate, ea the 25th of September,
the send • healer, spa 24. years, died of " encephalitis •
seam alias (4 days).' The medical attendant state;
ow his earellienla that "this hone is surrounded by slaugh.
tertian/se, and ie cult for human habitation. The Irish
poor persist in residing M the.. filthy localities, although
orewarned alb, usesquesses, of which they are indeed
quite reganfires. The hind is always found vitiated,
owing to the wont at peeper ventilation and food."
On the lbd of 11111118111111 m, at 13, Upper Corawell-street
(St. Gessigsrin-thelleet), a painter, aged 42 years, died of
isilammaties sat enlargement el the muscles of the
seek (ma week), vasitlag et bleed." Th. medical at-
testant in this MN Wigs as allows on his certificate :
" Theo inonths age AY ass aweived • bert ander the
elde,fresowideh dada had fressestly complained. A week
••age be ems to owe surgery, easplarnag of something like
iamb et Weed is the windpipe. Nothing could be die.
miesead. InSemissation around the muscle of the neck with
saw didieshy of breathing came on, and resisted all treqt-
neat Os Thursday morning early he was found dead in
the pad et his residence, having brought ap a large
quest of hied. No pose-wortem inquiry took place."
The is as eatraet from Mr. Bensted's return
fee die seb-ilherist of St. John in the district of St. °lave :
Os di Ilsperebor, at 4, College-street, the daughter of a
mariner, aged i.e year, died of " pneumonia (one week)."
On 22nd September, at 8, Horeelydown-leae, the daughter
of • orinter, aged 10 years, died of " pneumonia (one
week)." On 22nd September, at 1, Potter's-fields, •an
candle clerk, aged 63 years, "pneumonia (one week)."
Tha three persons were seised with the same complaint
within a few hours. All lived Dear each other, and all died
at the end of one week's illness.

A ;tietnan,aitciiiyears-----, died of "stone in the bladder
(several years); litbotrity and effects of chloroform ; dis-
ease of prostate." Two persons died of carbuncle, via , a
wbiteestith, axed 63 years, who was brought from Cow-
man-street, and died on 22nd September, in St. Bartholo-
mew's Hospital, and the widow of • muter mariner, aged
71 year', who died an 21st September at 25, Grosvenor.
street, of "carbuncle (3 weeks), cerebral congestion
(3 dye)." A sign and 11001 writer died on 16th September,
at 6, Gcsen-street, Leicester-equare, of "general debility
with &mhos (2 immths)," at the remarkable age (as
stated) of 102 years and 7 mestba.
Lest week the births of SO boys and 793 Ririe, la all
1,640 child's., were registered is Loudon. The ave
number I. sem eorrespeadisa weeks of the years 1646-6
was 1,360.
At the Royal Obeervatery, Greenwich, the mesa height
of the barmen In the week was 26.873 is. The lawn
daily reading was above so u. ea Wedaseday, Tbsse,
Friday. and Saturday. The lama Impeders of the week
was *3 deg., the same sa la the yeeidaes weak. Oa Tues-
day the mean daily teaspiielsee was only 49 deg., which
is 610 day . below the away et the um day in tea
yews. The *lad wee he Ihe seed part la the walk-west.

SPALDING Olin Horn AND CATTLE FAIL—
This great fair was bold ea Ileeday, and eland yesterday
by said-day. It wee by far die lowa fair that hem beat
held at Spalding fat 'easy roam The supplies of cattle
woo .sully good, both fa booed odd (audition, and the
teak is besets fully molutaimil dome symptoms of
imooevemeat *Whited la wily miry mama Air. There
ems a Sae thaw of mile end inalfeows sad heifers, for
ell of which there was a peed dentemil, most of them being
bought by dealers for tie Lambs markets. The 'York-
shire bred beasts sold freely, them with calves making 161.
to 201. per heed ; in-mho% 141. Is 171. ; best heifers, 111.
to 141. ditto; %SU' monk be 161. ditto. Is the horse
fair Ivory sound yemeg heels wee I seek up without delay,
the beet eve- old oaralmosa M. to 701. mob,
fee the Yells; gni/am link he lumen' work,
M. Ma ; munch odroloossis sop, for tradesmen's
ww, odd seek as ISL to SOL sod ; boaters, 801. to 1001.
dittaprialtoner, of Ms boa description, were bought
up, by London Imbue sad Johmasters, et 180 to
200
101. palaces pair. loud young ponies sold easily et
61. to east.

ROOM% BALK Al lITONE-BT-NATLAND.--00
Thursday mei Feb* last, tho minable sericulture! stock
of the kite Mr. Penes we slid by auction, by Mears. Cook
and Semi, of Stratford St. Mary. The late Mr. Pamela
having he many years been regarded as one of the best
judges of hems la this se the neighbouring counties, great
sardine bees Ihriasil es is the quality of the animals
to awed, bed mulled he the reesaJling of many hun-
dreds of the misdeal uirleellerbee of the neighbourhood,
together with the sputa of sail preelmera from distant
counties. The brews WWI heth the admiration of the
company. At helf-past ebb& the bet horse was offered,
and realised, after sub essepethise, 4.51. 3s. ; nineteen
others followed, the 20 eversible the high price of 411 10s.
each. Two chestnut mane gel Ash produced 146', a
721. 10e. each. To them ousseded an entire year old cart
colt, of beautiful symmetry, exalting the login competition
of several bidder', and was ultimately knocked down at the
price of 61 guineas. The 2 year-old colts and fillies were
particularly handsome and promising, and averaged 37
guinea'. The year old colts appeared to he in *wen greater
favour then the let; a filly produced 37 guineas. The
foals (six in number) ranged from 201. to 22 guineas each.
In the last day's suction, 600 Hampshire Down 'beetling
sheep were sold, and produced prices varying from Me 64.
to Ole 13d., the average being 40e. 3d. The implements and
harness were on a eurresponding senile of excellence, and
realised very satisfactory prises. Ipswich Farm's.
GILASOOW AND SOUTH WESTERN RAILWAY.—
Traffic for the week ending Sept. 26, 1852: goods, parcels,
and minerals, 4,3911. 3.. 6414 entmo.rlitill week in hist
year, 4,8431.35. 41. Pus/ogees, 29,092.