The Express.
London, England, 1863-09-30 00:00:00

THE HEALTH OF LONDON'.

From the returns published by authority of the
Registrar-General it appears that there were 1,133 deaths in
London in the week that ended last Saturday. The average
number in ten corresponding weeks—i. e., the 39th in each
of the years 1853-62—with the omission of deaths from
cholera in 1854, and a correction for incresse of population,
becomes 1,240. The actual number of deaths is last week,
therefore, very closely agrees with that which is obtained
by calculation • and the present state of the public health
1 is neither better nor worse than what is molly enjoyed at
this generally healthy season of the year. But scarlatina is
exceedingly prevalent, and appears decidedly to be on the
increase. The deaths from it, which were in the previous
week 130, rose to 148 last week. They have been constantly
above 100 weekly since the middle of July. Diphtheria does
not exhibit the same tendency to looms* ;it was fatal in
12 eases in the week.
The deaths from scarlatina were moat numerous last week
in the following sub-districts :—St. John Westminster 5,
Kentish Town 8, Ldington West 6, Islington East 7. There
were 10 in the district of Bethisal.green' and the elan
number in Deptford. Smallpox numbered 29 mar;
diarrbrea 46 ; both dismiss showing a decline.
On the 23rd fastest a man died under chloroform is the
London Hospital ; sad on the following day another under
the same influence in St. George's. A labourer died on the
Bth inst. in St. Martin's workhouse from "consumption
accelerated by want of the common necessaries of life ;" and
• cooper on the 16th, at 7 , St. John-street, Bethnal-green,
front • aneurism, death accelerated by want of proper end
sufficient nourishment."

le;t,;.eicii;l;iiii; of 948 boys and 853 girls, in alll,BOl
children, were registered in London. In the tea oat.
responding weeks of the years 1853-62 the average number
(corrected) was 1,880.
At the Royal Obserratery, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29174 inches. Oe Monday
and Tuesday the mean daily reading was below 29 in. The
barometrical pressure was as low am 2118 inches
ae Tuesday ; aad it we. 30135 inches ou Sat-
urday. The mean temperature of the sir I.
the week was 50,1 deg., which is 4'9 deg. below
the average of the elate week in 43years (ea determined by
Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was below the
average throughout the weak. The lowest night tempera-
ture was 40'4 deg. (..n Wednesday. The highest day tempera-
ture was 63-2 deg. on Saturday. The nap of temperature
in the week wee therefore 22'4 deg. The mean daily range
was 17-2 deg. The difference between the maul dew-point
temperature and air temperature was 6 deg. The mess
=of humidity of the air woe 80, complete saturation
represented b 7 100. The south-west has been the
prevailing wind dame many week,. Nearly an loch of
rase w u measured in the week, thee/eater put of which
fell on Sunday. There was thunder and lightning on
Tuesday, with heavy showers of rain ; and them was also
lightning on the two following days. The mean of the
highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 61'4
dog. ; that of the lowest was 59/ deg.

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