The Express.
London, England, 1855-09-12 00:00:00

HEALTA OF LONDON.

The returns of the London registrars show that
1,015 persons, of whom 651 were males and 461 females,
died in the week that ended on Saturday. The mortality
has continued at nearly the same rote during the last three
weeks, and is nut high for a season which in the metropolis
is always more unhealthy than the early months of summer.
The difference between September and the months of June
and July as regards the effect produced on the public health
is measured on an avenge by about 120 deaths in a week.
The mem tempetature declined from 614 degs. in the
peseding week to 55 7 degs. last week, as shown by the
.observations at Ore.-nwleh. On Thursday the meal tem-
perature was only 51 9 degs., which is 6 doge. below the
average for the same day ; and with the exception of Tues-
day it was below the ge throughout the week.
The coldness of the weather has effected apparently a dimi-
nution of cases of diarrhcei, and of those which are returned
as cholera, or choleraic dierrema. In the previous three
weeks dim) ma was fatal successively in 164, 127, 134
eases ; and last week the number declined to 107 ; end
cholera has decreased in the last two weeks from 18 cams to
6. 01 these 6 deaths, 4 occurred to iafants, one of whom
died of "malignant cholera" at a public-house in Brooks-
mews, Hanover-square ; a ma• died of cholera after 3 days'
illness in Sheppeston-cottages, Islington ; and another of
" choleraic diarrbce "in Westminster. Of the deaths from
dierrhce s, 4 occurred in St. Mary, Paddington ; 3in Ful-
ham; 7in Marylebone ; 9in Pancras; Bin Islington ; 8
in St. Oils; 3in Bethnal green (town sub district) ; 7in
Whiteehapel ; 7 in Stepney ; 3 in the cub-distriet of Wool-
wich Arsenal. Fever exhibit'. an increase, and 6of the
deaths from it occurred is St. Peter, Walworth.
Last week the births of 803 bays and 774 girls, in all
1,577 children, were registered in London. In the ten cor-
responding weeks of the years 1845 54 the average number
was 1,422.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of
the barometer iu the week was 30.069 in. The mean read-
ing of Friday was 30.316 in. The mean temperature of the
week was 65.7 deg., which is 2 6 deg. below the average of
the same week in 38 years. The highest reading in the
week of • thermometer in the shade was 73.3 on Tuesday;
the lowest was 37.7 deg. on Saturday; on which day the
highest was 73.0 deg. The mean dew point temperature of
tbe week was 46 8 deg., and the difference between this end
the mean temperature of the air was 8.9 deg. The mean
temperature of the water of the Thames was 63.3 deg. The
wind blew from the north-east and north. No rein fell in
the week. except • few drops on the mornings of Wallin-
day and Thunday.
The ultimo an, in compliance with instructions given to
them, make occasional communications in their returns with
reference to the deaths they have registered, and to particu-
lar circumstances in which these have occurred. The cor-
rectness of such opinions and statements must be held to
rest exclusively on the testimony of the registrars, and of
the medical or other informants.
S:. George; Hanover-square.—At the Plough Public-
house, Brookamews, on 3rd September, the sou of a licensed
victualler, aged 1 year, " therrbint (5 days), malignant
cholera (1 day)."
Westminster; St. Margaret—At 27. Stafford-place, on
3rd September, • meseesger, aged 74 years, " choleraic
diarrheas."
Islington; East —At 14, Shepperton.eottages, on 2nd
September, aa inland officer, aged 39 years," cholera
(3 dem)."
Whitechapel; Aldgate. —At 8, Hams-court, Glasshoute.
street, on 6th September, the son of &dock labourer, aged'
months; " &palish cholera."
St. George in-the-But; St. Irlary.—At 39, Bette-street,
on 31st August, the daughter of a journeyman wheelwright,
aged 10 month', "English cholera."
Stepney; Limehouse.—At 4, Vincent-street, on 3rd
September. the son of a caulker, aged 1 year, " choleraic
diarrheas (7 days)."
Lambeth; Waterloo-road (lit part).—At 33, Brad-
street, on 4th and 6th September, two goes of a railway
porter, aged respectively 5 and 8 years, "small-pox." Mr.
Young, the medical attendant, remarks:—" Seven children
in this family have been attacked, none of whom have been
vaccinated."