The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-05 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON.

It appears from the weekly return of the Regis-
trar-Gseeral that • high rate of mortality prevailed in
London last week. In the four weeks that ended 25th July,
they weresnoceesnely 1,187,1,287,1,364, 1.452. In the week
that ended last Saturday they roes to 1514. The deaths
that occurred under twenty years of age declined from 918
in the previous week to 870 last week ; those at sixty years
of age and upwards rose from 193 to 246. The avenge
number of deaths in ten corrseponchng winks, namely, the
thirty-fir week in each of the years 1833-62, is. with • cor-
rection for Increase of population, 1,284. The present
return therefore exceeds by 230 the number that would have
been returned if the average rate of mortality for the end of
July had prevailed. Scarlatina appears to be increasing.
It was fatal io 87 and 110 ass in the two previous weeks ;
and last week in 122. Nine deaths front this complaint
were recorded in the Nub-district of St. John, Westimuster;

ten in the district of Pancras, eleven in Bethnal-grub, 6
in the sub-district of Bow, four in that of the Borough-read.
Three children died on the 23rd and 25th ult. in one family
at 43, St. John's-square, Clerken well, of scarlatina ; and
three children aLo in one family on the 28th and 31st ult. at
14, Winchester-crescent, Bethnal-green, of the same disease.
The deaths from diarrhcea and cholera were 217, and were
sot quite so numerous as in the previous week. In the cor-
responding week of 1857 they were 288 ; in that of 1859
they were 336. Of the 217 cases of last week 189 occurred
to young persons, an immeoes majority of whom were in-
fanta. Of 16 death retorted to cholera 7 were those of adults.
Last week the births of 1.007 boys and 934 girls, in all
1,941 children, were registered in Loudon. In the ten our-
respondieg weeks of the years 1853.62 the average number
(corrected) wee 1,810. Metropolitan Waters in July, 1863:
These waters, according to the analyses of Dr. Robert Dun-
dee Thomson, F.R.S, contain less total and organic im-
purity than in the previous month—a result lees due to the
attention of the companies than to the absence of min. The
Vere-street well, of which the composition I glee., con-
tained, in addition to the large amount of organic matter
stated, nearly three-quarters of a grain of ammonia (148)
recently derived from sewage.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.985 in. The mean
daily reeding was above 30 in. on four days of the week.
The reading was 29. 83 is. mi Sunday, and rose to 30.14 in.
on Friday. The mean temperature of the air in the week
was 59.9 deg., which is 15 deg. below the average of the
same week to 43 years (as determined by Mr. Walther).
The mean daily temperature was below the average on live
days. The highest day temperature wu 78 deg, on Tuesday.
The lowest night temperature was 44.1 deg. on Friday. The
range of the thermometer in the week was, therefore. 33.9
deg. The mean daily range was 26 deg. The highest point
attained by the thermometer in the sun was 120 deg. on
Tuesday. The mean of the highest temperatures of the
water of the Thames WSJ 65 deg. ; that of the lowest was
62.8 deg. The difference between the mean dew point
temperature and air temperature was 8.1 deg. The mean
degree of humidity of the air was 75, complete saturation
being represented by 100. The wind we. first north, then
south-west, afterwards north-east, and on the last two days
southeast. No rain was measured.