The Express.
London, England, 1863-08-12 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON.

It appears from the weekly return of the
Registrar- nerd that the deaths in London, which were
1,514 in the last week ofJuly, declined to 1,402 last week.
Those of persons under ;to years of age decreased from 870
to 1e27 ; and those which occurred at 60 years of age and
upwards fell from 246 to 208. The average number of
deaths derived from ten correspoodieg weeks (viz., the
thirty-second week is etch of the yeses 1333-62), with the
omission of deaths from cholera in 1854, and with a correc-
tion for increase of pop dottiest is 1,252. The actual num.
her in last week therefore exceeds the estimated number by
150. The deaths born smallpox in the lest three weeks
were successively 34, 43, end 49. Of these 49 car-e,
13 are stated to have occurred to persons on whom
vaccination had been performed. The registrar of Hag-
gent.. East returned 5 deaths front smallpox m
the week, which is more than was returned by say
other subdistrict of Loudon except Isliegtou West, in which
the Smallpox Hospital is situated. Scarlatina was fatal in
115 cams, sod diphtheria in 15. Front the former disease
there were 5 deaths in the St. John Westminster sub-dm.
trict, 14 in the district of Praeras, 9 in Iritugtnn. 5 in the
sub-district of Hackney-rand, 4 in that of Artillery, White-
chapel. 4 in Limehoure, 7 iu Mile-end Old Town, 6 in Now.
The most fatal of all the epidemics was tharrlicee, a high
always predomictates at this season, and which last week
caused 134 deaths. From the mortality of this ettrupleiet
in Islington it appears to prevail much in that district. But
the death, from Morrie.' in London have not
inmeaseel within the last fortnight la the last
three weeks the numbers were 233. 201, end 134.
There were IS deaths from cholera, chiefly amongst infests.
The wife of a labourer is reported to have died on 3rd Au-
gust at 1, Iligh.street, Bromley, of Asiatic cholera. A by,
aged 3 years, died of coup.dexoleil, and the wife of a
butcher, of malignant peatulte, after 7 days Meas. A
Greenwich pensioner died at the advanced axe of 99 years.
Last week the births of 919 hoya and Sit girls, in all 1.772
children, were registered in London. ht the ten correspond-
tog weeks of the years lit-t 3-62 the average :lumber (cor-
rected) wets 1,797. At the Royal Obrematory, tireeurich,
the MOM height of the berometer in the week was 29.137 is.
The reading decreased t029.;1 on Wedueeldy ; and it rose to
29.98 it.. on sat urday. The mean tempers titre of the air iu the
week was 63 deg., which 111 2.9 deg, above the average of the
same week in 43 year. (as determined by Mr. Ghostlier). The
mean daily temperature was above the average throughout
the week, though the excess was small tiering the greater
part of it. The lowest night resoling of the thermometer
was 54.1 deg., and occurred ou Sunday. The highest day
reading was 82.9 deg., and occurred on the follow/lug day.
The range of the thermometer in the week was therefore
23.8 deg. The moon daily range was 20.6 deg. The dd.
(creme between the mean .kw-point temperature and sir
temperature was 6.2 deg. The mean degree of humidity of
the air was St (complete seturetwo being represented by
100). The wind was daily in the south-west. Nearly two-
tenths of an inch of rain fell, chit dy on Thursday. There
was tsuuder on the slat ning of Sunday.