The Express.
London, England, 1853-11-16 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON.

The Registrar-General's weekly return shows that
the deaths registered in the metropolis in the week that
ended on Saturday rote to 1,192, having been in the pre-
vious week 1,112. In the ten weeks corresponding to last
week of the years 1843.52 the ge number was 1,028,
which, if raised in proportion to increase of population,
becomes 1,131. Hence it appears that the actual mortality
of last week was in excess of the calculated amount by 61.
The deaths in the present return show an increase on the
weekly numbers of October, arising apparently from greater
coldness of the weather, and also in part from cholera.
Bronchitis grows more fatal. The rate of mortality from
cholera has been nearly stationary during the last three
weeks ; the number of fatal cases last week was 98. Of
these 16 occurred in the west districts, 15 in the north, 22
in the east, and 45 on the (south side of the river. None
occurred in the central districts.
Cholera continues to be most fatal in the lower parts of
the London basin. In conformity with the law which, it
was found, regulated the mortality of cholera in 1848-49,
the mortality.in the present epidemic, although the num-
bers are few, is nearly in the inverse ratio of the elevation of
the ground on which the dwellings of the inhabitante
stand.
The mortality from cholera in the districts at so average
elevation of less than 20 feet above Trinity high-water mark
has been 39 in 100,000 inhabitants ; in the districts of an
average elevation of 20 and below 40 feet (20-40 feet), the
1 mortality has been 20 in 100,000 ; at an elevation of 40-60
feet, the mortality has been 13 in 100,000 ; at 60 feet of
elevation and under 120, the mortality has been 8 in 100,000.
At Hampstead, where the elevation may be pat at 350 feet,
there has hitherto been no death from cholera.
The Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers have called
the attention of the Registrar-General to the IN turn for the
• week ending Ist October, in which it was stated that a
death from cholera had occurred at 7, Wells-place, While-
chapel., awl that in this place there were no drains. The
following is the report of Mr. Roe, the engineer of the dis-

met
" I have to state that Wells. place is situate at the south
end of Dowers-walk, and contains 3-reomed houses. On the
east side of the same is a sewer, 2 feet 6 inches in diameter,
which passes beneath the privies, and also receives the house
drainage; on the west side clue, are shallow receivers be-
neath the privies, also a 12-inch drain which conveys water
daily through them, thus preventing accumulations of de-
posit therein ; from thence the flow of water passes
by a 9-inch pipe, and connects with the above-mentioned
sewer. From a house-to-house inquiry no complaints were
made of the want of prover drainage."
It is due to Mr. Hodson, the owner, to add that he had
expended • considerable sum in draining and paving his
property, and had taken much pains to put it in proper
condition. lie had permitted the owners of several houses
to open drainage through his property ; he eomplains of
much nuisance arising from this cause, and the negiect of
contractors to remove dust and other accumulatiow.
Last week the births of 666 boys and 748 girls, in all
1,614 children, were registereo in London. The average
number in eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845.52
was 1,376.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 30.155 to. The mean
temperature of the week was 451 deg., which is 1.2 deg.
above the average of the same week in 38 years. The
mean daily temperature was considerably above the average
of the beginning of the week, and below it on the last four
days, when the temperature of night approached th,. freez-
ing point. The mean differ( me between the dew-point
temperature and air temperature was 2.4 deg. ; the greatest
difference occurred on Wednesday, and was 10.5 deg. The
temperature of the Thames was considerably higher than
the dew-point, and the vapour fell in mists and tugs over
London.

SOUTH EASTERN HAlLWAT.—Traffic receipts for
the week ending Nov. 14, 1853, £14,375 6s. Od. ; ditto Nov.
13, 1852, £12,740165. 2d. Ineressein 1853, £1,634.91. 10d.