The Express.
London, England, 1865-09-27 00:00:00

THE HEALTH OP LONDON.

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The return issued by authority of the Regiatrar-
General shoes that is the week that ended on Saturday,
September 21, the births registered in London and tea
other large towns of the United Kingdom were 3.996 ; the
deaths registered. 2.528. The I rate of mortality was
23 per 1,000 persona living. In London the births et 992
boys and 970 girls, in all 1,962 children, were registered in
the week. In the oorrespoadiog weeks of tee years,
1851364, the average numbsr, corrected for increase of po-
pulate)°, was 1,917. The deaths registered In London
dosing the week were 1,143, It was the thirty-eighth week
of the year ; and the average number for that week wee,
with a correction for increase of population, 1,183. The
actual return is Ur than the estimated amount by 40
deaths.
The deaths from diarrbcea were 83. It can hardly be
said thyt the number shows the slightest variation on any
of the three preceding weekly returns. It also corres-
ponds with the corrected th
average for e irty-eighth
week in ten previous ran. Three deaths were referred to
cholera. They motored to two young children, and a boy
aged 15 years. Five cum of murder or manslaughter were
re.orned in the week. On the 13th iostant, a woman, aged
60 years, died In the workhouse, Bothnal-green, of "disease
of the lung+, accelerated by want and privation." A girl
nearly four years old died, it is said, from being fright-
ened at church by the sight of the minister io his surplice.
The following six mass are recorded, in which accidents on
the streets by horses and conveyances ware attended by
fatal consequences :—lnOld•street-road, on 20th September,
a eshdealeir aged sixty year', by wheel of a van. Died io
Guy's Hospital. At North-end, Fulham, on 27th August,
the daughter of a tailor, aged five years, run over. On 14th
S. ptember, a claims, aged forty-seven years, run over.
Died in the German Hospital. le Newport. street, on 30th
Aug
a girl, aged four years, ran over by scab. Died in
Obasing-erose Hospital. On 15th September, a traveller,
aged forty-three years., run over. Died at Hackney Wick.
Is Lonc.ecre, on 3rd September, the son of a porter, aged
four yeses, run over by a cab.
The animal rate of mortality last week was 20 per 1,000
in London, 25 in Edinburgh, and 20 is Dribble ; 34 in Li-
verpool, 34 ie Manchester, 22in Salford, 23 in Birmingham,
33 in Leeds, 20 in Bristol, 24 in Hull, and 25 in Glasgow.
The rate is Vienna wee ZS per 1,000 during the week eed.
log the god inst., when the temperature was 3.5 deg. Fah-
reabeit higher then ie the same week in London, where the
rate was 20 per 1,000.
In Liverpool the births in the week were 376, the deaths
306 ; in Manchester the births 31, the deaths 731: in Sal-
ford the births 76, the deaths 47 ; in Birmingham the
births 282, the deaths 143; la Leeds the births 234, the
deaths 142 ; in Bristol the births 98, the deaths 62 ; in Hall
the births 82, the deaths 48 ; In Edinburgh the births 108,
the deaths 82 : in Glasgow the births 333, the deaths 202 ;
sod in Dobbs the births 164, the deaths 122. There were
273 deaths io Vienna during the week eliding the god inst.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of
the barometer to the week was 30.167 is. The mean
reading wee above 30 in. on every day except Wednesday.
The reading fell to 29.88 in. on Wednesday,
and rose to
30.32 is. on Saturday. The mese temperature of the air
in the week was 60.9 dogs., which is 4.9 dogs. above the
average of the same week in 50 years (as determined by
Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was above the
aversgeoo every day. except Saturday ; the excises having
been considerable till Thursday. The highest day tempera-
ture was 81.2 dogs., sad occurred on Wednesday ; the
lowest night temperature was 40.2 dogs., snd occurred on
Saturday. The range of the thermometer iu the week was
41 dens. The mein doily range was 21.8 digs. The range
on Thursday was only 9.7 dogs. The differesoe betwees
the mean dew-point temperature and air tereperature wee
7.7 dogs. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 76.
complete saturation being represented by 100. The general
direction of the wind was noeib-east. The rain was 0.16
in., which fell on Thursday.