The Express.
London, England, 1849-09-05 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

The deaths registered in London in the week end-
ivy; September let, were 2,786; of which 1,063 were by
cholera, 234 by d'art ma. The mortality exceeds thvt of
an previous week. The greatest number ever registered
before in any week sines 1840, was 2,454 deaths, in the week
ending December 4, 1847, when the last epidemic of infla-
mes prevailed. la the cholera epidemic of 1832, pariah
Berke, in the old bills of mortality, returned 1,021 burials for
the weak ceding Angola 28 ; which, allowing for the defects
in their returns, and for increase of population, are equiva-
lent to 2,450 deaths at the present time. The burisis after
that week in 1832 declined.

The mortality is nearly three times the average of the sea-
son, and is sensibly felt all over the metropolis ; but the in-
habitants of the north and west districts, and people in the
distance, can yet scarcely form a notion of the suffering on
the south aide of the Thames, and slum the middle of Au-
gust, in the east districts. " The 12th, 13th, and 14th of
August,' says one of the registrars of Betbnallireen, " will
long be remembered in this neighbourhood, the outbreak of
this fatal disease being without any adequate preparation
• surgeons were went= on many places at ones ; the hurried
passing and repairing of messengers, and the welling of rela-
tives Ailed the streets with confusion and woe, sad impressed
on all a deep nese of en awful calamity."
Cholera has already destroyed in this epidemic, nine thou-
sand one hundred and twenty-nine lives in London.
As it is one of the purposes of the Registration Act to
asoertain the "causes of death," end of the weekly tables,
not to gratify idn curiosity, bat to point these out to the
public, the registrars have been requested to give all the in-
fonsation:they can respecting the state of every part of their
districts. This many of them have taken considerable pains
to do, and their notes will, it is hoped, be found serviceable
to the guardians end medical inspectors now and at future
times. For it is important to bear in mind that cholera only
brim into a strong light the localities which elaborate cal-
auntie= in the annul report, prove are at all times fatal to
the health end life of the inhabitants.
_

After the perils of this terrible weak we mem to see land
bat as many thousands of lives may be loot in an epiderai.
by negligence, so, many thousands may be saved by skill
vigilance, and energy—by more ample supplies of water, by
the rapid removal of nuisances from the boons and streets
by tbs prompt administration of medical appliances and
other oomform, by the active to-operation of the medical
profession, of the boards of guardians, of employers, of
every householder, of every individual, with the board of
health, and health cffitiers.

Despatches were received yesterday at the colonial-
odic' from the pverrors of the West India colonies. Des-
patches were received yesterday at the Coloni.il Oka
from the governors of the North Anter:can colonies.

THADIES' SMALL PARCELS.—There has just been
Minted hy_the House of Commons the petition from New.
anatio.ca-Tyne, beiog one of several petitions presented to
the house from the trading communities of the manufectur-
towns, in which they complain of the high rates of
'barge by railway companies on goals traffic, and especially
with reference to " smsll parcels," that they endear°
Obtain a monopoly of traffic, and a right to charge
on such parcels : Die whole subject is espy,'
tir:Zyht before parliament neat session.

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