The Express.
London, England, 1853-07-13 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

The registrar's return for lest week exhibits a fa-
vourable condition of the public health. The deaths regis-
tered in London in the week that ended last Saturday were
945; the weekly deaths in June averaged about 1,000 ; the
present decrease is, therefore, considerable. The mean

weekly temperature bas risen 6 degrees in the same period.
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1843-62 the
average number was 919, which, with a certain proportion
added for increase of population, becomes 1,011. Hence
the actual mortality of last week is less than the estimated
amount by 86.
The following numbers are attributed to the several dis-
eases in the symotic class:-6 to small-pox (of which 2
occurred to adults), 24 to measles, 2,1 to scarlatina, 44 to
hooping•cougb, 7 to croup, 6 to thrush, 34 to diaracc, 5 to
dysentery, tine to influenza, oue to ague, 3 to remittent
fever fever, 43 to typhus, 2 to nutria (puerperal fever), 7
to erysipelas, and 3to syphilis, Diseases of the respiratory
organs, which have now fallen to the usual amount, num.
ber 84. Cancer destroyed 22 lives, gout one, apoplexy 22
paralysis 20. delirium tremens 4, epilepsy 5, enteritis 16,
disease of the liver, 18. Four deaths resulted from intem-
perance. _ _ _

The following six deaths occurred in the London Fever
Hospital:—On the 2nd July a labourer, 38 years, from
Willis-court, West London. tubercular pneumonia. In
hospital 33 days. On 2nd July a labourer, 53 years, from
Clement's-lane, Strand, typhus. In hospital 25 days.
On 4th July a labourer, 26 years, from Cable-street, Saint
George-in-the-East, pneumonia. In hospital 12 days. On
4th July a tailor, 29 years, from Great Pulteney-street,
moribund en admission. In hospital one day. On sth
July a baker, 21 years, from Pringbrook-street, Hol-
born, typhoid fever. In hospital 6 days. On sth July a
man, 28 years, from Stockwell-street, Camberwell, typhoid
fever. In hospital 12 days.
Last week the births of 709 boys and 735 girls, in all
1,444 children, were registered in London. In the eight
corresponding weeks of the years 1845-52 the average num-
ber was 1,253.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.883 in. The reading
of the barometer decreased from 30.11 in. at the beginning
of the week to 29.74 in. by 9 h. p.m. on the 7th ; increased
to 29.89 in. by 9 h, p.m. on the Bth ; decreased to 29 78 in.
by noon en the 9th ; and increased to 29.81 in. by the end
of the week. The mean temperature of the week was
84.1 deg., which is I'9 deg. above the average of the same
week in 38 years. The mean daily temperature was
below the average on the first three days; on the three
following days it roes 3 deg., 7 deg., and 6 deg.
above it ; on Saturday it was still slightly above the average.
The highest temperature occurred on Thursday, and was
81.7 deg. ; the lowest on Sunday, when it was 50.1 deg.
The greatest difference between the dew point temperature
and air temperature was 17.8 deg. on Sunday; the least
0.6 deg. on Friday ; the mean difference of the week was
8 deg. The wind blew from south-west on the first four
days; it afterwards varied from south to north-west.