The Express.
London, England, 1867-12-04 00:00:00

The house adjourned at a quarter past seven.

THE HEALTH OF LONDOL—It appears from the
return issued by authority of the Registrar General that
in the week that ended on Saturday, Nov. 30, 4,166
births and 3,318 deaths were registered in London and in
twelve other large towns of the United Kingdom. The
annual rare of mortality was 28 per 1,000 persons living.
The annual rate of mortality lad week was 27 per 1,000 in
Loudon, 27 in Edinburgh, and 26 in Dublin ; 29 in Bris-
tol, 15 in Birmingham, 32in Liverpool, 34 in Manchester,
33 in Salford, 35 in Sheffield, 23 in Leeds, 23 in Hull, 25
in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 33 in Glasgow. Mr. Berry
has furnished to the Registrar General the following in.
formation relating to the water supply of Manchester.
Within the municipal boundaries of that city there are at
present 70,119 houses ; of these 47,624, including 1,797
beer-houses and 618 hotels, inns, and public-houses,
are at present supplied internally; and 22,495
are supplied externally by means of stand-pipea.
In London the births of 1,015 boys and 1,002 girls, in all
2,017 children, were registered in the week. In the
corresponding weeks of ten years 1857-66 the average
number, corrected for indeed of population, is 2,070.
The deaths registered in London during the week were
1,588. It was the forty-eighth week of the year ;
and the average number of deaths for that week is,
with • correction for increase of population, 1,629.
The deaths in the present return are less by 41
than the estimated number. The effect of the low
temperature on the public health is exhibited by a higher
rate of mortality. In the week which ended November
9 the deaths were 1,195, in the three following weeks
the numbers were 1,457, 1,426, 1,688. Zymotio diseases
proved fatal in the same periods to 254, 284, 250,
and 309 persons, and the deaths from diseases a
the respiratory organs (exclusive of plithiats) were
268, 364, 376, and 440. Fourteen deaths occurred last
week from smallpox, 50 from measles, 44 from scerlatins,
36 from whooping-cough, 55 from typhus, and 19 from
diarrhoea. Measles was most fatal in the north and south
districts, and @caddies in the north, central, and south
districts. Phthisis proved fatal tolB3 persons, 246 deaths
occurred from bronchitis, 143 from pneumonia, and 66
from diseases of the heart. A man, aged 50 years, died on
25th November in the Westminster Hospital from
"privation." A man, aged 60 years, died on 23rd Novem-
ber in the London Fever Hospital from "destitution."
The wife of a cooper, aged 67 years, died on 26th Novem-
ber at 66, Devonshire-street, St. George-in-theMiurt, of
" shock to the system from fright." The deaths of four
persons who were killed by hones or carriages in the
streets were registered last week. 161 deaths from
injuries caused by horses or vehicles in the streets have
been recorded during the present year.
THE SANITARY CONDITION OP LONDON.—At a
meeting of the Commissioners of Sewers, held at the
Gaddhall, yesterday, it appeared from the report of Dr.
Le.theby, the medical offleer of health, that during the
past fortnight there had been condemned in the markets
and slaughter-houses 3,640 lbs. of meat as unfit for human
food. It consisted of 12 sheep, 11 pip, 3 calves, 20 quar-
ters of beef, and 18 joints of meat ; 2,104 lbs. of it were
diseased, 106 lbs. were putrid, and 1,430 lbs. wile from
animals that had died from accident or disease, all of
which bad been destroyed in the usual manner. During
the fortnight there were registered in the City of London
74 births and 94 deaths. Of the latter 24 IMO among
children of lees than five years of age, Ind 23 wen sawn
persons at CO and upwards. 22 &lathe were from tuber.
ruler diseases, 16 from inflammatory affections of the
lunge, and 12 from diseases of a symotic character.
cepting an increase of mortality from inflammatory affec-
tions of the lungs in the week end* December 3, *win
to the said weather, the returns sabwed • satisfactory
state of the public health.