The Express.
London, England, 1866-08-15 00:00:00

THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

The Registrar-General's weekly return of births
and deaths in London and in 12 other large towns of the
United Kingdom, states that in the week that ended on
Saturday, August 11, the births registered in London and
twelve other large towns t,f the United Kingdom were
4,173 ; and the deaths registered 4,059. The annual rate
of mortality was 38 per 1,000 nemesis living.
In London the births of 1,021 boys and 9:A) girls, in all
1,971 children, were registered in the week. In the cor-
responding weeks of ten yeers 1856-55 the average number,
corrected fur increase of population, was 1,915. The
deaths registered in London during the week were 2,299.
It was the thirty-second week of the year ; and the average
number of deaths for that week is, with a correction for
increase of population, 1,366. The deaths in the present
return exceed the estimated number by 933. The weekly
deaths arc declining. 2,Z)9 deaths were registered last
week ; 2,661 in the work preceding. The deaths are Ism
by 52 daily than they were in the previous weak ; and the
whole of the decrement is accounted for by the fall of
the deaths I y cholera and diarrheas from 1,44i7 to 1,045..
Of cholera 781, of iliartheee 21.4 persona died last week;
of both forum of disease 1,04. ; which is less than
the numbers in the previous week by 302, thus distri;
buted in respect of ages : under 20 the decrease of chil-
dren's deaths is ;at 20-411 the decrease is SO; at 40--60
it is 42 ; at lio--eU it le 16.' of old people of 60 and upwards
the deaths have increased by 4. The decrease in the mor-
tardy of children I. gratifying evidence of the good
effects of increased care for their lives. As the east
districts wore devastated to the greatest extent, they last
week expoienced the greatest relief ; the deaths in them
from the epidemic, including diarrhea and cholera, fell
from 1,041 to 774, and the decline is observable in each of
the districts. 10,rees peptone have died in London during
the last five weeks- -a number exceeding the competed
average by 4,213. Within the five weeks 3,116 persons
died of cholera, 1,338 of iliarrbes. The mortality in the
west districts was at the annual rate of 24, in the east die.
triets at the rate of 82 per 1,000 inhabitants. In the west
districts 2'25, in the cast districts 3,1/42 persons died of
cholera and diarrhea ; the estimated population being
respectively 511,25 e and 6e7,..145.
To facilitate the inquiry into the causes, and to sup-
piinformation to those who are engaged in eimibating the
dernic, the particular' of edery death in London are
now published daily ' • all the deaths for instance registered
on Menday in the districts of London from Fennell to
Woolwich can be procured on Tuesday evening, by scieutifie
men, at the Queen's printers. The deaths registered
from cholera% the east districts during the seven days of
the week were Zei on Sunday and Monday, 114 on Tues-
day • 90, 96, 71, and 78 on the four following days ; in all
London on the seine days, 249, 130, 199, 114, 85, 94. No .
greeter mistake could be made than to relax the efforts
for combating the &ease, or fee relieving the distress
which it has already wrought. The water companies, Dri.
Frs.nkland has suggested, should filter their supplies
through animal charcoal ,• and the suggestion is well worthy
of the consideration of their singuseass at this tame,
when the waters of no shallow welhemia be used without
risk. In epidemic districts the ,tratlir butts should be
emptied, disiefeeeed, and refilled. ' • *"
The annual rate of mortality leetwock was 39 per 1,000
in London, 19 in Edinburgh, and 21 iii Dublin ; 20 in
Bristol, 23 in Birmingham, 32 in Manchester, 28 in Salford,
26 in fihelßold, 31 in Leeds, t 2 in Hull, Xi ib Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, and 26 in Glasgow. The return from Liver-
pool bas not come to hand. The ride in Vienna was 35
per 1,000 during the week ending the 24th nit, when the
mean temperature was 2.6 deg. Fahrenheit higher than in,
the same week in London, where the rate was 44 per 1,000.
At the Royal Obeervetory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.561 in. The hero-
metrical reading increased from 29.2.'1 in. on Tuesday to
29.96 in. on Saturday. The mean temperature of the air
in the week was 57.7 deg., which is 4.4 deg. below the •
average of the came week in 50 years (as determined by
Mr. Glaisber). The highest day temperature as 70.0 deg.
on Tuesday. The lowest Met temperature was 48.2 deg.
on Friday said Saturday. The entire range of temperature
in the week was, therefore, 21.8 deg. The mean of the
highest temperatures of the water of the Th.anies was
60.7 deg. ; that of the lowest was 59.6 deg. The differense
between the mean dew-point temperature and air tempers-
ture was 8.1 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air
was 75 complete saturation being represented by 100.
Rain fell to the amount of 0.59 in.

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THE FAILUSEri IN THE BIRMINGHAM DISTRICT.
A petition has been filed in the Birmingham Court of
Bankruptcy, ou behalf of Mears. David and William
Brown, lately carrying on business in partnership, as iron
and gun-barrel manufacturers, at the London Works, and
Victoria Works, Stnetbwick. Mr. Griffin is the acting
solicitor, on behalf of Mr. R. Docker. The bankruptcy,
it is said, has been occasioned by a breach of contract,
arising out of some undertakings with America during the
late war. A special commies:on has been sent out to
America to examine witnesses ; but until a report is.
made, no reliance must be placed on the sums mentioned
as being at issue. The committee appointed at the recent
meeting of creditors of the Longton Bank attended again
at the Crown and Anchor Inn, on Saturday, accompanied.
by Messrs. Reary and Son, solicitors, for the purpose of
receiving proofs of debts of those creditors who approved of
the proposal for the appointment of Mr. J If. Goddard as •
one of tie assignees. A large Lumber of creditors put in.
proofs of debts, and the number who have now entrusted
their claims to the committee is over a hundred,.
and represent debts to the amount of about 10,0001.
A largely attended meeting of the creditors of Mr. W..
Bates, of the Ravensdale Ironworks, Tunstall, wee held at
the Hallway Hotel, Stoke-on-Trent, yesterday afternoon. •
A hastily prepared balance.sbeet was laid before the meet-
ing, and it appeared that the debts secured amounted to
57,0001., mad the debts unsecured to 47,00 d. A com-
mittee, consisting of six creditors, was me
ther investigate the affairs of the estat., -
best arrangements for the benefit of credit
meeting was adjourned to Wednesday fort
regankto the probable dividend, the general
meeting was that the sale of the works ws
mono then the charges upon them, in
would be only some 20,004. of meets to ..
unsecured liabilities. It is probable, therefe
deed of about 10e. in the pound may be paid
I —Birmingham Daffy Post.
IDESTRUCTIVE FIRE AT PLYMOUTH.
. morning a fire occurred on the premise. of
in the lavisteek.road, Plymouth, resulting
tinsel is large amount of property, at pr
to be worth 20,004. The emus of this
Ord, which with the buildings counselea
iheovaaws af gresued. The buildings nonfat
If stores for leather, bides in process of '
refuse for boiling dove into glue. The
looked upon as a mystery.

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