The Express.
London, England, 1860-05-23 00:00:00

HEALTH OP LONDON,

The weekly return issued by authority of the
Registrar-General states that in the week that ended last
Saturday the total number of deaths registered in London
was 1,060, exhibiting a decrease in the rate of mortality as
compared with that of the earlier portion of the present
month, when the weekly numbers were successively 1,206
and 1,111. In the ten years 1850-9 the average number of
deaths in the weeks corresponding with but week, corrected
for increase of population, was 1,148. The comparison
shows that the deaths now returned were less by 5!1 than
they would have been if thelaverage rate of mortality had
prevailed.
The mortality from small-pox continues to decline. In the
winter months the weekly deaths from this disease rase in
some instances above 40: in the last four weeks they have
been in succession 20, 18, 16, and 14. Of 41 deaths from
measles 21 occurred on the south side of the river ; 4 were
in the sub-district of St. Mary Magdalen, Bermondsey. 2 in
that of Peckham, 3 in Rotherhithe, 2 in the sub-district of
St. Paul, Deptford, 2 in Greenwich Wet. On the mirth
side measles carried off 2 children in Long Acresub-district,
; in Islington West, 2 in Horton Old Town, 2 in Limebouse.
There were 30 deaths from scarlatina, and 11 from diph-
theria. Phthisis carried off 174 persons, the ocerected aver-
age being 152.
Of four childreu, whose deaths were caused by suffocation,
three were suffticated in the bed-clothes, one by food. Five
childen received fatal burns or scalds ; the son of a brick-
layer's labourer, aged 17 months, was scalded by the up-
setting of a basin of hot broth ; the daughter of a tin-plate
worker, aged 2 yea's, by her mother upsetting a saucepan of
water; and the eon of a shoemaker, aged 2 years, from the
upsetting of a kettle of boiling water; a boy and girl died
from burns received by means not stated. A woman diedat
the age of fki years, and a men et 97.
Last week the births of 867 boys and 835 girls, 'nail 1,702
children, wore registered in London. In the ten correspond-
ing weeks of the years 185049 the average number was
1,601.

EXTRILOEDINAEY ACCIDENT TO • PRIVATE OF
ROYAL NLRB= AT CBATHAIL—A somewhat remarkable
accident, attended unfortunately with fatal results, oc-
curred at Chatham Garrison on Monday afternoon to • pri-
vate of the Royal Marines named James Pennon. The
deceased and e number of other marines were undergoing
rifle instruction on Chatham lines, under the direction of
Major Rodney, and were being exercised in the " judging
distance" drill, when the order was given for them to fall
out for • short period. Immediately on receipt of the
order, the deceased, who was a very; active man, proceeded
to throw • somersault on the grass for the amusement of
his comrades, but in doing so his bayonet fell out of its
scabbard to the ground, point upwards. The unfortunate
marine fell at the same instant, and the bayonet entering
his left side, his whole weight came upon it, forcing the
steel into his body to a great depth. He wee at once re-
moved in the most intense agony to the garrison hospital,
but owing to the serious nature of the injuries he had re-
ceived, he died within a very short time afterwards. De-
ceased had been several years in the corps, and was • man of
very good character.
PRIOHTFUL DEATH OP A PAUPER LUNATIC.—
Yesterday afternoon a long inquiry was gone into before
Mr. John Humphreys, the coroner for East Middlesex, at
the Windsor Castle Tavern, Bonnor-road, Victoria-park,
touching the death of Richard Manning, aged 62 years. The
evidence went to prove that the deceased was a lunatic
pauper in the workhouse of St. Matthew, Bethnal-green.
He was of very eccentric and dirty habits, and it became
necessary occasionally to plain him m a bath. On Thursday
last he was accordingly taken to the bath room, when the
bath attendants were suddenly called away to remove •
fever case from • cab at the front entrance, and during their
absence two of the pauper servants placed the deceased in
the bath, which was unfortunately scalding hot. He
screamed out, when the bath man and his assistants ran
into the room and dragged him out. He was then scalded
over the whole surface of the body, and was in • shocking
state of suffering. Medical assistance was immediately
rendered, and every assistance afforded, but the deceased
gradually sank and died. The 'ury returned the following
version, " That the died from shock to the
system by being put into a bath wherein wee boiling water
through 'negligence, and they are of opinion it is highly
' desirable for the authorities of the workhouse to have some
better management in the bath room for the treatment of
lunatics and other inmates of the workhouse."
DUBLIN AND MEATH RAILWAY.—An ex'raudi
nary general meeting of this company was announced to
take place yesterday, to consider a bill now pending in per-
liament, to enable the company to relinquish the junction
of their main line with the Midland Great Western Railway
of Ireland, and in substitution for the same to make an ex-
tension direct to Dublin. It appeared, however. that the
meeting had been unavoidably postponed until June 2.
A verdict of accidental. death was returned yes-
terday by the Liverpool coroner in the ease of William
Smith, who was employed at the London and North
Western Railway station, Crown-street, and who on Satur-
day was killed by being crushed between the buffer of an
neve and a coal waggon.
EPPS'S HONIOZPATHIC COCOA.—Ito delicious
aroma, grateful smoothness, and Invigorating power have pro-
cured Its general adoption as a breakfast beverage. t lb.. e lb.,
and I lb. par..kete, at Is. ed. per lb., be the pnnetpal grocers.
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