The Express.
London, England, 1867-11-13 00:00:00

TO THZ EDITOR OP THE EXPRESS.

Stn,—My attention having been called to the
article in your paper of yesterday, respecting the increasing
distress at the East-end, and the necessity of " forming a
central relief committee, consisting of able and experienced
men, possessing the confidence of the public, and whose
exertions may be relied upon for carrying out an efficient,
economical, and comprehensive system of relief, in con-
junction with and secondary to that adopted by the
various parochial authorities," I beg to send you the en-
closed paper respecting the " East-end Emigration and
Relief Fund." During the put summer the committee
promoted emigration from the Poplar Union as a measure
of relief. In addition to some few sent to South Australi►,
upwards of 300 souls were through its instrumentality
emigrated to Canada, and I am happy to say we have very
satisfactory accounts respecting them ; the heads of fami-
lies have all been provided with employment, and they are
all doing well. The committee also turned its attention to
migration, and about 400 were assisted to go to other dis-
tricts in the kingdom where work was to be obtained.
This emigration and relief has entirely exhausted the
fund. The committee have, however, under earnest con-
sideration whether they can be of further use in alleviat-
ing the distress which threatens the east of London during
the winter, and should the public entrust them with the
necessary funds, I do not doubt that in co-operation with
the Poor-law Board an efficient system of relief may be
devised.

I have only to add, that any ruhecriptions paid to oar
trossurer, the Hon. A. Rionaird, M.P., tor the "East-
end Emigration and Relief Fund," at Mears. Ransom,
Booverie, and Co.'s, 1, Pall-mall East, will be appropriated
to the object.—l am, &a,

HENRY KINGSCOTE.

96, Eaton-pkoe, &W., Nov. 12.

Tim MULTI( or LONDON.--It appears from the
return issued by• authority of the Registrar-General that
in the week that ended on Saturday, November 9, 4,613
births and 2,706 deaths were registered in London and in
twelve other large towns of the United Kingdom. The
annual rate of mortality was 23 per 1,000 persons living.
The annual rate of mortality last week was 20 per 1,000
in London, 27 in Edinburgh, and 25 in Dublin; 20 in
Bristol, 23 in Birmingham, 26 in Liverpool, 26 in Man-
chester, 27 in Salford, 24 in Sheffield, 24 in Leeds, ffii in
Hull, 29 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 27 in Glasgow.
Int London the births of 1,187 hors and 1,063 girls, in
all 2,270 children, were registered en the week. In the
corresponding weeks of ten years 1857-66 the average
number, corrected for increase of population, is 2,081.
Ihe deaths registered in London during the week were
,195. It was the forty-fifth week of the year; and the
average number of deaths for that week is, with a correc-
tion for lucre use of population, 1,417. The deaths in the
present return are less by 222 than the estimated number.
The deaths from zymotio diseases were 254, the corrected
average number being 347. The deaths from smallpox
were 9, from scarlatina 39, from whooping cough 27, from
typhus 42. from diarrhom 21, and from measles 37. Fifteen
children died from measles in the north districts of the
metropolis, 6 of Ouse cases occurred in the sub-diatrict of
M St. John, aryleboae. The son of a painter, aged 2 years,
died on Ist November at 4, Bri.lge-street, Hammersmith,
of " cholera, 8 hours," and on 4th November, in the same
family, a daughter, aged 5 years, died of "cholera, 24
hours." The son of a stonemason, aged 3 months, died on
3rd November at 14, Ashburnham-terrace, Chelsea, of
" choleraic diarhcea." The son of a cooper, aged four years,
died on the 28th October at 21, Washington-street, Mile-
end Old Town, of "convulsions from choleraic diarrhoea,
accelerated by the smell from drains." Inquest: A labourer,
aged 60 years. died on 3rd November, stl 6, Charlton-vale,
Woolwich, of "acute rheuinatism eta days, choleraic diary-
lora, 18 hours." One hundred and forty-eight persons died
last week from plithisis. 154 from bronchitis, 82 from
pneumonia, and 51 from diseases of the heart. The
deaths of three persons who were killed by horses or car-
riages in the streets were registered last week. One hun-
dred and forty.six deaths from injuries caused by horses or
vehicles in the streets have been recorded during the pre-
sent year. The present system of registration has b.en in
operation for 30 years • and a legal certificate of a birth.
death, or marriage in England or Wales during that period
may be obtained at the ral Register-office, Somerset
House.