The Express.
London, England, 1866-09-12 00:00:00

THE HEALTH OF LONDON.

It appears from the return issued by authority
of the Registrar-General that in the week that ended
on Saturday, September A, the births registered in
London and twelve other large towns of the United
Kingdom were 3,884 ; the deaths registered, 3,075. The
annual rate of mortality was 26 per 1,000 persons living.
In London the births of 967 boys and 938 gin la, in all 1,905
children, were registered in the week. In the cone-
s:4=weeks of ten years 1856-65 the average number,
for increase of population, was 1,925. The deaths
registered in London during the week were 1,335. It was
the thirty-sixth week of the year ; and the average number
of deaths for that week is, with a correction for increase
of population, 1,245. The deaths in the present return
exceed the estimated number by 90. The weekly deaths
by cholera have fallen pr.5.,-seively from 1,053, 781, 455,
265, and 198 to 157 ; b elroera and diarrhaa, from 1,407,
1,045, 649,394, 326 to 289. Inthe east districts the weekly
deaths by cholera have fallen from 916 to 74 ; in the
south districts from 47 to 39 ; in the rest of London from
90 to 44. The rate of mortality by cholera and diarrhois
in East London is rather more than double the mortality by
those diseases in the whole of the metropolis. Of the
deaths in the south districts an undue proportion is still
observed ; last week 7 deaths by cholera, 5 by diarrhees
were registered in Deptford ; 7 by cholera and 4 by diar-
rheas in Woolwich, where the rector states that active
precautions are taken by the Health Committee. The effi-
ciency of the measures in both these districts on the banks
of the Thames should be closely watched. bust week the
deaths by cholera in the Poplar district were 7 in Green-
wich Union, including Deptford and 'Woolwich, 17. Dr.
Frankland has related a remarkable case in which boiling
did not deprive cesspool stuff of It. poisonous qualities.
The experiment is decisive es far as it goes ; and stows
the importance of the absolute exclusion of sewage from
water for domestic use. Boiling the water is a rueful
precaution, but Dr. Frankland prefers filtration through
animal charcoal, or the use of the permanganate of
potash. Sporadic came of cholera have been observed
from the cause to which Dr. Frankland refers ; in the
dead of the winter of 1838, between 7th January and
sth February, 55 persona died of cholera in the Coventry-
House of Industry, evidently from common polluted
water, as cholera was not at the time epidemie. In
the Union Workhouse of Epping cholera suddenly broke
out on the sth August, 1834, and by the 14th destroyed 23
lives ; " the well of the workhouse was close to the main
sewer," and to this " dreadful state of drainage " the
fatality of cholera was traced. In this yearl:mg:
cholera prevailed. The anneal rate of mortality Last
week was 23 per 1,000 in London, 24 in Edin
rind 30 in Dublin ; 21 in Bristol, 21 in Birmingham, 53
in Liverpool, 28 in Manchester, 26 in Seaford, 22 in
Sheffield, 29 hr Leeds, 21 in Hull, 34 in Newcastle-upon-
Tyne, and 23 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 35 per
1,000 during the week ending the hat inst., when the
temperature was 5* deg. Fahrenheit higher than in the
same week in Londen, where the rate was 24 per 1,000.
The 374 deaths in this city included 64 from cholera.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.475 in. The baro-
metrical reading decreased from 29.74 in. on Monday to
29.21 in. on Wednesday. The mean temperature of
the air in the week was .58.5 deg., which is 0.4 deg. above
the leverage of the same week in 50 years (as determined
by Mr. Glaieher). The Winn day temperature was 89.3
deg. on Wednesday and Fnday. The lowest night tempera-
ture was 45.8 deg. on Monday. The entire range of temps-
ntture in the week was, therefore, 23.5 deg. The wean
of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames
was 61.1 deg.; that of the lowest was 60.7 deg. The differ-
ence between the mean dew point temperature and air
temperature was 4.7 deg. The mean degree of humidity
of the air was 85, complete saturation being represented
by 100. Rain fell to the amount of 1.91 in., of which
0.90 in. fell on Sunday. The blue mist was ob-
served on Sundo.y, Monday, Friday, and Saturday. O
Saturday all tenon of the bias mist were obliterated by
a greyish mist.

MEDICAL OFFICERS OF HEALTH AND SANITARY
TerßovieEST. Yesterday • meeting of the medical
officers of health of the metropolis was held at the Scottish
Corporation Hall, Crane-court, Firet-street, to oonsider
what step: should be taken by them with reference to
securing certain sanitary improvements wblch can be
eVected or hastened by the co-operation of the charitable
portion of the public. After a discussion in which Dr.
Druid (president), Mr. Liddle, Dr. Letbeby, Dr. Aldia,
Dr. Buchanan, Dr. Budge, Dr. Dille, and Mr. R. Rawlin-
s:la, C.E., took part, the following resolutions were
adopted, and it was resolved to forward them to the Lord
Bishop of London, to be submitted by him to the Metro-
politan Sanitary Association :—" That it is hichly
ds-
sirable that the benevolent part of the public, which hare
contributed so generously towards the relief of sufferers
from cholera in London should, be invited to continue
their efforts oho as to pro-note • pr-manent improve-
ment of the bed podia and sanitary state of which
cholera is but an evidence. That the clergy, dis-
trict visitors and other persons interested in the poor
of every district, be invited to form themselves into
sanitary or vigilance committees, to give notice to
local authoriCes of branches of sanitary laws, and to sap
port them in carrying out those laws. That even when
every existing law has been put in force, there remains a
large class of sanitary evils,partly through the unavoidable
insufficiency of these laws, but chiefly through the idle-
ness, carelessness, and ignorance of the poor. That the
charitable public be invited to nttempt rather the removal
of those evils which arise from insufficiency of the law and
the bad moral status of the poor, than ths mere palliation
of their effects. That as • temporary expedient. tall a
constant water supply be enforced by law, it would be •
worthy method of spending charitable funds to obtain
daily extra supplies from the water oosipa•lea. That next
to a pure supply of water, chsritrib'esons would be well
employed in erecting baths and laundries, at which cleanli-
ness of persons and clothes might be effected at the
amanita possible cost."
An association, comprising several of the nobi-
lity and other influential inhabitiusto of the ceur.ty of Kent
has bean formed for the purpose of stacking the River
Medway with salmon and other fish. Meetings to promote
the project are to be held at Maidstone and Rochester
and Mr. Frank Rockland has engaged to attend and deli-
ver as address on the subject.
By a recent act of parliament her Majesty is
empowered to retain for her life or pleasure Claremont-
house and the grounds attached.
BREAKFAST. grounds
Cocoa (more commonly
caged Eppit Homoeopathic 000" as being prepared and in-
troduoid by Jas. Ppm the homeopathic citadel first-eata-
bliahed in England'. For breakfwit, so other beverage it equally
Invigorating and snetaining. By the special mode al preparatlos
employed, the fine Savour possessed by blot-clam cocoa it re-
tined, and rendered extremely delicate aad grateful. So general
a favourite has it become, thousands now me coats who
never seed it before. "Cocoa stands very mach higher than tea
or coffee." Dr. Hama' says. Db., Db., and Lib packeta.--lAdver-
tlawnent.l

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