The Express.
London, England, 1867-01-09 00:00:00

THE HEALTH OF LONDON.

It appears from the return issued by authority
of the Registrar-Creneral, that in the week that ended on
Saturday, January 5, the births registered in London
and twelve other large towns of the United Kingdom
were 4,048 ; the deaths registered, 3,219. The annual rate
of mortality was 27 per 1,000 persons living. lu Lou-
don the births of 1,031 boys and 974 girls, in all 2,005
children, were registered in the week. In the corre-
sponding weeks of ten years 1851-66 the average number,
corrected for increase of population, was 2,150. The
deaths registered in London during the week were 1,437.
It was the first week of the year ; and the average number
of deaths for that week is, with a correction for increase
of population, 1,615. The deaths registered in the week
were thus 178 below the average. The effects of the
weather will, we may expect, be visible in the returns of
next week, as registration and funerals were alike more or
less retarded by the severe frost and the great snow
storm. Forty•three deaths from small-pox, 36 from
measles, 35 from scarlatina, 54 from whooping-cough, 44
from typhus, and 16 from dial-I-lima were registered
during the week. No death by cholera was re-
corded. A labourer, aged 45 years, died in
Fencburch-street, City, on 2nd January, from
" want of food accelerated by cold." The deaths of 17
infanta who were accidentally suffocated in bed were
registered in the week ; the ages of these children varied
from three weeks to six months. Five of them were killed
on December 26, three on December 27, and two on the
let January. The deaths of six children from burns or
scalds were also recorded. After festive nights parents
cannot take too much care of their children.

The annual rate of mortality last week was 24 per
1,000 in London, :11 in Edinburgh, and 23 in Dublin ; 24
in Bristol, 24 in Birmingham, 3,1 in Liverpool, 31 is Man-
chester, 29 in Safford, 22 in Sheffield, 30 m Leeds, Zs in
Hull, 44 in Newcastle-upon• Tyne, and 33 in Olaagnw.
The rate in Vienna was 31 per I,oooduring the week ending
the 22nd ult., when the mean temperature was 161 deg.
Fahrenheit lower than In the same week in London,
where the rate was 23 per 1,000.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.408 in. The baro-
metrical reading increased from 2.4.91 in. on Wednesday to
29.92 on Saturday. The mean temperature of the air in the
week was 25.2 deg., which is 11.7 deg. below the average of
the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Olaisher).
The highest day temperature was 41.9 deg. on Sunday.
The lowest night temperature was 0.6 deg. on SatuMay.
On Friday the lowest temperature was 7.7 deg. The entire
range of temperature in the week was 35.3 deg. On every
day of the week the mean temperature was below the ave-
rage, and the defect on Friday was no less than 23.2 deg.
The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the
Thames was 39.3 (leg. ; that of the lowest was 30.3 (leg.
The difference between the mean dew-point temperature
and air temperature was :1.4 deg. Snow fell on Wednea.
day to the depth of about 10 inches. The direction of the
wind was variable. According to a return furnished by
the engineer of the Metropolitan Board of Works, the
average daily quantity of sewage pumped into the River
Thames at the southern outfall works, Crossness, was
180,..30 cubic metres.

THE YEAR IMH.—The great cities of the kingdom may
he thus arranged according to their rates of mortality
during the past year. To 1,000 persons living the
deaths in Birmingham were 24 ; Hull, 24 ; Bristol,
25 ; Edinburgh, 27 ; Sheffield, 26 ; Dublin, 28 ;
Salford, 29 ; Glasgow, 30 ; Manchester, 32 ; Newcastle-on-
Tyne, :12.; Leeds, 33 ; Liverpool, 42. The mortality was
lower than it was in the year 1865 in Manchester Salford.
Birmingham, Hull, Edinburgh, Glasgow; and farther in
Leeds, Bristol, Dublin, Liverpool. Cholera wee exces-
sively fatal in Liverpool. In London the mortality was at
the annual rate of 26, which is two above the average,
entirely due to cholera, happily confined within narrow
limits. The mortality of London, West, North, Central,
and South, holding 2,430.046 people, was 24k, or slightly
above the average, while in the east districts the rate was
34 in 1,000 among 607,945 inhabitants. The causes of this
local intensity have already been explained. Cholera was
epidemic. and proved extraordinarily fatal for a short
time, from causes that favoured the diffusion of its ele-
ments. The detection of these causes, and the judicious
hygienic measures which were employed, generally stopped
its progress, and saved, as well as much suffering, many
thousands of lives.

THE BISHOP OP LONDON AND HIS CLEROY.—The
gentlemen admitted to priests' orders at the Bishop of
London's Christmas ordination have presented his lordship
with an address, in which they tender him their sympathy
under his protracted indisposition, and recognize the
Christian wisdom, the studious thoughtfulness, the libe-
rality, tbe enlightened philanthropy, and the administrative
and organizing ability'' which have been revealed in his
lordship's teachings and acts since he became diocesan of
the metropolis. The gentlemen signing the address also
testify to the courteousness shown to them by all the
bOhop's chaplains, and their appreciation of the earnest
and affectionate address delivered to them by Bishop
Anderson on the eve of their ordination. The bishop
has returned the following answer to the address:—
" Brighton, Dec. 28, 1861i—Gentlemen,—I beg to re-
turn to you, and to those who have joined you in signing
the address which I have this day received, my best thank,,
for the kind terms in which you have expressed yourselves
towards me. I need scarcely tell you that it has been a
great disappointment to me to find myself forbidden by
my medical advisers to take part in your ordination. It
has been a great satisfaction to me to hear from the ex•
amine» so good an account of the way in which your ex-
amination was passed, and I earnestly trust that the best
blessings of the Holy Spirit of God may attend you in
your ministry, and that you may be able to look back with
satisfaction on the solemn commencement of duties in the
discharge of which God sends an abundant blessing on
your own souls, while you grow in the power of doing
good to the souls of others. Hoping through God's mercy
soon to be present among you in the scene of your labours,
—I am, yours very faithfully,—A. C. LONDON. —The Rev.
Idessra. J. A. Ross, J. T. Shore, dm."

METROPOLITAN RATES. —A return of the amounts
raised by the Metropolitan Board of Works, from the
City of London and the several districts, parishes, kc.,
comprised under the provisions of the Metropolis Manage.
ment Acts—exclusive of sums raised for main drainage and
fire brigade—shows that the amounts have increased in
the City of London from 2,815/. in 1857, to 13,881/. in
1806. The aggregate amounts raised from the whole of
the parishes, districts, and parts were 87,940/. in 1857, and
170.3951. in 1866.

THE EXPORT COAL TRADE. —The exports of coal
from the United Kingdom continue to show a large in-
crease, the total in November having amounted to 790,109
tons, as compared with 731,329 tons in the corresponding
month, and 773,3tti tons in November, 1864. The awe
-
gate exports in the 11 months ending November 30 la.t
year amounted to 9,257,210 tons, as compared with
8,484,336 tons in the corresponding period of 1866, and
8,141,388 tons in the first 11 months of 1864. In these
totals the shipments to France figure for 1,708,315 tons,
as against 1,442,682 tons and 1,311,757 tons respectively.
The exports also increased last year to Russia, Sweden,
the Hansa Towns, Holland. Spain. Italy, Brasil, and
British India ; and to the United States there was a de-
crease. In the 11 months ending November 30 last year
the total value of the exports reached 4.733,0561. against
4,071,4751. to the corresponding date of 1865,and 3,829,0041.
in the first 11 months of 1864.