The Express.
London, England, 1850-08-14 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

(From the Registry-General's Report.)

The mortality in London is Still increasing. The
deaths registered in the last week were 997, while the deaths
In the four weeks precediag were 781, 863, 898, 917. The
increase in the time exceeds 200 a week. The deaths are,
however, below the average of the corresponding weeks of
1840 9, after correetleg for population, and excluding the
corresponding fatal week of 1849, when the deaths were
1,909, and 823 persons died of cholera. The corrected ave-
rage is 1,019, while the actual deaths were 997.
Small-pox woe fatal last week to 15 persons, measles to 13.
scarlatina to 21, hooping-cough to 25, typhus to 35, and
erysipelas to 4. Nine deaths from child birth were
registered. The deaths from diarrbcos were 162; namely,
124 children under the age of 15, nine adults between
the axes of 15 and 60, end 19 persons of ages
over 60. Of cholera, 12 children and three adults
died. The number exceeds the deaths from cholera in the
oorrespondiog weeks of 1840 6, but is less than those in the
corresponding weeks of 1846.9, when 37, 16, 19, and 823
deaths were ascribed to that malady. There is nothing to
indicate the mien's°, an epidemic either in the number of
deaths from cholera, or In the character of the cues recorded
below in some detail; but the mortality from diarrhma is an
untoward symptom, which deserves the attention of Mom
who have the power to adopt precautionary measures.
Of the 15 fatal eases of cholera recorded, 11 occurred amongst
young children under 5 pars of age, and 4at more advanced
ages. The particulars of each case are as follows :—On the
Bth August, at 21, Cauterise-street, Limehouse, the eon of a
beerehop keeper, " infantile cholera." In Rennicgton, at
6, Ruuell.terrace, the 4th August, a gentleman, aged 69
yetis, of temperate Manta, "Asiatic cholera " (10 hours).
On the 3rd August, at 8, Elder-street, Norton Folgate, the
daughter of a w , aged 3 months, "cholera Anglica
(1 week)." At 17, Grandy-street, Poplar, the 6th of
August, widow of a lodging-house keeper, aged 49 years,
" English cholera (6 days)." At 107, Long-leate, St. Mary
Magdalen, Bermondsey, the 7th August, a daughter of a
journeyman hearth-rug maker, aged 4 yean, died of
" cholera (10 hours) :" the mother states that the child was
In perfect health op to the time of the attack. In fit. Mary
Newington, the 7th August, ears 63, Paragon-row, the
daughter of &labourer, aged 7 y, "Englisla cholera (20
hours)." In the same neighbourhood, at 4, Fork-buildings,
the Bth August, the daughter of a hatter, aged 11 months,
"English cholera (18 hours)." At Clark's-buildings,
Greenwich, the 3rd August, the daughter of a labourer,
aged 6 namtiks, "Eustis& cholera (6 days)." At 6, Blom-
field-street, Delsem, the 3rd August, the son of a commission
agent, aged 6 months, " infantile ebelers (2 days),
eonvalsiene (6 hours)." Oa the 6th August, at 5, Butchieon's
Avenue, Aldgate, the son of a labourer, aged 8 months,
" simple dimities (7 days), choleraic diarrhea." At 1,
Esat.strest, Finsbury-market, Shorediteh, the sou of a
labourer, aged 4 years, " cholera maligns (12 hours.)" Mr.
Rules, the registrar, states that " the child was previously
11l for seven weeks from intermittent fever, the neighbour-
hood is well drained and healthy." On the 4th August, at
07, Old-street-road, Shoreditch, the eon of a greengrocer,
aged 4 months, "sporadic cholera (4 days), convulsions (4
Men);" this hones is imperfectly drained. On the 9th
August, at 46, Carnaby-etreet, Golden-equans, the daughter
ea
taller, aged 3 years, " Eaglish cholera (24 hours). At
34, Leses-straot, St. Goarge'eln-th•-lint, August 6, the son
of • pattera maker, aged 11 months, " English cholera with
seevakdons (16 hours).' On the 31st July, at Higti•treet,
Bromley, a VONT, aged 54 years, " broken constitution,English cholera (4 days)." The births during the week
numbered 1,391.
The barometer at the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, was
low during the week ; the corrected average reading was
29 651 inches. The mean temperature of the air in the
shade was 64.2 deg. Lear 2.7 deg. above the average tempera-
ture of the week. The temperature of the Thames ranged
from 63 deg. to 68 deg. The air was dry, showed little
electricity, and passed over the Observatory at the average
rata of 120 miles a day.

TER FIRE AT GRATEEEND.—" Kent Mutual " Fire
Imserenee Boolay, 6, Old Jewry, London, August 13th,
1860.—T0 the Bditor of the lizprua— Sir,—Allow me
to state that this cam lost about 2,0001., and not 6,0001., as
reported is your salamis to-day. You will oblige by mak-
ing this as public ea your own repor•—l am, sir, yours
obeekstly, Taos. A. Buss.
RAILWAY ACCIDENT AT PERTIL—A serious acci-
dent hoppened on Thursday evening to • young gentleman
rimed Nalemith, son of Lady Naismith, who has been re-
siding In the town for some time. Mr. Nalernith is em-
pleyel in the engineer's olio* at the works of the Central
Railway Company, and having been at the general terminus,
was returning to the works upon an engine which was
moving slowly down the line. When he arrived at his deo-
(inseam, he leaped from tho engine, but unfortunately did
sot dear the wheel, whisk aught his leg, and carried him
mad morel times beim* be could be extricated, whit&
was net dew till screws were got and the wheels of the
engine embed. The starer was taken to the infirmary,
when *eke wee fiend to ha broken, and it was ampu-
Wool the sane evesin a Mule above the knee, while the
patine wee nada the tabsenes of chloroform. By the last
MOSSNO be was getting on favenrably.