The Express.
London, England, 1861-01-23 00:00:00

HEALTH OP LONDON.

The return of births and deaths in London
herd by authority of the Registrar-Cameral Mates
that last week the mortality of London was very high.
COld weather of a few weeks' duration will kill many per•
sons at the period of Its greatest rigour ; and afterwards its
fatal effects are not lessened, but appear to accumulate.
In the last tire weeks the mean weekly temperature has
not been higher than 32'4 dap, nor lower than 2%1 dege.
in this period the two coldest weeks were the second and
the fourth ; and the numbers of the deaths were emcees.
lively 1,267, 1,406, 1,707, 1,707, and (in the week that
spoiled last Saturday) 1,926.
The average number of deaths as obtained from the re-
turns of corresponding weeks in ten previous years 1851-60,
end corrected for increase of population, is 1.341. The
actual number of deaths (1,920 in last week exceeds the
estimated number by 585.
Pulmonary complaints, exclusive of phthisis, carried off
in the week 702 periwig, whilst the corrected average for
corresponding weeks is only 301. The deaths from bron•
chitia are included under the above general bead, and
number 471, the average being 164 ; those from pneumonia
are 155 evilest 94 ; those from asthma 57 %mind 23. Of
the 471 persons who died from bronchitis 204 were in the
period of life 60-80 years. The deaths of 183 persona are
assigned to phthies, the avenge being 157. Whooping-
cough rose to $3.
Forty-four deaths were caused by apoplexy, the average
being 30 ;43 by paralysis, against an average of 27. Heart
(remises were fatal in 119 cases; the average is only 53.
Of 120 persons who died at the age of 80 years and up-
wards, 12 were nonagenarians, all women except 4. The
oldest war a widow aged 99 pots and ten months. Braider
these a centenarian is recorded, who is stated to have died at
the age of 101 years. She was the widow of achairmaker, and
her death occurred on the 15th instant at 30, Cleveland.
street.

A shoemaker, aged 60 years, died at 10, Robin Rood-
court, Shosrlane, on January 10th, of "disease of the lump
accelerated by want of proper nourishment, and by exposure
to cold ;" and the wife of a soldier, aged 25 years, Wed on
January 12th, In Camden-court, St. Luke's, from " disease of
the lungs accelerated by went of necessaries ; found dead.*
Inquests were held in both cases. The wife of a master
shoemaker Also died at 9, Globe-street, Bethnal-green, of
"extreme debility from poverty, and exhaustion consequent
on natural labour." And the wife of a carpenter, aged 48
years, died at 40, Payne-street, Islington. from "bronchitis;
diarrhust (6 months)," to which return the medical alter
adds, that " death was hastened by inadequate Boorish.
meet." Two deaths were caused by frost-bite. Of 12
death., by burns, 9 are stated to have been from the clothes
taking bre. Twelve children were suffocated in bed.
Last week the births of Mi 9 boys and 920 girls, in all
1,8.59 children, were registered in London. In the ten cor
responding weeks of the years 1861-40 the average num-
ber was 1,853.

DIPICTATION or THR METROPOLITAN BOARD or
WORMS TO THE Hone SECRETART.—The dearttion of the
chairman and members of the Metropolitan of Works
that waited on Sir George Corneivall Lewis, the Home Secre-
tary, on Saturday, laid before him the important objects
sought to be obtained in the ensuing session for arnemling
the Metropolis Local Management Act. The main object
had in view by the board in the altemtioas and improve-
ments proposed consisted, it was explained, in the removal
of some of the chief obstacles that have hitherto been ea-
countered by the board aDii by vestries and district boards
in carrying out their duties under the existing act, without
introducing any radical change or any new constitution in
time bodies. In doing this it was proposed to make pro-
vides for the apportionment and payment of the mortgage
debts of the old Metropolitan Commissioners of Sewers ; to
define the area of taxation with reference to the assessments
of the board ; to fix the standard, and ensue due payment
of the assessment. ; to facilitate the collection of rates by
restrict, and render the remedies of district boards more
effectual by compelling overseers to account for monies ; to
insure the equal taxation of all rateable property for the
of the sewage rate ; to facilitate the procedure of
purpose,
boards
; to define and enforce the obligations of private
miles as to &Mange and paving of new streets ; to reader
the law effectual as to frontage of buildings and naming end
numbering attests ; to guard the *ewers against encroach.
meet and injury ; to repress nuisances in connexion with
the jurisdiction of the act, and to protect its officers ; and for
other purposes connected with the local management of the
metropolis. Sir G. C. Lewis having thanked the deputation
for the information laid before him, promised that the subject
should receive the fullest consideration from himself and his
I colleagues in the ensuing cession.