The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-16 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURIN9 THE WEEK

ENDING SATURDAY. JANUARY 14.

(Prem the Megierzer-Oeserers `i
I. lb* week ending rat Saturday, ,086 deaths
were registered in the metrepolitaa districts ; ter the second
week of 10 previous years (1840 9) the average inereeted for
increase of poan'aties is 1480. dr deaths having ni is
duo weal from 929 in 1844 to 1,467 in 1848, at which latter
period the mortality was meek lammed by idles ass, ter
on the decline. The deaths In the present vetoes ere, there
fore less titan the average by 196. The mortality from
smallpox, though it shows a tandeney to inereme, is still
lass than half the avenge. Beariatina and hooping-cough
also cause less than the easel manlier of deaths, only 11
having occurred last week from the fernier epido mitt, though
the corrected average is 37; in tits serrespondiug week of
last year the 'Laths from scerlatina FM to 63. No death
froa cholera mama during the there were 24 from
diorite& and dysentery. From typhus, which reseed is
the same week of tea mewl.. yeas from 22 to 83, the
deaths returned last we. k we re 33, or rather lees than the
average; tist the mortality from measles is at present
rather above 'it. The only complaint which I. now tatal to
a considerable extent is bronchitis, from which 26
children under 15 years, 31 persons between 16 and 60,
and 64 at 60 years and upwards, died in the
week; its increasing totality daring the last three weeks, in
which the weekly seen temperature hes been successively
33, Si, and 30 degrees, is marked by the number reteurs.d.
namely 78, 103, and r last week I'2o. Passover was fatal
to 83 perilous, one-halt of whom were children. The latter
disease ie now less Pan the averse., wear the farmer is in
ewes. 01 the 1,066 deaths, 303 were those or persons of
60 years old or upwards. A few farts are lel eted from the
rept its made by tete It Ostrom: A child died of maxim
followed by dropsy, at Priem -street, dldgate, in a small
room which is " very dirty and has two months, oornposrd
of eight 'weeps, living and sleeping in it." Mr.
Spencer adds, that "tee deceased bed been lately
under the are of the medical e ®her for scald
head; the mother afterwards applied for relief, but
reward to enter tee workhouse, and neglected to take the
child for farther medic advise." Mr. Bow ring Matte that
" the widow of a grocer. aged 47, who dial in the work
house, Kiopland-rosd, of dierrticol, was found try the me-
diva odloar, at 14. Olossoi • eratreet. Curtain--o.d, in a very
had caw from the accumulation or filth in &lama parte of
h. r r• OW. while her body, of which the car rirg was an old
shirt, swarmed with vermin." Me. Marth..ws states that
"a child hied 01 lioopii.g.eough, at 1, Too's. beildinp,
133ineratown, in a house rote 'Wog of two fo.looli, one of
which enn.ained a privy only •eparaed by a partition, n•
yard b 401110.04 to Inc premises Ten persons, sad some-
times more, occupied the sportsmen and slept in four beds
indercrimmately, sod without regard to age or ell." A
child at Fulham died of " debility," home been born pre-
maturely in consequence of the wither being rudder 1$ sent
ti peisni. Liec%ln-,ourt in St. Ilk's is re ported
ss ..1 I.t 'canted ard havi: g meek dee itstiol." A hove, 21,
Church• lace, is described be Mr.flimpson as. nen.cruerded,
ill-eleanetd sad badly ventilate:;' and 12, Prospect-place,
Stoke Newington, by Mr. Tarry, r "over crowded and
aehealthy."
The mean dollheight of the hartneertly was shore 30 in.
on Tuesday and Wednesday ; the amen was 29 821 in. The
higher% temperature was 38 der., oa Sunday ; the man was
never higher than 31.8 d. ant. The lowest mean temperature
oncerred on S.ti.rdsy, when it was 28 7 dea., and lower by
7 deg. than the average ol the soma day in sewn ;ems. Oa
every day the temperature was lower than the enrage. The
Nara of the week woe 30 3 d. g.

TIM CHOLSIB ILTIDRIIIC A•li TIII TILWPIRATURE OP THI

A t.ble (eppen led to theccal:roes Report) its, in
wiener to tee fruits tibial were prirtted Litt welt, the
prop:AC.on of deaths from .bolts in eery e Io:tndo
ands r the eeverel we er compakies. It 'hove also k r each
district the general asortalitt a: other times, aril the prier
p 4 circumstances which elf. et the health of the people.
Thm to all Liras 641 to 10,000 isksbitants died of clesh re ;
the annual rate of tiontaaty tr all eaves, is strut
231 in 10,000; the attune elevatinn of the dw.lliojs
above the Thames high water malt, ie estimated at
39 he- ; the persons to an sift., 30; the pairs to
each inhabited house sera or eight (trinity 7.4) ;
the swage Gar ettl vale. of the hours &aired rider the
Mame-tax (1442.11) was 401. ; ecd the average expense of
bore ad shop moon to tat& penes is 614.4. ironsally
(If 12e. truly); 2.. 2.1. weakly ; 36-7 d, or somet.l at
than 4d. deity. The dr.inlP, ea tiny. 4.14 poverty of eke.
trate, it will be era, have 41 • carie it.tiorre es the mor-
tality ; aid the deaths from enolers v.n a'.eo wits the water
supplies. Of the iebabit-au et utstrkte applied with
Thames water taken frro a the titer above Ilammersaith,
from 8 to 17 in 10,0i0 Olt d; of the int,bitsolts of districts
stn.plitd with water front the river below Battersea, war
ten tarying from 31, to 111, 166, 191, tad 284 in 10,000 last
their lives. The sewers/. of all these districts is bad. _

The Thane+, bird's suppling water to .1 great pardon of
the inhabitants for we/Clog, tiessitiag, rod at domestic pur-
poen, ptesents the large eva:toracidg aortas. c 1 about 2,245
acne; which must be tek.o into aCINUCt 112 estimating the
emus of the great Astray of Millers L The eoh•
tents of the sinks end draw and maga, losem, are dis-
gorged sy the rest sewers into Om waters ; and are titil-
lated with the mud in dirty LAI'S in, trim which vs-
pours are given off day and rLht uyluantitie, which
the phenomena of a " legmitin fo.: reveal. The
e :Id rill air then eoi!enses. end wrists the mlt&r which st
other times enters the ...tm.ophsre invisiliy. and (snipes ob-
sweat on. Tee mesa n'pat teas., ware us the Tnataisirom
May 27M to September 13M, 1840, was 64 den ; the mean
lowest observed temp rattan ot .be air was 52 seg. ; to that
the wide simmering w‘tigs were breathing into the TA.%
sleeping 'pity tainted 'rep an, mirth the teolpira• tire of the
sir would sot sustain.

Unchubtedly, vegetnhle and animal mattes is water or
air, however n Riau they may be, un.te.rgo decomposite At,
and are ultimathy cor.vetted late their i. urga, ic I. • cuts—
water, earb of acid, as mn, ia, different a &sand substances
It is chiefly a preemie et (ix detion, and the rapidity of lit
tranaformattonsdepenus, n ine oxygen preornt, the tempera-
ture and other eircum•tat.ces. Wein a view to assist eu de_
• the 'Rests or the 1 names on the health of London,
Captain D (weoa, R.E , of the litht-office, estimated tor the
Registrar-Ostler ;l the arms of the severe! Jistriete, as well
as of the surtac,, of the Thames in I/Paden ; and Captain
Sanders, of the Dream quiet H hes since 1844 takes
obsetwetions on the temp-ra.ure ut this body of water, which
hate been sent to the Astronomer Royal, and inverted by him
in the weekly Ideteurolcgical Table.
It is a WI well worthy of attention, that after the tem-
perature of the Thames hazels n 'brae 60 de pees, diarrhea,
chairs, and dysentry h. come preemie.% and dim; pray as
the tem?erature istbsices. The cholera reeened London in
the new epidemic form about October, 1848; it prevailed
though the winter, and di stroyed 94 lie •in the eeeohd
week of January, when the tempt rrure of the Themes was
37 deg ; it declined rap dly through April and :thy ; the night
temperature of the Thames then rose t., 62 . eg. in the week
ending June 2nd ; with some fluctuations it went up to 68
deg. is J nly, and remained above 60 deg. until the middle o.
September (Septeneter 16) Tt.e deaths from cholera
during the 16 week. were 9. 22 42, 49, 124, 152, 339, 678,
783, 926, 823, 1,230, 1,272, 1 663, 2,026. 1,G82 Tne mean
night temperate'. of the Thames tell to 66 der. ; tee *tithe
(Yin cholera to 839 in the week September 16-12; the tem-
perature gradually tell to 38 deg. ur the last week of Novem.
bee, when there wee only one death trees choler registered.
The seven diitriets of London ire which the mortality is
highest from *refinery causes, are the West London District
(between Smithfield and the Thames), St. Sivionn, White-
chapel, St. 0.. rge4n-the East, Chelsea, Bt. Olave, and
kttherhithe. Tney all adjoin the Thames.
The birt during the week numbered 1,568.