The Express.
London, England, 1850-01-23 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK

ENDING SATURDAY, JANUARY 19.

(From the hectscrez-Geserat's Report.)
In the week ending last Saturday, 1,156 death'
were registered in the metropolitan districts; the average
for ten corresponding weeks of previous year. (1840-9) is
1,126, which, if • correction be made for increase of popue
lion, becomes 1,227. The lowest number in the tea weeks
was9l6 in 1840 ; this highest was 1,401, in 1848. Though the
rate of mortality he much increased sine December, and the
present return shows an increase of nearly one hundred on
the previous week, the deaths are still lees than the average
by 71. To the coldness of the weather may be chiefly
ascribed the increase of mortality which recent returns have
exhibited. In the last three weeks the deaths from
phthisis or consumption have been respectively 129,
140, and 167 (the corrected avenge for last week
being 146) ; from bronchitis, 103, 120, and 131
(the average being 73); from asthma, 19, 36 and 27 (the
average being 62); and from pneumonia 96 83, and 86,
whilst the average te 117. Of the 86 persons (comparatively
few) who died last week from pneumonia, 60 were children ;
but of the 131 who died from broachitis, which much exceeds
the average, by for the larger proportion were persons of
advanced age. eve men and 14 women died last week at
86 years of age and upwards; one of the letter. In Bishop-
ristivirsorkhouse, had reached the age of 99. Epidemic
continue to be lees fatal than usual, except measles,
which carried off 37 children, or rather more than the ave.
rage. This theism ranged in the corresponding weeks of ten
previous years hoes 8 to 61. Only 10 deaths occurred from
diarrhea; and no deaths are ascribed to cholera in
the rearms of the week, but a man who had
cholera in August, and never wholly recovered from
the effects of it, died in Bt. Thomas's Hospital, where he had
been for nine weeks. Daring the last seven were only 2
deaths from cholera have appeared in the bills of mortality.
A few eases are selected from the registrars' reports:
la Camden-town (mb-distriot), at 30, Casabridge.street,
the son of • navigator, aged 1 year, died of "acute hydro-
cephalus (congenital), slight lever (1 week), convulsions."
At 19, Cambridge-street (same as above), the daughter of a
whitermaith, aged 16 months, of "portages (10 days),
pneumonia (3 days)." Mr. Hall describes Ana-awn,
where this street is situated, as "damp, badly drained, and
unhealthy." At 81. Clement Danes, in Nag's Head-court,
the daughter of a hawker, 11 months, of " convulsions."
Mr. Jones state, that "owing to bad drainage, the filth
runs met besiege the water oink, and creates so intolerable
• smell that one cannot enter the yard for it."
At Hackney road, in Turville-buildings, a wadding-
' dealer died of " chronic asthma (3 yen)."
Mr. Murray states that the court is crowded, close, and ill-
ventilated, and that the water not being laid on, it must be
begged from neighbouring places. Kent-road (sub-district),
in Aan-street, the son of a hawker, 10 weeks, of " herpes
and (Welty." Mr. Fitch states, Moat "the parents and
other inhabitants of the street are for the most part hawkers
of vegetables, &c., and have suffered severely from want
during the late inclement weather." Upper Clapton, Caro-
lise•street, is described by Mr. Montaigne as "very filthy,
over• crowded, and seldom cleaned."
The enema daily reading of the barometer at the Green-
wich Orneirvatory was 29 674 in. The mean daily tempt-ra-
tare ranged from 26.6 deg. on Tuesday to 40 6 deg. on Bate-
Say. Teo mesa of the week was 31.1 deg., which is 6.5 deg.
lees than the average of the same week in seven years. On
Tuesday the mean temperature was nearly 11 degs. less than
the average.
The births during the week numbered 1,383.