The Sun.
London, England, 1855-12-05 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE

WEEK.

( Front the Registrar•(teneral's Report.)

The mortality of the metropolitan districts continues
to increase. The deaths, which in the two previous
weeks had been 975 and 1073, rose in the last week of
November to 1,124. The number of deaths last week is
less by 137 than would have occurred if the rate et mor•
tality had been as high as it was, on an average, during
the corresponding weeks of the last 10 years.
The weekly deaths in November have been, taking
the averages, 126 more than they were in the preceding
month ; and the mean temperature of November has
been lower to the extent of about 9 degrees than that of
October.

There died last week 547 males and 577 females. The
number of males corresponds exactly with that of the
previous week, and, therefore, the increase (amounting
to 51) in the total deaths arose entirely in the female
part of the population. Fatal cases of disease of the re•
piratory organs (excluding plithisis) have been since the
middle of May less numerous than those referred to dis-
eases of the zymotic class, and in part of summer the
former were little more than a fourth of the latter. The
proportions are now reversed, and last week zymotic die.
eases numbered 207, while complaints of the respiratory
organs were fatal in 234 cases. Tnis effect is due chiefly
to bronchitis, the deaths from which were 123. In
pneumonia, which numbers 84, hardly any increase is
apparent. looping-cough was fatal in 29 cases, small-
pox in 10, measles in 25, typhus in 27, scarlatina in 62.
Four deaths from the last-mentioned complaint are re-
turned from Kensington, all of them, except one, having
occurred in the " Potteries." Four occurred also in
Somers Town, where the registrar complains that cleans-
ing operations have been greatly neglected by the pav-
ing board, under whose management part of his die-
trict was placed. A labourer, aged 58 years, died of
cholera, after 47 hours' illness, in Fuller's-rents,
Cotton-street, Poplar. Fifteen women died of fever or
other illness incidental to child-bearing. A girl, seven
years old, died from drinking a quantity of sherry,
" being ignorant of its effects."
Last week the births of 828 boys and 787 girls, in ail
1,615 children, were registered iu London. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1845-54 the average
number was 1,415.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the barometer
rose to 30 20 in. on Monday. The mean reading of the
week was 29.969 in. The mean temperature was 39.5
deg., which is 2.3 deg. below the average of the same
week in 33 years. The mean temperature was higtvr
towards the end of the week than a., the beginning, but
was below the average on every day, except Wednesday.
The highest temperature occurred on Tuesday, and was
46 deg. ; the lowest occurred ou Monday, and was only
29.1 deg. The lowest of the water of the Thames on
that day was 40.7 deg. ; the mean temperature of the
river in the week was 42.1 deg. The mean dew-point tem-
perature was 36.1 deg., and the difference between this
aad the mean temperature of the air was 3.4 deg. The
wind which had been i❑ the north changed to south-west
on Saturday. With the exception of some misty rain
on two or three days none fell in the week.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS,
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, DEC. 1.
Zymotic Diseases .......................................... 207
Diseases of Uncertain Seat .............................. 47
Tubercular Diseases ................... .. ........
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses 153
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 53
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration ....................................... 234
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
. ........ ... .. ........................
s, &c.
Diseases of the Kidney
of Digestion
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &n.
........ 18
12
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Ma1f0rmati0n5...............................
Premature Birth and Debility
5
Atrophy ..................................
........... 34
Old Age
44
5udden.............................
Violence, Privation, Cold, and —i
Causes not specified .... . ..Intemperance 24
12

DEATHS FROM ALL CATJBXS
Population Deaths in cone- Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week In the
1851. of 1854. Week.
West Districts ...... 376,427
North Districts..,.., 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts

1,350
5471,124
577
• 828
• 787

Totals
Males
Females
BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.
Males
Females

Total .......... 1,615