The Sun.
London, England, 1855-02-14 00:00:00

THE MILITIA.

It has been decided to disperse the several companies
of the Royal Sussex Artillery Militia along the coast at
the following places :—Littleha,rnpton, Eastbourne, the
redoubt tower (situated a short distance from the latter
place), the Martell° towers, and the sth company to re-
main at the Len-es depot. Major Chester will have
command at Littlehampeon, and Lieutenant-Colonel
Dick, R.A., will superintend their movements at East-
bourne. Efficient officers will also be put in command
at the other posts.
The volunteers front the Worcestershire Militia
amount to 400 men, but it has been ordered that six
fall companies of 90 each, or 540 teen, must volunteer,
or the regiment cannot be accepted. About 140 men
are, therefore, still wanted, and it is expected that this
number will be obtained.

Up to the present the Carlow Rifles number 270, less
by a few of the men who volunteered to the 72d Regi-
ment.

The enrolment of volunteers for the Louth Rifle
Militia progresses steaciily. There are now more than
150 in barracks.

All the officers of the Royal Essex Rifles, with the
majority of the non-commissioned officers and about 300
privates, have volunteered for garrison duty abroad.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE
WEEK.

(From the Registrar-General's Return.)

The cold of winter, more severe than usual, continues
to produce its natural effect in a high rate of mortality,
though the number of deaths registered last week in
London is rather less than those of two previous weeks.
The deaths, which in the third week of January were
1,549, and in the two subsequent weeks rose to 1,630
and 1,604, fell last week is 1,546. According to the
Greenwich Table of Meteorology, the mean temperature,
which was about 42 deg. in the first fortnight of the
year, was in the last four weeks only 28'9 deg., 29'3
deg., 28.3 deg., and 30:9 deg.
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The present 'return is for: the sixth week of the year.
Taking the deaths of the same week in each of the years
1845-54, it is found that they averaged 1,104, with which,
after a correction for increase of population, the 1,546
deaths of last week may be compared. The result is
that the weather has been fatal in a week to 332 lives
more than would have been extinguished in an ordinary
season. The average temperature of the ten correspond-
ing weeks was 41.2 deg., which exceeds the temperature
of last week by 10.3 deg.
A comparison of the numbers who died at different
ages in the last two weeks shows that the decrease
noticed above is confined entirely to the young ; for in
the period extending from 20 to 60 years of age the
number suffered no change, while of persons in still
more advanced life the deaths increased from 374 to
417. In this last number are 95 deaths of men
and women on whose heads bad gathered fourscore win-
ters or more.

Dit,eases of the organs of respiration were fatal in 424
cases, whilst the corrected average for corresponding
weeks is only 245: Bronchitis is specified as the mortal
disease in 235 out of the 424 cases, and is at present
fatal to considerably more than twice its usual amount ;
pneumonia numbers 126, the average being 97. 158
persons died of consumption, a malady which is not
caused, and shows less liability to be accelerated, by ex-
treme cold. 90 children died of hooping-cough ; 13
persons of influenza.
POPLAR ; Poplar. —At Cross-street, Wade-street, on
3d February, the son of a blacksmith, aged 4 years,
"exposure to cold, croup (24 hours)."
LAMBETH ; Lambeth Church, 2d part.—At the work-
house, en 2d February, a man, formerly a compositor,
aged 65 years, "frost bite, gangrene."
WANDSWORTH ; Putney.—At Roehatnpton, on sth
February, the widew of a journeyman butcher, aged 81
years, " chronic bronchitis (several years), congestion of
the brain from the effects of cold (12 hours)."
At 10, Gay-street, on 31st January, a journeyman
painter, aged 70 years, "congestion of the lungs from
exposure to cold (48 /sours)."
HOLBORN ; St. George the Martyr.—At 5, Castle-
court, on Gth February, the son of a journeyman tailor,
aged 6 months, "confluent braall-pox (14 days)." Mr.
Goodhugh, the registrar, observes :—" The birth of this
child was registered and the vaccination notice was given
and explained to the mother, and she neglected to have
it vaccinated. The child is sepposed to have caught the
disease from two men suffering from small-pox in the
same house. I think if the registrars were to tarnish a
weekly list of the names and residences of parents of
children registered to the public district vaccinator, a
greater number of children of the lower classes would be
vaccinated, as the surgeon would call on the parents, and
see that the operation was performed."
SHOREDITCH ; St. Leonard's.—At the Lunatic Asylum
Hoxton-house, on 27th January, a woman formerly a
domestic servant, aged 103 years, " mania (12 years)
and old age." Admitted iato the Lunatic Asylum, 15th
August, 1843.

Last week the births of 034 boys, and 898 girls, in all
1832 children, were registered in London. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1845-54 the average
number was 1,541.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.511 in. The
reading on Wednesday and Friday rose to 29.77 in. and
29.79 in. The mean temperature of the week was 30.9
deg., which is 7.3 deg. below the average of the same
week in 38 years. The mean daily temperature was
below the average on every day of the week, and the ex-
tent of depression was 10.4 deg. on Friday, and so much
as 15.4 deg. on Saturday. The highest temperature of
the week occurred on Monday, and was 40.4 deg. ; the
lowest was 17.4 deg., and occurred on Saturday, on
which clay the highest was 33 deg. The mean dew-point
temperature was 291 deg., and the difference between
this and the mean air temperature was I'2 (leg. The
temperature of the water of the Thames was 35.1. The
wind blew generally from the north east, and tho amount
of rain was 0.73 inches.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, FEB. 10
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and 8100d-vessels 57
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations
Premature Birth and Debility
Atrophy 25
Old Age
Sudden 2B
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 3O
Causes not specified

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DEATHS FROM ALL CAUXES
Population Deaths in corm- Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week in the
1851. of 1853. Week.
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
Routh Districts

Totals
Males
Females. 732