The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-05 00:00:00

PRIDAY BYENXNG,

HEALTROF LONDON DURING THE WEEK

(From the Registrar-General's Report.)
Last week the total number of deaths registered
in the metropolitan districts was 1,069, which is
nearly the same as in the previous week. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1842-51 the ave-
rage number was 1,042, which, with a certain pro-
portion added for increase of population, becomes
1,146. Hence it appears that last week's return is
less than the corrected average by 77.
The fatal cases referred last week to " diseases of
the respiratory organs" number 193, while the cor-
rected average is 228. They are distributed thus :-
6 caused by laryngitis and laryngismus stridulus, 3
pleurisy, 89 bronchitis, 67 pneumonia, 21 asthma,
and
7 by other undefined disease of this class.
P. hthisis or consumption (in the tubercular class) was
fatal to 143 persons, hooping-
cough (in the epidemic)
to 47.

The number of deaths ascribed to zymotic or epi-
demic diseases was last week 208, the corrected
average being 218. Small-pox was fatal to 24 chil
dren and 5 adults, in 6 of which cases it is stated that
vaccination had been performed; measles was fat:il
in 11 cases, scarlatina in 22, croup in 7, diarrhoea
and dysentery in 24, influenza in 5, typhus, remittent
fever, rheumatic fever, Sm., in 51, erysipelas in 9.

STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEEK.
SLINDAY.—The sky was generally covered with cloud
during the morning, and clear during the remainder of the
day. Electricity—Nothing was shown at any examination.
MorinAx.—Three-fourths of the sky were covered during
the morning and afternoon, overcast at night. Electricity—
Positive, and tension moderate generally throughout the day.
TuEsDA.T.—One-third portion of the sky was covered
during the morning and afternoon, and overcast at night.
Electricity—Positive, and tension moderate.
WEDNISDAY.—The sky was generally covered with cloud
during the morning and afternoon, and clear at night.
Electricity—Positive, and tension moderate during the
morning and afternoon.
TiorasnAy.—The sky was overcast throughout the day.
Rain fell occasionally during the morning. Electricity...
—Nothing was shown throughout the day.
FRIDAT.—The sky, with slight exceptions, was covered
with cloud throughout the day. Electricity—Positive, and
tension moderate during the afternoon and evening.
SATURDAY.—The sky was overcast till after noon, and the
amount of cloud was variable during the remainder of the
day. Heavy showers of hail and rain during the afternoon
and evening. Electricity—Negative, and very active fre-
quently during the day.
The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main-
mast, and read each day at 9h. A.M. was 38.7 Q ; and the mean
reading at 9h. P.M. was 86.3°; the mean readings at the
Royal Observatory for the same times were 37•34 and 3:5•5,2
respectively.
The reading of the barometer increased from 30.24 in.
at the beginning of the week to 30%53 in. at 9h. AM. on
the 23d ; and decreased to 29.5`2 in. by the end of the week.

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, FEB. 28, 1852.
Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ...*2OB
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... 47
Tubercular Diseases
••• ..• ••• 2.06
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 121
Diseases of the Heart and 8100d-vessels ... 53
D ia
and other Organs of
Ressir s a t
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other'Organs
of Digestion...
„„. 60
s epe oi
of n
193
Diseases of the Kidneys,
•• ••• ••• 15
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. 10
Bones, and Muscles ••• 4
Malformstions••• •. ••• ••• ••• 3
Premature Birth ... ••••
23
DiseasesDise Diseases of
eoff
tthhee
Skin,Joint 10. 2
Atrophy ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 19
Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 51
Intemperance
Causes not specified 373
Sudden ••• ••• •• ••• ••• ••• 14
Violence, Privation, Cold, and

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES ... ... 1,069
Populatien Deaths in corm- Deaths
Enumerated, in the
1851. sponding week
of 1851. Week.
• • 175 „. 160
219
Central Districts 39
NWoerstthDpisitartircictst.s.... f9360,:25,2676
264 ... ...
... 204 ... 178
East Districts ... 485,522
... 234 ... 236
••• 271 ...
South Districts.. 616,635 278

Th.
Totals... 2,362,236
Males ••• ... 1,148 ... 1,069
•..
Females ... ••• ••• ... 544
_ ..,
...
••• 525

BIRTHS Ix THE WEEK.
Males"• ••• ••• ••• ••• 831
Females •.• 807

Total ... ...
...
... .., 1,63 S
*ln this number are included 22 by Scarlatina, 41
by Typhus Fever, 20 by Diarrhoea, and 1 by Cholera.

THE NAVAL RESERVE.
70 THE EDITOR Op THE MORNING HERALD.
Sir,—ln common with almost every
naval officer with
whom I have conversed on the proposal of the late Go-
vernment respecting the
" naval reserve," it has been
almost a general feeling that although it is a step in
the right direction, yet that it is not at all likely to
supply that admitted
- want in time of actual emergency,
when even a few hours might be of the most vital
importance, and I cannot believe any dependence could
be placed in getting together any reasonable number cf
men (so circumstanced as those men would necessarily'be, scattered in all directions, making
so as to be available in a crisis, and even when scraped
together from east, west, north, and south, it must take
a considerable time for them to be brought into some
sort of training, voyages from port)
So as to act together and become ac
quainted with their officers. I would, therefore, humbly
suggest through the medium and influence of your
pages—well knowing that the Herald has always taken
a lively interest in al; that concerns the well-being raid
efficiency of our navy—that instead of the proposal of
the late Board of Admiralty to have 5,000 seamen (on
paper), that the present board, who are all practical men,
and must see that no reliance could be placed on such a
form of reserve, should at once secure and keep at
our chief ports, 3,500 good seamen as they are paid
off, and the remaining 1,500 men to be immediately
recruited for the marines and marine artillery, and
added to that most valauble corps, who are not only
ready at a moment's notice, but who, being all trained to
the great
guns, and thoroughly disciplined in every re-
spect, are indeed a most important and valuable nucleus
upon which to depend on the putting a ship in commis-
sion. Indeed,
as a naval officer who has often found and
witnessed their valauble services and gallant bearing, I
feel, as I am sure most of my blue-jacket brethren do, that
we cannot have too many of them.
It %as, therefore, with regret that I lately saw pro-
muigated an order to reduce the number of marines
serving on board our ships. This, I suppose, was the
suggestion of the miserable and unwise economy of the
late Government to eke out the present number of men
to the greatest length, for the satisfaction of their friends!
Messrs. Cobden and Co.; but it is sincerely to be hopedii
that, fur the honour and welfare of our country sarid
navy, that the present board, who know from. expel'
once once their value, will keep in hand our blue-jact°,, and
then England need not fear the result. n thebed n',Y„
marines (for ships
Regretting, Sir, that I should: have le g
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few remarks to such an extent, and t
make such use of this as you think best,
we have more than enougni
I am, your obedient 3 A CAPTAIN, R.N.
March 3, 1852.

AlEhLadAsibceetnmiLnra
dSeUsplcontDdiEngl
for some time, and had
morning
(Tuesday), about twelve o'clock, James Race, a
very respectable man and one of the oldest inhabitants of
STOVIMARKET.--,This
the town, committed suicide by hanging himself. Mr.
Race
only recently rotiinatd au "Y 111153 at IPBWiCh.
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