The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-14 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON.

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.)
The deaths in London rose again last week to
1,459 from 1,374, to which they had declined in the
week previous. The average number of deaths, as
derived from weeks in 1853 62 nearly correspond-
ing with last week, is, with a correction far increas-
ing population, 1,244. The deaths from all causes
in the present return exceed the estimated number
by 215,

The mortality from smallpox in the first week of
May exhibits but a trifling increase on the weekly
mortality from the same disease in April. In two
weeks of last month the deaths from it were 68;
last week they were 71.
In the corresponding week of 1855 there were 28
deaths from smallpox, but the average number in
corresponding weeks of 10 years (1853-62) is only 11.
The disease appears to prevail less in the South
districts than in those which lie on the north side
of the river, for in the former division only 11 deaths
were returned in the week. It was fatal in 19
cases in the West districts, of which 4 were in St.
Mary, Paddington, and 10 in Westminster.
Twenty-five deaths were registered in the week
in the sub-district of St. John, Westminster. Out
of that number 14 were from zymotic diseasea—
namely, 7 from smallpox, 4 from measles, and 3
from whoopingcoug h.
Measles was fatal in 54 eases. It prevails in
Chelsea, where nine deaths from it occurred. Scar-
latina caused 73 deaths, 6 of which were in Isling-
ton, 8 in Bethnal. green, 8 in Whitechapel.
A man, aged 59 years, died in Middlesex Hospi,
tal of " narcotism from morphine applied under the
skin for delirium tremens." (Inquest.)
Last week the births of 1,078 boys and 1,077
girls, in all 2,155 children, were registered in Lon-
don. In the 10 carreaponding weeks of the years
1853-62 the average Lumber (corrected) was 1,911.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.869 in.
The mean daily reading was above 30 in on Thurs-
day and Friday. The barometer fell to 29.66 in. on
Monday, and rose to 30.23 in. on Friday. The me, -Li
temperature of the air in the week was 53.2 deg ,
which is 1.7 deg. above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher) The highest day temperature was 72.9 deg,,
'Tuesday. The lowest night to Was 85.9
deg.. on Friday. The difference between the mean
dew-point temperature and air temperature was 8.4
deg. The n can degree of the humidity of the air
was 73, ,:omplete saturation being represented by
100. The wind blew generally from the north-east.
No rain was measured in the week. The mewl of
the highest temperatures of the Water of the Theme§
was 56 deg., that of the lowest was 53.8 deV.

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