The Sun.
London, England, 1864-03-03 00:00:00

HEALTH OP THE METROPOLIS

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.)
The deaths in London were more numerous in the
week that ended last Saturday than they had been
in any previous week since January. They rose to
1,677, of which number 741 occurred under 20 years
of age, 498 in the period of life 20-60 years, And 421
at 80 years of age and upwards.
The average number of deaths fer the eighth evnel‘
of ten previous years, 1854,63, is, with a correction'
for increase of population, 1,467. The present re
turn exhibits an excess of 210 deaths.
While the mortality from phthisis (157 deaths)is
considerably less than it was in previous weeks, thilt
from bronchitis has increased. The latter diseee°
was fatal in 304 cases in the week, pneumonia
97, heart disease in 90 cases. The deaths from die'
ease of the heart in the last four weeks were 74, 60,
and 90. The corrected averages of bronchitis, pnew
monia, and heart disease for the eighth week of the
year are respectively 186, 95, and 62. It is plain
from the comparison that the present season hag
veloped bronchial affections with unusual effect.
An infant aged three weeks was poisoned by 0
lozenge which contained the 48th part of a grain
of morphia. A child, aged two years, died from the
scratch of a kitten.

Nine nonagerians died in the week.
Last week the births of 1,019 boys And 981 girl*
iii all 2,000 children, were registered in London. 111
the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1854'63
the average number (corrected) was 2,057.
METROPOLITAN WATERS IN FEBRUARY, 1864.

These waters, according to the analyses of Dr'
Robert Dundas Thomson, F.R.S., are generalli
purer than in the previous month. The Thanle°
waters containing the smallest amount of impuritl
are the Chelsea and West Middlesex. The South'
wark water possessed a milky aspect. The Kept
water was free from surface impurity. The Ne'
River contained less total impurity than in last
month. The well at Camberwell contained much
organic impurity, consisting in part of sewee
product.%

Total impurity Organic
per gallon. purity._
giro. or deg. gni. or dot,'
0•0 0.0

Distilled Water ...- „. _
Loch Katrine water, new supply
'
to Glasgow 215 605
Manchester water supply 313 .680
Well, Havill-street, Camberwell 85'84 11.84
THAMES COMPANIES.
Chelsea
Southwark
West Middlesex
Grand Junction
Lambeth

10130 1.56
20'80 1.80
19'80 110
2018 1.32
20'32 2'28

OTHER COMPANIES.
Kent
New River
East London
The table is read thus—Loch Katrine water contains in 61" A
gallon 2•35 degrees or grains of foreign matter in solasii
of which '605 degrees or grains are of vegetable or
origin.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the meell
height of the barometer in the week was 29.7181
The reading fell to 29.52 in. on Sunday, and rose V),
29.82 in. on Wednesday. The mean temperature (35',
the air in the week was only 33 deg., which 19
deg. below the average of the same week in 43 jefi,
(as determined by Mr. Glaisher).. The mean daL,'
temperature was below the average throughout t;
week, and very considerably below it on the gll
four days. The highest day temperature in the
week was 39.3 deg., on Wednesday. The lovies.til
night temperature occurred also on Wednesday' 813
was 24.4 deg, The range of the thermometer
that day and also in the week was, therefore, 14a
deg. The change of temperature on Friday on.,
Saturday was very small. The difference betWeeP
the mean dew-point temperature and air tempera'
Lure was 4.5 deg. The mean degree of humidity'
the air was 84, complete saturation being rePt.e
sented by 100. On the last two days the huraid7„
,
approached saturation. The wind was in the on rt
east. The amount of rain 0.16 in. Snow fell °
the first five days.