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(From the Registrar-General's Weekly 14
The deaths registered in London it; the oE. r,-- s,
Ang last Saturday were 1,647 ; they exhibit a siohil -.-
decrease on the number in the previous week. In
the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1854-63,
the average number was 1,320, which, with a cor—
rection for increase of population, becomes 1,452.
Hence it appears that the deaths in the present re-
turn are more by 195 than they would have been if
the average rate of mortality at this period of the
year had prevailed.

Notwithstanding the severe weather the inhabi-
tants of London have lately experienced, the deaths
from pulmonary diseases (exclusive of phthisis) de-
clined from 438 in the previous week to 427 last
week; bat the effects of the low temperature will
probably be seen in future returns. Bronchitis was
fatal in 277 cases, of which 130 were those of persons
of 60 years of age and upwards; 83 persons died
from pneumonia, 35 from asthma, and 183 from
phthisis (or consumption).
The deaths by zymotic diseases were 331, the
corrected average for corresponding weeks being
317. Eight deaths occurred from smallpos, 32
from measles, 55 from scales tins, 6 from diphtheria,
65 from wboopingeough, and 72 from typhus.
Six hundred and sixty-three persons died under
20 years of age, and 431 were 60 years and upwards.
The deaths of 6 nonagenarians are recorded, the
oldest of whom was a widow, who attained the age
of 96 years. Six children died from measles at the
Workhouse, Norwood. Five deaths, 3of which
were those of infants, were from syphilitic disease.
Fifteen children and one adult died from burns or
scalds. Eleven persons were killed by fractures or
contusions, and five deaths were caused by suffoca-
tion. Four infants were murdered. The widow of
a coalwhipper died at 12, Love-lane, Stepney, from
congestion of the lungs, caused by exposure to cold.
A workman in an artificial flotver warehouse,
rpsiding at 23, New-street, Borough-road, South-
wark, died from arsenical poisoning, four months,
ulceration of the bowels. A boy aged 11
years, died in Guy's Hospital from tetanus, the re-
sult of a wound caused by treading on a flint stone.
A man, aged 44 years, died at 4, Rowland-court,
Bermondsey, from tetanus.
Last week the births of 1,009 boys and 996 girls,
In all 2,005 children, were registered in London.
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1854-
63 the average number (corrected) was 2,116.
At the Royal Observatory, Ureenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.525 in.
The barometrical reading increased from 29.21 in. on
Friday to 30.07 in. by midnight on Saturday. The
mean temperature of the air in the week was 34.6
deg., which is 4.1 deg. below the average of the
same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr.
Glaisher). The highest day temperature was 53'8
deg. on Saturday. The lowest night temperature
was 20.1 deg. on 'Wednesday. The entire range of
temperature in the week was therefore 33.7 deg.
On Thursday there was a range of only 4! deg. of
temperature within 24 hours. The mean tempera •
tare of the water of the Thames was 37.6 deg. The
difference between the mean dew-point temperature
and air temperature was 4.7 deg. The mean degree
of humidity of the air was 83, complete saturation
being represented by 100. Snow fell on Monday
and on Wednesday. Rain fell on Friday and Satur-
day. The direction of the wind was variable.

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