The Sun.
London, England, 1864-11-02 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON.

(From the Registrar-General's Report.)
The Registrar• General's return shows that the
deaths in London, which were less than 1,400 weekly
in the seven weeks subsequent to the last week in
August, rose to 1,409 in that which ended last Saturn
day. The average number of deaths in the forty•
third week of ten years, 1854.63 is, with a correc•
tion for increase of population, 1,191 In the
present return there is therefore an excess of 210
deaths above the estimated number. The deaths
occurring under 20 years of age, which had been
below 700 in the previous weeks, rose to 771 last
week. The deaths frem atrophy and debility rose
from 48 to 77 in the last two weeks. Those from
pneumonia increased from 119 to 138. Bronchitis,
which was fatal in 105 cases in the previous week,
was returned in 150 last week—and the cases that
occurred under 20 years of age were respectively 49
and 85. The deaths from phthisis rose from 139 to
155. The mortality from scarlatina has increased
lately—it amounted in the week to 95 deaths, of
which 7 occurred in Westminster, 8 in Pancras, 5
in the South Hackney sub-district, 8 in Shoreditch,
4 in the subdistrict of St. George, Camberwell, 11
in the Greenwich district, which comprises Dept-

ford, Greenwich, and Woolwich. Of 79 deaths from
typhus, there were as many as 18 returned in the
Greenwich district, and 4in Plumatead, The two
oldest persons registered as having died in the week
were a man aged 94 years, and a woman aged 102.
The centenarian was the widow of a farmer, and
died on the 18th October, at 9, Nottingham-court,
St. Giles.

Last week the births of 1,044 boys and 987 girls,

in all:2,031 children, were registered in London.
The ten corresponding weeks of the years 1851-63
the average number (corrected) was 1.926.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29'25 i in, The reading
was 28.90 in on Sunday, and rose to 29.65 in on Saturday.
The mean temperature of the air in the week was 50.6 deg,
which is 3.1 deg above thenverage of the same week in 43
years (as determined by Mr Glaisher), The lowest night
temperature was 37.9 deg on Tuesday. The highest day
temperature was 60 2 deg on iday. The range of tem-
perature in the week was therefore 22.3 deg. The mean
daily range was 12 deg. The daily range, which was 20.6
deg on Monday, was only 5.5 ou Thursday, The diurnal
range was small on four days. The difference between the
mean dewpoiut temperature and air temperature was 3.6
deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was SS, com-
plete saturation being represented by 100. The daily humi-
dity varied from 79 to 95. The wind blew from S.W. and
N.E. The rain in the week was 0.43 in, most of which
fell on Thursday morning. The mean of the highest tem-
peratures of the water of the Thames was 52.8 deg ; that of
the lowest was 50.7 deg. _ _ _

During the week ending Oct, 29, 115 births (those of GO
boys and 55 girls) and 123 deaths (those of 52 males and
71 females) were registered within the municipal boundaries
of Dublin. Its population in 1861 was 254,803, and ex-
tended over 3,808 statute acres.

The deaths in Vienna, as returned by Dr Glatter, were
313 in the week ending Oct. 22, when the mean temperature
was 481 deg, that at Greenwich having been 53.1 deg.
Wescminster, St. Margaret—At the workhouse, on Oct.
18, a jobbing man, aged 58, very destitute, general dropsy.
Islington, East—At 140, Essex.street, on Oct. 22, the
daughter of a pastrycook, aged 11 years, inpactian of a
plumstone in the appendix vermiformis. Post mortem.
Inquest.
Sc. Giles, South—At 9, Nottingham-court, on Oct. 18,
the widow of a farmer, aged 102 years, decay from age.
Informant states that 102 years was the correct age of the
deceased, and that she retained possession of all her faculties,
and amused herself principally with needlework, She was
30 years since unable to see without spectacles, but latterly
could not see with them.

The Yarmouth Beachmen and the Lifeboat.

The following is the report of the Yarmouth branch o
the National Lifeboat Institution of the meetings of the
local committee held at Yarmouth on the 24th and 31st ult.,
to consider the conduct of the Yarmouth beaohmen, in re-
fusing to man the lifeboat of the National Institution on
the 19th ult. It will be seen from the report that the beach-
men allowed the ill feeling which unfortunately exists
amongst them towards the steamtugs to interfere with their
duty in manning the lifeboat, whose special and noblest vo-
cation is to save life. "On Sunday, the 16th inst., about 9
o'clock in the morning, the steamship Ontario, of 2,830 tons
burthen register, Brookling master, on a voyage from New-
castle to Alexandria with coals, grounded on Hasborough
Sand. Six steamtugs belonging to this port were sent to the
assistance of the vessel, and agreements were made under
which the steamtugs were to receive £2,400 in case they
succeeded in getting the ship off the sand. The steamtugs
were employed for this purpose on the 17th, 18th, and 19th
October,but without success. On the latter day the weather,
which had previously been moderate, assumed a threatening
appearance, and in the afternoon all the steamtugs except
one left the vessel on Hasborough Sand, and returned to
the harbour. The superintendent agent for Lloyd's having
ascertained that the crew of the vessel were left on board
her (and also the labourers employed) became alarmed for
their safety, and he and myself went down to the beach
about 10 p.m., and saw the boatmen who had undertaken to
work the lifeboat, and told them the danger in which it
was believed the men on board the steam ship were in, and
requested them to launch the lifeboat and proceed to their
assistance. They positively refused to do so, stating that
the steam tugs had all the cream of employment, and they
were only asked to do the rough work. Endeavours were
then made to obtain a volunteer crew, but without success,
and consequently the lifeboat did not go off, there being only
three or four men willing to go. The crew of the Gorleston
private lifeboat were then sent for, and on their arrival they
refused to go off unless they were paid £4OO for two boats,
but ultimately they agreed to go off for £lOO, which sum it
was agreed should be paid them if they remained by the
vessel and saved the crew. The Gorleston boat was then
launched and proceeded to Hasborough Sand, but did not
like the look of it, and returned to harbour without effecting
anything, It appears that the labourers on board the steam
ship were taken off by the Caistor lifeboat at between 4 and
5 o'clock p.m. of the 19th inst., but the officers and crew
preferred to remain on board all night, and that the next
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