The Sun.
London, England, 1864-02-24 00:00:00

ON CHLORATE OF POTASSA AND ITS USE IN OXYDISING

THE BLOOD.
TAR. J. P. SARGEA.NT, M.R.C.S., and L.S.A.
(1836`, will shortly repeat his Lecture on this subject
at St. James's Hall, Piccadilly, and will satisfactorily prove
that Chlorate of Potassa, (as prepared by passing chlorine
through a mixture of quick-lime and water, and subsequently
boiling a tong time with Chloride of Potassium) is a most
active remedy for oxydising the blood, and restoring vitality,
to the low, vitiated state of the nervous system, and is there-
fore calculated to supersede the use of iron, mercury, quinine,
and sarsaparilla. —56, Gower-street, Bedford-square, London.

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street, London, Perfumers to her Majesty, respectfully offer
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restores the human hair to its pristine hue—no matter at
whet age. The Agua Amarella has none of the properties of
dyes ; it, on the contrary, is beneficial to the system, and
when the hair is once restored one application per month
will keep it in perfect colour. Price one guinea per bottle, or
in half bottles, 10s. 6d. Testimonials from artistes of the
highest order, and from individuals of undoubted respecta-
bility, may be seen on application. Messrs. John Gosnell
and co. have been appointed Perfumers to her Royal High-
ness the Princess of Wales.

DR. SCOTT'S BILIOUS AND LIVER
PILLS.—A NEVER FAILING RE3lEDY.—Pre-
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Scott, of Bromley, Kent, will be found invaluable to all who
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of the blood, they are truly excellent; mild in their opera-
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mote digestion, and strengthen the whole nervous system.
iold by W. Lambert, 8, King William-street, Charing-cross.
London, and by most druggists, in boxes,le. led., and three
times the qaantity in one, 2s. 9d. Be sure to ask for Dr.
Scott's Bilious and Liver Pills. The genuine are a square
green package, with " William Lambert," engraved on the
stamp.

The present return exhibits a lower mortality than has
been recorded for any week since the commencement of the
year. The deaths in London be the week that ended last
Saturday were 1,586. The average number in correspond-
ing weeks of ten years 1854.63 is, with a correction for in-
crease of population, 1,409 ; it appears, therefore, that the
metropolis is still far from being in a healthy state, as the
deaths of last week were 177 in excess of the estimated
amount.

The deaths by zymotie diseases were 323, the corrected
average for corresponding week being 292. Fatal cases of
small-pox rose from 8 in the previous week to 20 last week.
Measles, on the contrary, decreased from 32 to 18. Scarla-
tina carried off 55 persons, diphtheria 11, whooping-cough
56, and typhus Q.
Of the deaths registered last week from diseases of the
respiratory organs, 248 occurred from bronchitis, 102 from
pneumonia, 4 from pleurisy, and 23 from asthma. Phthisis
or consumption was fatal in 182 cases.

One hundred and sixty persons died from diseases of the
brain and nervous system ; of these, 47 children are returned
as having died from convulsions, 42 persons died from
apoplexy, and 29 from paralysis. 693 persons died under
20 years of age, 493 were 20 and under 60, and 400 were 60
years and upwards. The deaths of 7 nonagenarians are re-
corded, the oldest of whom was a widow, who had attained
the age of 93 years. 59 deaths occurred from accidents, 11
persons, 7 of whom were children, died from burns or scalds,
14 children were suffocated, and 27 persons were killed by
fractures or contusions. Many cf.these lives were probably
sacrificed through carelessness, ano the neglect of ordi-
nary precaution.

The son of a schoolmaster, aged 12 years, died at De
Beau.voir-square, West Hackney, from effusion on the chest
from want of proper food, The daughter of a sawyer, re-
siding at 8, New-square, Limehouse, died from effusion of
serum into the pericardum from want of food and clothing,
and exposure. A female, aged 39 years, employed as a
collar-stitcher, died at 33A, Baltic-street, St. Luke's, from
inflammation of the lungs, caused by destitution and ex-
posure to cold. The daughter of a weaver, aged one year,
died at 15, Collingwood•street, Bethnal-green, of emacia-
tion from want of proper nourishment. The infant son of
a labourer died suddenly at 3, Latime cottages, Mile-end,
from cold and exposure. A greetgrocer, aged 40 years, died
at the Westminster Hospital from tetanus, the result of an
injury to his chin by a whip lash whilst striking his horse.
Last week the births of 1,086 boys and 1,036 girls, in all
2,122 children, were registered in London. In the ten cor-
responding weeks of the years 1851.63 the average number
(corrected) was 2,044.