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

HEALTH OP THE METROPOLIS.

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.)
Sixteen hundred and fifty-five deaths were regis.
tered in the metropolitan districts in the week that
ended last Saturday. In the ten corresponding
weeks of the years 1854-63, the average number was
1,346, which, if raised in proportion to the increase
of population during these years, gives a mortality
of 1,481 for the present time. The deathe last week
therefore exceeded by 174 the estimated number.
Diseases of the respiratory organs were the cause
of 438 deaths,of which 299 were attributed to bron-
chitis, 90 to pneumonia, and 18 to asthma. The
deaths referred to phthisis (or consumption) were 186.
The deaths by zymotic diseases were 340 ; 10
deaths were ascribed to smallpox, 23 to measles, 58
to scarlatina, 24 to diphtheria, 68 to typhus, and 81

to whoopingcough.
The deaths of 11 nonagenarians are recorded, the
olacot of whnm wan n man whn had attained the age
of 98 years. Four children of a coachman, aged 3,
4,6, and 7 years respectively, and residing at 55,
Park-crescent-mews West, Marylebone, died of
scarlatina, accompanied by diphtheria. The twin
daughters of a tailor residing at Gerard-street, Soho,
were found suffocated in bed. The wife of a

lighterman, residing at Windmill-street, Lambeth,
died of bronchitis,hastenedby want of sufficient bed
clothing. The infant son of a cabinet maker died at
94, Green-street, Bethnal-green, from the absence
of sufficient breast milk through poverty. The in-
fant daughter of a French polisher died at 44 Bri-
tannia-street, Gray's-inn-lane, from inflammation
of the lungs, accelerated by want.
Last week the births of 1,055 boys and 1,023
girls, in all 2,078 children, were registered in Lon-
don. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years
1854.63 the average number (corrected) was 2,069.
METROPOLITAN WATERS IN JANUARY, 1864.

According to the analyses of Dr. Robert Dundas
Thomson, F.R.S., the London waters contain from
one to two grains of greater amount of total impu-
rity than in the preceding month. The organic im-
purity is also°greater in all the Thames waters. The
Southwark water exhibits little or no deposit,
which it did in great excess in the three preceding
months. The Kent possesses no surface impurity,
and it is to be hoped may not e gain be contaminated
with impure surface water. Covent-garden well had
much impurity from soakage, as there was present
no less than .408 grains of ammonia per gallon.
The smallest quantity of organic and total impurity
was obtained from New River water.
Total impurity Organicim
per gallon. purity.
gre. or deg. grs. or deg.
Distilled Water....... 00 09
Loch Katrine water, new supply
to Glasgow 2'35 '605
Manchester water supply
Well, Covent-garden
THAMES COMPANIES.
Grand Junction 2291
West Middlesex 2290
Southwark
Chelsea
Lambeth
OTIIER COMPANIES.
Kent
New River . 21'40 1•32
East London
The table is read thus—Loch Katrine water contains in the
gallon 2'35 degrees or grains of foreign matter in solution,
of which .005 degrees or grains are of vegetable or animal
origin.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 30.025 in.
The barometrical reading decreased from 30.29 in.
at the beginning of the week to 29.86 in. on Wed-
nesday. The mean temperature of the air in the
week was 37.8 deg., which is 0.2 deg. above the
average of the same week in 43 years (as deter-
mined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest day tempera-
ture was 50.0 deg. on Wednesday. The lowest night
temperature was 27 9 deg. on Friday. The entire
range of temperature in the week was, therefore,
22.1 deg. The mean temperature of the water of
the Thames was 40.8 deg. The difference between
the mean dew-point temperature and air tempera-
ture was 4.6 deg. The mean degree of humidity of
the air was 83, complete saturation being repre-
sented by 100. There was hoar frost on Sunday
and Monday. A little rain fell on Tuesday and
Wednesday, and snow fell on Thursday, Friday,
and Saturday.

3'oo
2.32
2.64
2'64
240

ADVERTISEMENT.]—AvoId medicines: they always aggra.
vate chronic complaints, but Du Barry's Delicious health.
Restoring Revalents Arabica Food, which saves fifty times
its cost in other remedies, invariably cures them, restoring
perfect digestion, strong nerves, sound lungs, healthy liver,
pure blood, refreshing sleep, functional regularity, and energy
to the most disordered or enfeebled. We extract a few out
of 60,000 Cures :—Cure No. 58,216 of the Marchioness de
Brehan, Paris, of a Liver complaint, wasting away for seven
years, debility, with a nervous palpitation all over, bad
digestion, constant sleeplessness, the most intolerable nervous
agitation, and dreadfully low spirited.—Cure No. 1,771. Lord
Stuart de Decies, Lord Lieut. of Waterford, of many years'
dyspepsia.—No. 49,832. "Fifty years' indescribable agony
from dyspepsia, nervousness, asthma, cough, constipation,
flatulency, spasms, sickness, and vomiting.—Maria Jolly."
—Cure No. 46,270. Mr. James Roberts, of Frimley, Surrey, of
thirty years' diseased lungs, spitting of blood, liver derange •
ment, and partial deafness.--Cure No. 47,121. Miss Elizabeth
Jacobs, of extreme nervousness, indigestion, gatheriags, low
spirits, and nervous fancies.—Cure No. 54,816. The Rev. Jae,
T. Campbell, Fakenham, Norfolk, "of indigestion and torpi-
dity of the liver, which had resisted all medical treatment."
In tins, 1 lb., 2s. 9d. ; 21b., 4s. 6d ; 51b., lie. ; 121 b., 225. ; 241 b
105.—Barry Du Barry and Co., No. 77, Regent-street, London;
also Fortnum and Mason ; and all Grocers and Chemists to
TcrY town Q 1 the Vatted liilagaolu•