The Sun.
London, England, 1852-10-20 00:00:00

HEALTH of LONDON during the WEEK.

(From the Registrar General's Rep ort )
The deaths in London, which in the previous week
were 984, rose in the week ending last Saturday to
1,093. In the corresponding weeks of the ten year',
1842-1851 the average number was 926, which for
comparison with last week's return may be raised in
proportion to increase of population when it bccomes
1,019. The present mortality, therefore, exceeds the
corrected average by 74.
Last week the deaths of 536 children, 355 men and
women, between 15 and 60 years of age, and 188
.persons
at 60 years and upwards, were registered. The increase
seems to rise amongst the younger part
i of the popula-
tion. Fatal cases of epidemics rosen the last two
weeks from 216 to 254 ; those resulting from bronchitis,
pneumonia. and otherptubli.m.sis. onawryhicchoniispinaointtsin,
erlousdeefdroimn
144 to 195 ; while phthisis,
the latter class, destroyed 111 and 131 persons.
In the epidemic class the deaths of 7 children and 4
adults are referred to small-pox ; only 4 children died
of measles, 22 of hooping-cough, 14 of croup, while 69
children, with 4 adults, were carried off by scarlatira•
Fifty-one persons died of diarrhe s and dysentery, 6
of influenza, and 2 of purpura. No death occurred from
cholera in the week. T 3 phus, common fever, &c.,we
fatal in 54 cases ; remittent fever in 1 rheumatic fever

in 2, erysipelas in 5.
Scarlatina continues to produce nearly the anisE%
'amount of mortality as in recent weeks. It 613°g: ides
have been rife in some parts of MaryleboTere
regis-
numerous cases already recorded,
tered in the sub-district of St. John
that of Christchurch.girls, in all
and 825
Last week the births of 782 boys,
1607 children, were registered.'
number in seven corresponding
1845.51 was 1332.
At the Roy
height of the barometer
29.876, and on each
30 in. ;
temperature n.ifondon. The average
3187:eek, and 6 in
weeks of the years
se tory, Greenwich, the mean
Royal °b- "Bon Sunday (the 10th) was
moeftertbe following days it was above
man of the week was 30'108 in. The mean
the
mean
eweek was 48'2 deg., which is 2 deg.
week ten years. Tha
temperature was below the average more or
mean day of the week. The
less on every
below
dtahielyaversge of the same
wind blew gene-
rally from the north-east.

TuE NEW METROPOLITAN CATTLE MARL R=
Yesterday a deputation' consisting of Mr. Reeves, Mr. Few,
Mr. Elliott, Mr. Newman, Mr. Burrowes, Mr. Bruce, Mr.
Eagle, and others, waited by appointment upon the Markets
Improvement Committee at Guildhall, for the purpose of
affording information upon the subject of removing the
cattle market to Copenhagen fields. H. L Taylor, Esq.,
occupied the chair ; and the deputation having been formally
introduced, Mr. Reeves stated that he possessed land in the
locality, and had already built 11G houses contiguous to the
site of the proposed market, at a cost of 84,0001., and he conid
obtain for the land at the present time the sum of 300/7
which, at 20 years' purchase, would realize him 6,0001-e;
without building it all. Several other gentlemen mate
statements, after which the chairman promised tohreptchairmant
the committee the result of the interview,
the new cattle maiket, taken to oa
not deteriorate from theif value of theC propertypenh ii 2 la t locality
and the deputation withdrew.
day information
MELANCHOLY WRECK. -- Yester
Brooks, muter,
was received of the loss of the barque Hector, gwenhi-celd7, world
From the
accounts received, it appearstothta
ilte southward of Port Natal,
of London, on a voyage from Batavtihaetonßeerteorarewnen.
t on shore
lon July 27, about 20 mileds
rblahne;fl.6lal°Z,
in g betweenpers
persons
se
perishedU m zum
:b_i and
a man of colour, seamen ; an
the cook ; Jones, and
)elaarvo,o,
i and a coloured bo, whose
nUjrnohtnwaßluamffiniei rivers.D
English boy named I
The vessel became a total wreck; the
were saved. It is understood that
nameship's is
papers, not
SUDDEN DEATH.—Yesterday afternoon informs-
sodden.
ded to Thomas Wakley, Esq., of the
ghiovweneVerri;
the ship and cargo were insured.
lion was forwarded
death of Mrs. Ann Terry,.
White Lion-street,deceased is stet"
aged 60 years, who resided at
.15,
St. Giles. The
an,
Great
suddenly e.
to have been subject to inflammation of the chest, u ‘:...7.
for, and
Sunday last lay on the bed to rest, when she
gauneba"'.
pired. Mr. Bennett, surgeon, was immediately sent ,,..._
promptly attended, who endeavoured to restore
but the vital spark had fled. No day is yet named 4W
inquest.