The Sun.
London, England, 1864-04-22 00:00:00

HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS,

(From the Re.,7t;ttrar-General's Weekly Regan.)
The number of deal, 'is in London in the week that ended
on Saturday was 1,52b'. of which 765 occurred wider 20
years of age, 447 at 201, nd under 60 years, and 295 at 60
years of age and upwards. The average number, in the 15t
week of ten years 1854-63 it with a correction for increase_
of population, 1,364. The rah.' of mortality is therefore still
high for the season, the actual is umber of deaths exceeding
by 159 the number calculated on last experience.
Nineteen deaths were referred to , small-pox, 55 to measles!
44 to scarlatina, 13 to diphtheria, 60 t'o whooping-CORghtang
59 to typhus. Six children died of rat,asles in the Kenning'
ton let sub-district. In the Green sul•-district of Bethnal"
green, there were 3 deaths from measles, 2 from scarlatina,
2 from diphtheria,and 2 from typhus ; in the town sub-dis-
trict there were five deaths from scarlatin a.
There were five deaths from injury by horse conveyances;
Seven persons died at the age of 90 years and upwards, tha
oldest of whom were two widows at the a,r,e of 95 years.
Four children died of scarlatina in o tie Anil,' at 20,
To wnshend-road, Marylebone, three on tho 10th and °I/9
on the 11th inst.
A labourer,:aged 50 years, died in St. Luke's Workhouses
on the 17th of March, of " typhus with destitution."
A watch finisher, aged 68 years, was found dead on I,"
3d instant at 22, Lower Northampton-street, Clerkenwell,
from effusion on the brain, accelerated by want of food' II
Last week the births of 1,039 boys and 933 girls, in II"
1,972 children, were registered in London. In than ten cor-
responding weeks of the years 1864-63 the average number
(corrected) was 2,029.
METROPOLITAN WATERS IN MARCH, 1864.
The waters of London during March, according the
analyses of Dr. Robert Dundas Thomson, F.R.S., )31,1:,
°
been much more impure than in the preceding lanu".;
especially in reference to the Amount of matters of organ'.'
origin which they contain. These have been obvionsli
washed down by the rains from the surface drainage; as it
is found that after heavy rain drains and sewers are gashed,.
sir; i these deposits carried into the Jivers which receive their
outfall. For the sake of comparison the composition of
well is given containing much sewage.
Total Impurity OrgPic
per gallon. Puritcrd
gm. or deg, grs. or co.
Distilled Water O-0 0.0
Loch Katrine water, new supply
to Glasgow '6os
Manchester water supply
Well, Newton, Wisbeach B5 84 11"81
THAMES COMPANIES.
Southwark
Lambeth
Grand Junction 22.08 2' 6
West Middlesex 2l•l* 310
Chelsea
OTHER COMPANIES.
Kent
East London
New River
The table is read thus—Loch Katrine water contains /11 the
gallon 2•35 degrees or grains of foreign matter in solOoll.
of which *BO5 degrees or grains are of vegetable or
origin.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean hell! /1
of the barometer in the week was 29.800 in. The reading
was 30.05 in on Sunday, and fell to 29.541 n on Friday. The
mean temperature of the air in the week was 48.9 deg,
is 3.6 deg above the average of the same week in 43 Year
(as determined by Mr. Glaisher). On three days the Meal'
daily temperature was from 6 deg to 8 deg above the ev6"
rage. The lowest night temperature was 33.4 deg. on
nesday. The highest day temperature was 68.5 deg on
day. The range in the week was therefore 35.1 deg. The
mean daily range was 18.5 deg. The difference between the,
mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was'
deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 76, co
pleta saturation being represented by 100, which point /v
nearly approached on Saturday, though on the day previnu-
....
the humidity had fallen to 61. The general direction of the
wind was northerly, on the first three days; on Wedneel
and Thursday it was east, and afterwards south-east end
south-west. The rain in the week was only 0.06 inch. Vie
mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Then°
was 51.2 deg ; that of the lowest 48.1 deg.