The Sun.
London, England, 1864-01-20 00:00:00

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HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS,

(From the Registrar's-General's Weekly Return.)

The increase of mortality announced in the previous
return was fully maintained last week, and the effect of the
late low temperature has now become perceptible to its full
extent in the register of deaths. In the week that ended
Saturday, 9th of January, the deaths registered were 1,798;
in the week ending 16th January, they were 2,427. The
average number in the 10 corresponding weeks of the years
1854.63 was 1,409, which, if raised in proportion to increase
of population, becomes 1,550. Hence, the deaths of last
week exceeded the estimated amount by 877. These per-
sons were killed almost suddenly by the cold wave of the
atmosphere.
In comparing the present results with those of the pre-
vious week, a great increase is apparent in diseases of the
respiratory organs. Fatal cases of pneumonia rose from 91
to 156 ; of phthisis (or consumption), from 194 to 235 ; of
bronchitis, from 326 to 543.

Of the 2,427 persons who died, 918 were under 20 years
of age, 800 were 20 and under 60 years, and 809 were 60
years and upwards. Taking the numbers living at the re-
spective ages into account, it appears that, while persons at
all ages have suffered, the severity of the weather has been
particularly fatal to persons in advanced life. Well heated
apartments and warm clothing are required at this season
by the aged, who find it difficult to support life when the
temperature falls below the freezing point.
Three hundred and ninety-nine deaths occurred last week
from zymotic diseases, including 90 from scarlatina, 78 from
typhus, 73 from whooping cough, 32 from measles, and 18
from smallpox. A tanner, aged 60 years, was found dead
on the 2d of January from intemperance, cold, and expo-
sure; he lived in a room without furniture, at 1, Drum-
mond-road, Bermondsey. A shoemaker, aged 60 years,
died in a cab on the 6th of January from exhaustion from
exposure to cold. A bootcloser, aged 25 years, died at 2,
Queen-street, Southwark, from spasm of the heart, accle-
' rated by want of nourishment and by cold. Twelve none
genarians died during the week, of whom the oldest was a
widow, who attained the age of 97 years.
Last week the births of 1,026 boys and 993 girls, in all
2,019 children, were registered in London. In the 10 cor•
responding weeks of the years 1854-63 the average numbers

(corrected) was 1,985.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 30.054 in. The barome-
trical reading increased from 29.80 at the beginning of the
week to 30'18 in. on Wednesday. Th 9 mean temperature
of the air in the weak was 36.8 deg., which is 1.2 deg. above

the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by
Mr. Glaisher). The highest day temperature was 461 deg.
on Monday. The lowest night temperature was 29%9 deg,
on Friday. The entire range of temperature in the week
was therefore 16'8. The mean temperature of the water of
the Thames was 36'2 deg. The difference between the mean
dew-point temperature and air temperature was 3.6 deg.
The mean degree of humidity of the air was 88, complete
saturation being represented by 100. The general direc-
tion of the wind was south-east.