The Sun.
London, England, 1852-03-20 00:00:00

LONDON,

years it' mites t 7 contents of a sewer, now diverted,
and has been for. long period the receptacle of
all, kinds of filth. This has accumulated in masses,
become putrid, and presents a broad, shallow, and stag-
nant =thee to the action of the atmosphere. The
consequence is that a most oppressive and offensive
smell taints the air, and extends beyond the Hackney-
road, a distance of more than a hundred yar*, and
is perceptible to persons passing by. The noisome
smell pervades the houses of all who are obliged to
reside within its reach, and must be highly in-
jurious,to health. ;-I aui informed by a medical prac-
titioner °thigh standing that five persons in one family
have within the last few days been ill with' typhoid
fever, attributable to this cause, and some of them are
still in danger; that three cases of; fever, in the imme-
diate vicinity of the pond, are borne oil the books of the
Adelaide Dispensary, and the approaching warm
weather will sensibly aggravate its morbid . influence,
unless some remedial measures are adopted."
The following four deaths were registered in the
Small-pox Hospital:—On the Bth of March, a female
servant, aged 28 years, from Lamb's-passage, Chiswell-
street, " smallpox, confluent, unprotected (fifteen days)."
. .On 9th March a coppersmith, aged 22 years, "small-pox,
conflnent,unmodified." Said to have been vaccinated in
infancy at Lougton, Essex; no cicatrix. On 13th March
a sailor, aged 17 years, from Shetland, " small-pox, con-
fluent, unprotected (14 days)." On 13th March a boy,
aged years, from the workhouse, Whitechapel, " small-
pox, confluent, unprotected (11 days)."
In Islington, at 5, Greenman's-lane, on 9th March, the
son of a dyer, aged 4 years, died of " small-pox (12
-days)." Mr. Butterfield states that " this child had
three; well-defined cicatrices on one arm, and four
on the other, having been vaccinated when young."
At 13, Eagle-street, Red-lion-square, on 6th March,
the son of a gunmaker, aged 9 years, "confluent
smallirpox (10 days), not vaccinated.' . Mr. Goodhugh
states that " the reason assigned by the mother
for not having vaccinated the . child was t bat her
former child -had been vaccinated, but died of small-
pox. She had no faith in vaccination."• At Great Or-
mond-street, Queen-square, en,7th March, the widow of
a gentleman, aged 60 years, died of " variola (11 days),
nervout fever (7 days); abscesses (20 days), atrophy, de-
lirium (40 days), vaccinated."' This lady took small-
, pox from nursing her.daughteri In Camberwell, at 3,
George-street, on Bth. March, a glass-cutter, aged 35
yearsi died of " small-pox (12 days)." He had been
vaccinated in infancy. -
In Marylebone, at 20, Great 'Barlow-street, on 11th
"March, a woman died at the mat age of 101 years from
decay of nature." Mr. Joseph mentions that." this
old-woman was for forty year's the keeper of an apple-
, _stall; in Great Marylebone-street, an occupation which
exposed her to ail weathers, and which she quitted
only ten months ago, she lived for nearly the same
phriod in a small room in one of the unhealthiest parts
of this district." The Vtidow 'of 'a confectioner died in
the Pprtugueae Jews' Hospital, Mile-end, at the age of
85 years, alter 16 years' residence as an inmate. of that
. _

L4at week the deaths of 39 men and 66 women were
registered at the age of 70-years and under 80; of 14
men and 28 women at the age of 80 years and under 90;
and those of 2 man, and 5 women at .90 and upwards.
In Camden.tOwn, the son of a mercantile clerk died
23f houraafter,birth; he was born prematurely between
fifth and sixth month;, weight, 11b. Bioz. It is added
that ‘4, the ease is singular; the cbild was of t.erfeet de=
velopinent, and performed all 'the functions, of 'nature
during its- short existence." ,

STATE OF THE WEATPfER'DtrRINcfTFIE PAST WEEK.
Sumpay.—The sky was =eloaldfess thronghont the day.
Electricity—Nothing was Sholiii during' he 'fir* 'three days
of the ;week. - ' ' ' • .-
Mospo.Y.--,The sky was covered With, cloud until pooh,
clear from this time till 6h: "'and generally 'yerceSt after-
wards ; cirrostratus:
TUESDAY.—The sky was overcast till near 11.9.9, and, Ofear:
during the remainderof"the day; -chibittai; =
W EDNISDAY.—The sky Was ' covered with cionctflllP;
30m. P.m., generally icleir and ovate erc're 49F-
wards ; Cirrostratus. Fbg' prevailed (hiring 'the ':.eienlng!
Electricity-bsitivc,-and-tensibn nioderatd in the -afternoon.
Tnunstatsit:-;—The Lsk,Y Wasjovereast tlirOnglaOht., the day;
cirrostratus. Fog prevailed. during tharricinitigEletticiW
—Positive, and tension nioderitte throtigliout the dap,.
FRIDAY.-.-The sky for - thEin wit
inCat part 'was Covered with
cloud till near noon, the' irionnt of cloud was fax '1 our
the afternoon, and in the evening'the sky,w4clear ;. cumuh,
cumulostrati, -and cirrostrati.,' ElictriellY;j4-0511.eive.;
tension moderate in the afternoon. ' •
SATUrtnAif-The- iskY • was generally clear ` during the
afternoon, at other times the amount of' cloudWae variable;
cumuli, cumuldstrati, and thitstihti.: Electricity-Positive,
and tension moderate dung th4n446.3oHafftteiralttee-ci.ron.
.4a)
a,
The ratan reading orti-.k
mast, and read each day ot 9h. -4.3 L: was 41,(1Qi; ancltlmean.
reading at 9b. P.M. was,B7 the meanrea„ding*'itithe
Royal Qbservatory'for the. same 7'006 were 40718 and 3614
respectively. - - • -
The reading of the barometer decreased from 30'62 in.
at the beginning of the week to 30'09 in. by 3h. v.ac. on
the 11th, and iricreased'tO 3012 ih. by the end of week.