The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-05 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON.

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(From the Registrar General's Report.)
A high rate of mortality prevailed in London last week.
In the four weeks that ended July 2.5 the deaths were suc-
cessively 1,187, 1,287, 1,364, 1,452. In the week that ended
last Saturday they rose to 1,514 The deaths that occurred
week
n each of
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under 20 years of age declined from 918 in the previous
week to 870 last week; those of 60 years and upwards rose
from 193 to 246.
The average nnraber of deaths in 10 corresponding weeks
—namely, the 31st
with a correction for reincase of population, 1,284. The
present return, therefore, exceed by 230 the number that
sfl4l2,lt,...phdriftitreicliiiet;dri 11, in would have been returned if
for the end of July had prevailed.
Scarlatina appears to be increasing. It was
do:t.slfroohmn,thivisecsotmmipaslatienrlt,wlteohreeinrecorded in the
and 110 cases in the two previous weeks, and last week in
oillnitahlegr2e3ednan, sub-district
ofof
5(1'215th ult. in one family
Bow, 4 in that of the Borough-road.
ilidijeidet
at 43, St. John's-square, Clerkenw 11, of scarlatina; and
on the 28th and 31st nit.
three children, also in one family, e
at 14, Virinchester• crescent,
Bethnal-green, of the same
disease.
The deaths from diarrhoea and
cholera were 217, and
were not quite so numerous as in the previous week. In the
corresponding week of 1857 theywere 288 ; in that of 1859
they were 336. Of the 217 cases of last week 189 occurred
to young persons, an immense
in-
fants. Of 16 deaths majority of whom
referred to cholera, were
seven were those of
adults.

Last week the births of 1,007 boys and 934 girls, lli7all
1,941 children, were registered in London. In the ten con-
responding weeks of the years 1853-62 the average number
(corrected) was 1810.

METROPOLITAN WATERS IN JULY.
These waters, according to the analysis of Dr. Robert D.
Thompson, F.R.S., contain less total and organic
iwpurity
than in the previous month, a result less due to the atten
tion of the companies than to the absence of rain. The Vere-
street well, of which the composition is given, contained, in
addition to the large amount of organic matter stated,
nearly three-quarters of a grain of ammonia (148) recently
derived from sewage.

Total impurity Organicim-
per gallon. purity.
gre. or deg. grs. or dog.
0•0 00

Distilled Water
Loch Katrine water, new supply
to Glasgow 2'35
Manchester water supply 313
Vere-street Well, Oxford-street B7'BB

•680
-4 12.80

THAMES COMPANIES
Chelsea
Southwark
West Middlesex
Grand Junction
Lambeth
OTHER COMPANIES.
New River
r 32
16. 08
East London
Kent
The table is read thus—Loch Katrine water contains
lution.
in the
gallon 2.3'i degrees or grains of foreign matter in so
of which .605 degrees or grains are of vegetable or animal
r" •
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week f0ur29.98.5i The mean daily
reading was above 30in. on days of the week. The
reading was 29•83111, on Saturday, and rose to 30'141n, on
Friday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was
point
59 9 deg., which 2.5 deg. below the average of the same
week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The
mean daily temperature was below the average on five days.
The highest day temperature was 78 deg., ou Tuesday. The
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lowest night temperature was 44°1 deg. on Friday. The
range of hermometer in the week was, therefore, 33.9
deg.. The Mean daily range WHS. 26 deg. The highest
iffthereernnrembtreeinn thee
aTueendedy.bTyhtehde
perature and air temperature was 861 deg. The m degree
After humidity of the air was 75, complete saturation being
presented by 100. The wind was first north re-
west, afterwards north-east, A, then south-
all, on the
east. No rain was measured. last two days south

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