The Sun.
London, England, 1863-01-07 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON.

(From the Registrar General's Report.)
The deaths in London registered in the week that
ended last Saturday exhibit an increase on the re-
turns of three previous weeks. The number was
1563. The average number of deaths derived from
the returns of the first week of the year in 10 years
1853 62 becomes, with a correction for increase
of
population, 1454. It appears from this statement
that almost a hundred persons died in the week
above the number that would have been recorded if
the average rate of mortality had ruled.
The deaths caused by small-pox rose last week
to 35, and the disease shows a decided tendency to
increase. It is now four times as fatal as it was in
October. Measles was fatal in 69 cases ; scarlatina
in 73. Measles caused 6 deaths in the sub-district
of Kensington-town, 4in Belgrave. Scarlatina
caused 5 in St. Mary, Paddington, 6 in Kennington.
The deaths referred to phthisis (consumption)
were numerous; they rose to 169. The mortality
from bronchitis was also rather heavier. This com-
plaint had declined when the cold weather of No-
vember was followed by a season of unusual mild-
ness ; but the deaths from it rose last week to 188.
There was no increase, but rather a decrease, in 1
pneumonia.

The daughter of a bricklayer's labourer, aged one
year, died in St, Bartholomew's Hospital, to which
she had been brought from 3, Mason's-buildings,
cal Certificate.
Gosweil-street, of " destitution," according to medi-
Five nonagenarians died in the week. The two
oldest were a man and a woman, aged severally 94
years.
Last Week the births of 1,099 boys and 1,047
girls, in all 2,146 children, were registered in Lon-
don. In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years
1853-.62 the average number (corrected) was 1,918.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29-607 in.
The barometrical reading decreased from 30-14 in. at
the beginning of the week to 29.31 in. on December
29th, and, with one exception, was below 30in•
during the remaining days of the week. The mean
temperature of the air in the week was 43.8 deg.,
which is 6.9 deg, above the average of the same
week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher).
The lowest night temperature was 33.5 deg, on
Wednesday.. The highest day temperature was
521 deg. on Thursday. The range of the week
wars therefore 18.8 deg. The mean daily range was

8.3 deg. The difference between the mean dew
point temperature and the air temperature was 3.2
deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air
was 89, complete saturation being represented by
100. The wind blew from the south-west until
Tuesday afternoon, when it changed to northwest,
returning, however, to south-west on the following
morning, and remaining in that quarter during the
rest of the week. On Thursday it blew with a
pressure which reached a maximum of 151 b. to the
square foot, and on the following day the greatest
pressure was 141 b.; on the next day (Saturday) it
was calm. Rain fell on Monday, Tuesday, and Fri-
day ; the amount during the week measured 057
in. The mean of the highest temperature of the
Thames was 47.3 deg.; that of the lowest 41.3 deg.