The Sun.
London, England, 1863-11-04 00:00:00

VEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS.

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.)
The number of deaths registered in London in the
week that ended on Saturday was 1,252, which is
almost the same as that of the previous week. In a
comparison of the two weeks there is an increase in
deaths that occurred under 20 years of age; they
rose from 656 to 687, while the deaths at 60 years
of age and upwards declined from 221 to 188.
The average number of deaths in ten correspond-
ing weeks (viz., the 44th in each of the years
1853-62), with a correction for increase of popula-
tion, is 1,224. The excess in last week is not great ;
it is equal to four deaths on each day of the week.
Smallpox declines by slow degrees ; it was re-
turned in 19 cases in the week. The mortality from
measles is not high at the present time; the deaths
from it were 16, and not quite as many as those from
smallpox. But, while the cases of measles occurred
entirely among children, nine of the 19 cases of
smallpox happened to persons who were 15 years
of age and upwards.
By far the moat destructive of the epidemic
senses at the present time is scarlatina,which carried
off 117 children and three adults in the week. The
most recent returns indicate a slight reduction in the
mortality from that disease. The average number
of deaths from it in the three weeks ending 10th of
October was 149; the average for the three weeks
ending last Saturday is 123.
Five deaths from scarlatina were registered in
Kentish-town, six in I-Laggerston East, 11 in Beth-
nal-green, six in Milo-end Old- town, seven in Green•
wich and Deptford.
Pulmonary complaints are now on the increase.
The deaths from phthisis rose to 161 in the week,
those from bronchitis to 116, tho,c from pneumonia
to 85.

A child died of " peritonitis accelerated by want
of sufficient nourishment ;" a boy, aged 12 years, of
" effusion on the chest from want of proper food ;"
the wife of a salesman, aged 42 years, from " con-
sumption accelerated by want of food and proper
attendance." _ _ _

A girl, agetl 16 years, died from chloroform ad
ministered before an operation.

A widow died at the age of 95 years.
Last week tie births of 962 boys and 873 girls,
in all 1,835 children were registered in London. In

the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1853.62
the average number (corrected) was 1,882.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.521
inches. The reading was 29.99 inches on the morn-
ing of Sunday ; it fell to 28.80 inches on Friday. The
mean temperature of the air in the week was 45.7
deg., which ie 1.3 deg. below the average of the
same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr.
Glaisher). The mean temperature was below the
average on five days. The lowest night tempera-
ture was 311 deg. on Tuesday. The highest day
temperature was 56.2 deg. on Wednesday. The
range of temperature in the week was therefore
21.5 deg. The mean daily range was 14.8 deg. The
difference between the mean dew-point temperature
and air temperature was 3.5 deg. The mean degree
of humidity of the air was 88, complete saturation
being represented by 100. The air was very moist
nearly all the week, and on three days the humidity
was not much short of saturation. The wind was
in the south-west on the last four days. Rain fell
frequently on Friday; and at half-past 3 o'clock
on the afternoon of that day there was a heavy
squall of wind, which recorded a pressure of 2911 b.
on the square foot, which is greater than any other
recorded within the last 20 years. The temperature
fell 10 deg. at that time; and the wind suddenly
changed from south by west to west by north. The
amount of rain in the weekowas 0.47 in., of which
0.32 in. fell on Friday. The mean of the highest
temperatures of the water of the Thames was 54.8
deg. ; that of the lowest was 52.6 deg.