The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-30 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON.

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.)
There were 1,233 deaths in London in the week that ended
last Saturday. The average number in 10 corresponding
weeks (1. e., the 39th in each of the years 1853-62), with the
omission of deaths from cholera in 1854, and a correction
for increase of population, becomes 1,240. The actual num-
ber of deaths in last week therefore very closely agrees with
that which is obtained by calculation, and the present state
of the public health is neither better nor worse than what is
usually enjoyed at this generally healthy season of the year.
But scarlatina is exceedingly prevalent, and appears de-
cidedly to be on the increase. The deaths from it, which
were in the previous week 130, rose to 148 last week. They
have been constantly above 100 weekly since the middle of
July. Diphtheria does not exhibit the same tendency to
increase; it was fatal in 12 cases in the week.
The deaths from scarlatina were most numerous last week
in the following sub-districts :—St. John, Westminster, 5 ;
Kentish-town, 8; Islington West, 6; Islington East, 7.
There were 10 in the district of Bethnal-green, and the
same number in Deptford.

Small pox numbered 29 cases, diarrhcoa 46, both diseases
showing a decline.
On the 23d inst., a man died under chloroform in the
London Hospital, and on the following day another under
the same influent in St. George's.
A labourer died on the Sth inst., in St. Martin's work-
house, from " csumption, accelerated by want of the com-
mon necessariet. a life ;" and a cooper on the 16th, at 7,
St. John-stree';,Bet)mal-green, from "aneurism, death so-
*ii `eelerated 12y , ? nt,,„,pApr optsr and sufficient nourishment."
Last weed e, births of -.o4ebOya and 853 girls,- in au,
1,801 childre were registered in London. In the 10 cor-
responding -Nic ks of the years 1853-62 the average number
(corrected) w 41,880.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer' in the week Was .p. 74 in. On Monday,
and Tuesday the mean daily reading was below 29.in;`The
barometrical pressure was as low°:itS 28.78 in. on Tuifsday;
and it was 30.05 in. on Saturday4The (mean temperature of
the air in thelweek was 60.4 deg.,lwhich is 4.9 deg. beloiv
the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by
Mr. Glaisher). -The mean daily teinp&attire was below the'
average throughout the week& Ihe lowest night tempera-
ture was 40.8 deg., on Wednesday. . The 4iglieo day tern."
perature was 63.2 deg. on Saturday. The range of tempe-
rature in the week was theiefore 22.4 deg. Tlietinean daily
range was 17.2 deg. The difference betweenithu mean dew-
point temperature and air temperature was:6 deg., The mean,
degree of humidity of the air was 80, complete saturation
being represented by 100. The southj.west has been the'
prevailing wind during many weeks. Nearly an inch of
rain was measured in the weeks the &rester part of which
fell on Sunday. There was thunder and lightning on Tues-
day, with heavy showers of rain, and there was also light-
ning on the two following s:laye.• The wan cf the highest
temperature of tile water of the -Thames was 61.4 deg., that
of the lowest was 59,2 deg.