The Sun.
London, England, 1863-08-19 00:00:00

IIEALTIi OF LONDON,

(From the Registrar-Ge'neral's TPeekly Return.)
The deaths in London, which rose to 1,514 in the last
week of July, fell to 1,402 in the first week of the present
month,
and again to 1,320 in the week that ended last Sa-
turday. The average number of deaths in ten corresponding
weeks, viz., the 33d in each of the years of 1853-62, is, with
the omission of 720 deaths from cholera in 1854, and a cor-
rection for increase of population, 1,256 ; and the actual re-
sult as shown in the present return therefore exceeds by 64
the estimated number fcr this period of the year.
By comparing the results of the last two weeks, it is seen
that there is an increase of the deaths caused by zymotic
diseases, while there is a decrease in all the four other
classes, viz., constitutional, local, developmental diseases,
and violence.
Forty-five fatal cases of smallpox were returned, which
differs little from the weekly average number since the end
stationary
but May. The mortality from the disease is
declme- Five nearly
ve out of
but on the whole shows a tendency to
the 45 cases are stated to have occurred to persons who had
been vaccinated.
There were 118 deaths from scarlatina and 22 from diph.
theria. Three children died from scarlatina, 3 from diph-
theria, and 1 from measles+, all in the Children's Hospital,
Great Ormond-street,
the present month. Eight deaths
from scarlatina occurred m Islington, 5 in the north sub-
district of west London, 8 in Ratcliff and Limehouse, 6 in
Bow.
and English cholera were fatal in 209 cases of
,
Diarrha3a
which 190 occurred to children.
Lass week the births of 979 boys and 930 girls, in all
1,909
we were registered in London. In she ten corre-
sponding weeks of the years 185:3-62 the average number
(corrected) was 1,806.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.85110. The reading
rose to 30in. on Sunday, and fell to 29 65 in. Saturday.
The mean temperature of the air in the week was 65.1 deg.,
which is 3 5 dog, above the average of the same week in
43 years (as determined by blr. Glaisher). The mean daily
temperature was above the average on every day except
Friday. The highest day temperature was 84.9 deg., and
occurred on Sunday. The lowest night temperature was
50.1 deg., and occurred on Wednesday. The range of tem-
perature in the week was therefore 34.8 deg. The mean
daily range was 21.3 deg. The difference between the mean
dsw-point temperature and air temperature was 10 deg.
The mean degree of humidity of the air was 70, complete
saturation being represented by 100. The air was very dry
on Tuescay and Wednesday, when the humidity was only
63 and 62. The wind blew from the south-west, except on
Wednesday and two following days, when it was generally
in the north-east. No rain was measured in the week.

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The Foresters' fete at Norwood is, in .
one of the best popular celebrations of the kind that
occurs throughout the year. It is a kind of working
men's carnival and great day out, the carnival ele-
ment being supported by a number of simpletons--
usually the ugliest and worst made men of the
whole assembly, who, for this occasion, put on the
picturesque costume which tradition ascribes in-
differently to merry foresters and medimval ban-
dits. There is nearly always a sufficient springling
of these wonderful stage characters to give consider-
able animation to the general muster, to say nothing
of those who limit their travestie to the mere
hat and feathers over the every-day costume,
or whose only concession to the spirit of the day is
a false nose and beard—the former often an im-
provement on nature. Last year this fete was a
in considerable
Crystal
Palace falling p
wonderful one, Blondin's performancvs end the
fineness of the weather tempting more than 100,000
visitors to Norwood. Yesterday the numbers, as
amre,y which
dueieh
were to the
those
coldos
e
compared with the previous great occasion, showed
a
roogirr—amptl
and threatening weather, and also in a great mea-
sure to there being no unusual features of attraction
of an ordinary shilling
day, if we except the
attempt made to play the fountains
against a high
wind. The great mass visitors, of the• -
tors, of course,
went down by rail ; but there was no lack of the
usual vanloads from all parts of the metropolis and
suburbs, thronging the roads to Norwood, which,
in the neighbourhood of the building itself,
were
each, like long straggling country fairs thronged
with conventional niggers, wasned into dingy half.
castes by occasional showers, with showmen, acro-
bats, and singers, performing monkeys, end preco-
cious children. Within the precincts of the Palace,
as is always the case on these occasions, the grounds
were the great attractions, and hero the visitors
swarmed iu thousands over terraces and lawns and
walks even down to that neglected spot where the
mute preachers on the wonders of the pre-Adamite
creation usually reign alone. From 12 till 2 o'clock
dining seemed to be the great business of the day,
and when their widespread picnic was over and
the ground littered deep with pots and greasy
papers and the debris of many thousand meals,
everyone took themselves to their own devices for
amusement. With some it took the extremely
simple, and at first sight, unpleasant form of rolling
down the banks, but the rrsjority shunning these
frivolities, assembled near the many bands, stood in
a crowd round the large platform, where a great
number of ladies and gentlemen, with their arms
round each other were hustling about, in wild
confusion, and were stimulated to renewed efforts
by occasional cheers from the lookers.on—for this
was the dancing. Then there was an archery
match, at which the spectators were most wisely
kept in rear of the archers—the only safe place from
which to view the contest, except the butts aimed
at. In this latter strife the gentlemen in character
we have before alluded to utterly failed to realise
the popularexpectations formed from their complete
equipment as hardy bowmen, and fell an easy prey
to obloquy and public commiseration, both of which
we are bound to say were loudly and abundantly
tendered upon their breakdown. The fountains
played at three, and tried hard for some time to
bear up against the wind, but in vain. It cut away
the feathery column of water at half its height,
breaking it into flaky undulations like white fire-
works, and as the sun shone through the drift,
filling the gardens with the splendour of rainbows
in all directions. The ascent of Mr. Coxwell's bal-
loon attracted an immense audience, who waited
with exemplary patience for a long time before the
machine was let go, and when at last it was released
it rose at once and moved away so swiftly as to
create rather a feeling of disappointment at there
being so little to see after all, and led apparently to
a very general opinion that an ascent to be worth
seeing ought to be repeated several times. The
departure of Mr. Coxwell set free some 30,000
visitors in search of amusement, and the grounds
were soon dotted over with quadrille parties, in
whose hands the gentle dance was soon made to
.assume the appearance of powerful athletic exer-
cise. Kiss in the ring, toe, became highly popular,
and was carried on with such vigour and swiftness
on the part of the fair donors of the handkerchiefs
as apparently made one or two such favours
quite enough for the longest winded. Everywhere
there were games of some kind or another; and
it was nearly dusk before the public were as
usual seized with the simultaneous idea that they
would all go home together, and experienced the
customary amount of crushing and discomfort in
endeavouring to carry this idea into effect. It was
late in the night before the last were out of the
Palace, by which time even the most enthusiastic
holiday-seekers appeared to have had quite enough
of it.