The Sun.
London, England, 1863-10-21 00:00:00

HEALTH OF THE METROPOLIS.

(-From the Registrar-General's Weekly _Return.)
There were 1,205 deaths registered in London in the week
that ended on Saturday. Of these 610 occurred under 20
years of age, 361 at 20 years and under 60, and 234 at 60
years and more advanced ages. In comparing the present
results with those of previous weeks there is found to be a
decrease in the deaths of young persons, but an increase in
thuse of the aged part of the population.
The average number of deaths in the ten corresponding
weeks of 1853-62 (viz., the 42d in each of those years) be-
comes, after the omission of deaths from epidemic cholera
in 1354, and with a correction for increase of population,
1,149. The present return, therefore, exhibits an excess o
56 over the corrected average.

Twenty-nine cases of smallpox were returned, a number
which shows little variation from the weekly results ob-
tained during the last two months. The mortality from
smallpox is considerably reduced, but the disease still mani-
fests its presence in various districts over London, appa-
rently without attaching itself to any particular spot.
The deaths from scarlatina were 114; they exhibit a de-
cline on the heavy returns of scarlatina in previous weeks.
Fifteen deaths occurred in St Pancras, 8 in Islington, 5 in
Limehouse, 4 in Bow, 4 in Kensington Town sub-district,
As the weather grows colder bronchitis begins to be more
fatal—there were 94 deaths from it in the week.

A house painter, aged 56, died of colic° pictorum (lead
colic). A horse-keeper died of delirium tremens, excited by
a wound in his left thumb from a horse's tooth.

Last week the births of 1,001 boys and 938 girls, in all
1,939 children, were registered in London, In the ten cor-
responding weeks of the years 1853 62 the average number
(corrected) was 1,843.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.494 in. The reading
fell to 29.16 in. on Tuesday, and rose to 29.95 in. on Satur-
day. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 53.8
deg., which is 3.6 deg. above the average of the same week
in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean
daily temperature was above the average throughout the
week. The highest day temperature was 631 deg. on
Wednesday. The lowest night temperature was 46.9 deg.
on Saturday. The range of temperature in the week was
therefore 16.8 deg. The mean daily range was 11'9 deg.
The difference between the mean dew-point temperature
and air temperature was s'l deg. The mean degree of
humidity of the air was 84, complete saturation being re
presented by 100, which point was actual attained on
Thursday. The wind was in the south-east and south,-
west throughout the week. The amount of rain was 0.29
in., which fell on five days. The mean of the highest tem-
perature of the water of the Thames was 56'5 deg. ; that of
the lowest was 54.3 deg.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

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LEE D S --TUESDAY.
The market is a little more active for wheat to-day, and
last Tuesday's rates are about maintained. Fine barley at
fully last week's prices, but secondary sorts disposed of
with difficulty. Oats and beans easier to purchase.