The Sun.
London, England, 1863-05-27 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON.

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(From the Registrar-General's IFeekly Return.)

The deaths n London dectined to 1,250 in the
week that ended Saturday. Till last week the num-
ber has not fallen below 1,300 in any week of the
present year; and the deaths returned last week are
fewer than they were in any previous week during
a period of more than six months, namely, since Oc-
tober in last year.
The average number of deaths, as derived from
the returns of weeks (in 1853-62) nearly corres-
ponding with last week is, with a correction for in-
creasing populatien, 1,219. The mortality of last
week was therefore still above the average, bat the
excess was not more than 40 deaths.

The births in last week exceeded the deaths by
629.

There were 68 deaths in the week from small-
pox. During the last seven weeks the mortality
from this disease has shown little fluctuation. The
sub districts in which fatal cases of small-pox were
most numerous last week, are the following :—St.
nirgaret, Westminster, which returned 3; the
Rectory, Marylebone, where there were 3 ; Camden
Town, 3 ; Islington, East, 4 ; and St. Peter, Wal-
worth, 5.

While the deaths from measles declined to 37,
those from scarlatina rose to 94. The latter com-
plaint was very fatal in Islington and Clerkenwell ;
and in St. Botolph, where there were five deaths
from it.

A remarkable case of longevity is recorded which
should be authenticated, if possible, by a reference
to the parish register of baptisms, or other evidence
in N% hich confidence can be placed. An in-pensioner
of Chelsea Hospital is stated to have died on the
19th instant at the age of 109 years.
A man, aged 28 years, died in King's College
Hospital, under "chloroform properly adminis-
tered." (Inquest.)

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Last week the births of 961 boys and 927 girls,
in all 1,888 children, were registered in London.
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1853 62
the average number (corrected) was 1,902.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the
mean height of the barometer in the week was
29.813 in. The barometrical reading fell to 29.67
in. on Sunday, rose to 30-04 in. on Thursday,
and fell to 29.68 in. on Saturday. The mean tem-
perature of the air in the week was 48.3 deg., which
is 5.2 deg. below the average of the same week in
43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The
mean daily temperature was below the average on
every day after Sunday ; and on four days the
deficiency was from 6to 9 degs. The thermometer
in the sun rose to 105 deg. on Monday and
Saturday. In the shade the highest day tempe-
rature was 66.5 deg. on Monday. The lowest
night temperature, 35.7 deg. on Saturday. The
range of temperature was, therefore, 30.8 deg.
The mean daily range was 16.8 deg. The range on
Saturday was as much as 26.4 deg. The difference
between the mean dew point temperature and air
temperature was 4.9. The mean degree of humidity
of the air was 83, complete saturation being repre-
sented by 100. The wind was the south-west on
Sunday, but afterwards blew from the north-east.
Rainfall was 0.73 in., nearly all of which fell on
Tuesday and Wednesday. The mean of the highest
temperatures of the water of the Thames was 57.2
deg. ; that of the lowest was 55 deg.