The Sun.
London, England, 1863-09-23 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON.

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.)
In the week that ended last Saturday the deaths in Lon-
don were 1,186. The average number of deaths in 10 cor-
responding weeks—viz., the 38th week in each of the years
1353.62, with the omission of deaths from cholera in 1854,
and a correction for increase of population, is 1,147. The
mortality as exhibited in the present return does not much
exceed the estimated amount.

There were 36 deaths from smallpox, 14 of which occurred
to persons 15 years old and upwards. It is stated that vac-
cination had been previously performed in 10 of the 36 cases,
but the evidence on which such statements rests is not al-
ways to be trusted. Only one death from smallpox occurred
in the west districts in the week, and not more than four in
the south.

Tho deaths from scarlatina were very numerous in the
week ; they were 130. This complaint is at the present time
the most fatal in the list, with the exception of phthisis,
which numbers 142 oases. Scarlatina seems to be rife in
Kentish-town, where there were eight deaths from it; in
the sub-district of Haggerstone east, where there were five;
and in that of St. Peter, Walworth, where there were seven.
Four deaths were ascribed direetly to intemperance, be-
sides four to delirium tremens. Seven infants died of syphi-
litic disease. _ _

Two widows died at the respective ages of 91 and 95 years.
A man employed in lead works, aged 35 years, died from
lead poisoning, which caused disease of the liver.
Last week the births of 946 boys and 984 girls, in a 111,930
children, were registered in London. In the 10 correspond-
ing weeks of the years 1853-62 the average number (cor-
rected) was 1,846.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.950 in. The barometri-
cal pressure was 30.20 in. on Monday, and it fell to 29.49 in.
on Saturday. The mean temperature of the air in the week
was 56.1 deg., which is 0.4 deg, below the average of the
same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher).
The mean temperature was below the average on every day
till Friday. The lowest night temperature was 43'8 deg., on
Thursday. Tho highest day temperature was 71.8 deg., on
Saturday. The range of temperature in the week was
therefore 28 deg. The mean daily range was 16.9 deg.
'the difference between the mean dew-point temperature and
air temperature was 8 deg, The mean degree of humidity
of the air was 75, complete saturation being represented by
100. The wind blew during the week from the south-west.
The mean of the highest temperature of the water of the
Thames was 62 7 deg. ; that of the lowest was 60.5 deg. No
rain was measured in the week.

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