The Sun.
London, England, 1865-02-22 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON,

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

In the week that ended last Saturday the births in
London and nine other cities and boroughs of the
United Kingdom were 3,803; the deaths 3,349. The
annual rate of mortality for the week in those ten
large towns was 32 per 1,000 persons living, and it
was less than it had been in the two previous weeks.

The deaths in London in the week were 1,567,
showing but a slight decrease on the number in the
previous week, but a great decrease on the average
weekly number in January. The average number
of deaths in the seventh week of ten years, 1855-
64, is, with a correction for increase of population,
1,456. The actual return, therefore, exceeds the
estimated number by 111.
The deaths from typhus continue to be numerous
—they were 88 last week. Those from scarlatina
were 52, from diphtheria 13, from measles 17, from
smallpox 20, from whooping-cough 63. The deaths
from bronchitis were successively 339, 226, and 232
in the last three weeks. There were four from pri-
vation, two from scurvy, two from delirium tremens,
and five from intemperance. A captain of the
army, aged 70 years, was killed by a carriage in St.
Martin's-lane.

Six nonagenarians were registered, the oldest of
whom was a woman who died at the age of 97
years.
In the east districts there were 16 deaths from
scarlatina, 16 from whooping-cough, and 16 from
typhus. The Small-pox Hospital in Islington re-
turned five deaths from small-pox ; the London
Fever Hospital, situated in the same district, re-
turned 23 from typhus.
The Registrar of St. John, Westminster, writes
that small-pox has become prevalent in part of his
sub-district, and he has registered six deaths from
it since the 21st ult., three of which occurred on the
15th inst. He registered only three deaths from
small-pox in the whole of last year.
Eleven deaths occurred in the workhouse of St.
Giles, five of which were from typhus, a disease
which the Registrar states is " extremely prevalent
in tho south sub-diQtriet, St ailog '7,

On the Bth inst., at 2, Cobb's-court, Spitalfields,
a shoemaker, aged 58 years, died from want of the
necessaries of life and proper medical attention.
(Inquest.)
On the 2d inst., at the workhouse, Mile-endNew-
town, a man unknown, aged 38 years, died from
" disease of the lungs, accelerated by exposure and
destitution." (Inquest.)
On the 11th inst., at the London Hospital, a
waterman, aged 35 years, died from " inflam-
mation of the arm, aggravated by privations."
(Inquest.).
On the 4th ult., at Edward-street East, Greenwich,
a tailor, aged 61 years, died of " disease of the liver,
hastened by want of nourishment and nursing."
(Inquest.)
Last week the births of 1,044 boys and 900 girls,
in all 2,034 children, were registered in London. In
the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1865-64
the average number (corrected) was 2,108.
In Liverpool the births were 373, the deaths 384 ;
in Manchester the births 222, the deaths 241 ; in
Salford the births 69, the deaths 68; in Birmingham
the births 231, the deaths 163 ; in Leeds the births
169, the deaths 163 ; in Bristol the births 89, the
deaths 86 ; in Edinburgh the births 140, the deaths
119 ; in Glasgow the births 324, the deaths 391; in
Dublin the births 152, the deaths 167.
The rate of mortality was 27 per 1,000 in London,
36 in Edinburgh, and 34 in Dublin; 42 in Liverpool
35 in Manchester, 32 in Salford, 26 in Birmingham,
38 in Leeds, 28 in Bristol, and 48 in Glasgow.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.693 in.
The mean daily reading was above 30 in. on the first
three days. The lowest night temperature was 15.5
deg., and occurred on Wednesday, on which day the
highest was only 32.8 deg. On the two previous days
the highest temperature was below 32 deg. ; but the
range of temperature on those days was only about 5
deg. The highest day temperature was 45.1 deg., on
Saturday. The mean daily range was 104 deg. The
mean temperature of the week was 30.2 deg., which
is 7.8 deg. below the average of the same week in 50
years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The defect
on Monday and Wednesday was 12 deg. and 14 deg.
as measured by the averages of those days; but every
day was cold except Saturday, when the mean tem-
perature was about the average. The mean degree of
humidity of the air was 82 ; on Thursday the humidity
was 92. The wind was first north-east, then south-
east, then south-west. Half an inch of rain fell.
Snow fell on three days. The thermometer fell be-
low the freezing point of water every night of the
week.

At Salford, Manchester, Birmingham, Wakefield,
and Clifton snow fell on Thursday, as also in Lon-
don. The minimum temperature in the week occur-
red on Wednesday at all those places except Bristol.
Everywhere the highest temperature was on Satur-
day.

THE SEIZURE OF JERKED BEEF IN MACCLESFIELD.
—At the Macclesfield Police-court, yesterday, the
jerked beef case, which has caused considerable excite-
ment in the town, came on again for hearing, the defen-
dant, Arthur Flint, being charged with having in his shop
in Mill-street a quantity of meat (offered as South
American jerked beef) unfit for the food of man.--Mr.
Thomas Morley said he visited the defendant's shop on
the 4th, and saw him selling the meat in question, which
looked very bad and smelled badly. Witness seized the
whole of it--about a ton. It was carted to the police-office,
where it was seen by a magistrate, and ordered to be de-
tained. Witness considered it utterly unfit for human food.
Mr. Norris, who appeared for the defendant, said his client
admitted that the meat was bad, but he did not know it
to be so at the time he offered it for sale. Being anxious
to introduce into Macclesfield the cheap meat known as
jerked beef, he on the Friday telegraphed to Liverpool,
to a respectable firm with which he did business, to send
him some of the South American beef, and on the follow-
ing morning the meet in question was delivered at his shop.
The gentleman to whom the order was given (Mr. Watson,
Liverpool) was present, but it transpired that he got the
beef through another firm, without seeing it at all. Mr. S.
N. Whitby, of Liverpool, said he dealt largely in jerked
beef. The meat in question was unfit for human food.
The magistrates said they were willing to believe that
the defendant acted in ignorance, and with a bond fide
belief that what he had purchased was jerked beef fit for
human food; he would, therefore, be fined in the nominal
sum of is. and costs, with forfeiture of the meat.