The Sun.
London, England, 1865-03-30 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON.

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

In the week that ended last Saturday the births in Lon-
don and nine other cities or boroughs of the United King-
dom were 3,930, the deaths 3,091. The annual rate of
mortality in the week in those 10 large towns was 29 per
1,000 persons living, and greater than in the previous week,
when it was 28.

In London the births of 1,091 boys and 1,010 girls, in all
2,101 children, were registered in the week. In the corres-
ponding weeks of 10 years, 1855-64, the average number,
corrected for increase of population, was 2,073.
The deaths in London in the same period were' 1,634. The
average number for the 12th week in 10 years (corrected) is
1,471. The deaths in the present return, thereore, exceed
by 163 the estimated number.
From zymotic diseases 299 persons died; smallpox proved
fatal in 10 cases ; 34 deaths occurred from scarlatina, and
12 from diphtheria; 93 children died from whoopjngcough,
air of whom were in the subdistrict of Tottenham-court.
Typhus was not so fatal as in the previous week, the num-
ber declining from 85 to 53. Seven deaths from fever in
the Whitechapel workhouse, Mile-end New-town, were
registered.
The deaths during the week from diseases of the respi-
ratory organs (exclusive of phthisis) were 417. From bron-
chitis 265 deaths occurred ; 83 persons died from pneumo-
nia, and 29 from asthma. Phthisis proved fatal to 160
persons.
A female, aged 59 years, died on 2d March at Middlesex
Hospital, from injuries caused by being run over by
vehicle in the street. A labourer, aged 56 years, died on
17th March, at St. Mary's Hospital, from frachlred skull,
in consequence of falling from a van. A carman, aged 31
years, died on 21st March, at St. Mary's Hospital, from
rupture of liver and other injuries caused by being run
over by a van. The son of a collector, aged eight years, On°
killed on 18th March by being run over by an omnibus on
Holborn-hill. A " needlewoman, aged 40 years, died on
17th March at St. Luke's Workhouse, from effusion on the
chest, caused by exposure and destitution."
The rate of mortality was 28 per 1,000 in London, 33 in
Edinburgh, and 33 in Dublin ; 35 in Liverpool, 26 in Man-
chester, 24 in Salford, 28 in Birmingham, 33 in Leeds, 24
in Bristol, and 31 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was
40 per 1,000 during the week ending the 11th inst., when
the temperature was 26 deg, Fahrenheit lower than
in the same week in London, when the rate was 26 per
1,000.
In Liverpool the births were 369, the deaths 318 ; in
Manchester the births 210, the deaths 179 ; in Salford the
births 101, the deaths 52 ; in Birmingham the births 226,
the deaths 174 ; in Leeds the births 171, the deaths 143 ;
in Bristol the births 103, the deaths 73 ; in Edinburgh the
births 115, the deaths 110 ; in Glasgow the births 345, the
deaths 249 ; and in Dublin the births 159, the deaths 159'
There were 431 deaths in Vienna during the week ending
the 11th inst.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.702 in. The barometrical
reading decreased from 29.89 in. on Tuesday, to 29.26 19'
by the end of the week. The mean temperature of the air
In
the week was 34.0 deg., which is 8.2 deg. below the average
of the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher)
The highest day temperature was 45.8 deg. on Wednesday
and Thursday. The lowest night temperature was 23:1
deg. on Tuesday. The entire range of temperature in the
week was, thesefore, 22.1 deg. The mean of the highest
temperatures of the water of the Thames was 38.8 deg;
that of the lowest was 37.5 dog. The difference between
the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature vo/
7.5 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 73:
complete saturation being represented by 100. The general
direction of the wind was E. and N.