The Sun.
London, England, 1865-08-23 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON.

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Report.)
In the week that ended on Saturday, Aug. 19, the
births registered in London and ten other large towns
of the United Kingdom were 3,889 ; the deaths re-
gistered 2,658 ; annual rate of mortality was 24 per
1000 persons living.
In London the births of 954 boys and 1,019 girls,
in all 1,973 children, were registered in the week.
In the corresponding weeks of 10 years, 1855-64,
the average number, corrected for increase of popu-
lation, was 1,891.

Thedeaths registered in London during the week
were 1,182. It was the 33d week of the year ; and
the average number of that week was, with a cor-
rection for increase of population, 1,322. The actual
return for the week is less than the estimated mor-
tality by 140.

It is satisfactory to observe that the mortality
from diarrhcea exhibits a great decrease. In each of
the first two weeks of the present month the deaths
from this disease were above 200 ; in the last week
they declined to 116. The average number for the
corresponding week in the last 10 years is, with a
correction for increase of population, 200. In the
week that ended Aug. 20, 1859, the deaths from
diarrhcea were 240 ; in the same week of 1864 they
were 242. Besides the deaths enumerated as caused
by diarrhcea, 12 cases, of which 4 occurred to adults,
were referred to cholera or choleraic diarrhcea. In
St. George's-in-the-East, at 64, Hardinge-street, on
Aug. 15, the wife of a working lighterman, aged 27,
died of " Asiatic cholera after 24 hours' illness."
Mr. Armstrong, registrar of St. Mary sub-district
of St. George-in-the-East, draws attention to the
condition of Blacksmith's-arms-court, which suffered
much by a visit of malignant typhus three years
ago, and where sickness is always prevalent, in con-
sequence of the filth and foetid exhalations of the
place.

The following four deaths by horses or horse con-
veyances on the streets were registered in the week :
In Dean-street, Holborn, on Aug. 11, the son of a
farrier, aged 12 years ; died at King's College Hos-
pital. On Aug. 11 the son of a chimney sweep, aged
8 months, thrown from a cart, died at 4, Canal-
street, Haggerstone. On 4th August, a carman, aged
27 years, run over ; died at 3, York-street, Bethnal-
green. In the Old Kent-road, on 13th August, a
labourer, aged 36 years, knocked down by a cab,
died in Guy's Hospital.
The rate of mortality last week was 20 per 1,000
in London, 27 in Edinburgh, and 25 in Dublin;
32 in Liverpool, 31 in Manchester, 34 in Salford, 26
in Birmingham, 29 in Leeds, 19 in Bristol, 27 in
Hull, and 32 in Glasgow.

In Liverpool the births were 363, the deaths 289;
in Manchester the births 227, the deaths 209 ; in
Salford the births 82, the deaths 72 ; in Binning,-
ham the births 236, the deaths 166 ; in Leeds the
births 198, the deaths 125 ; in Bristol the births 103,
the deaths 60 ; in Hull the births 70, the deaths 53;
in Edinburgh the births 118, the deaths 89 ; in
Glasgow the births 343, the deaths 263 ; and in
Dublin the births 176, the deaths 150.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.624 in.
The barometrical pressure fell to 29.39 in. on Tues-
day, and rose to 29.81 in. on Saturday. The mean
temperature of the air in the week was 60 deg.,
which is F 3 deg. below the average of the same week
in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The
mean temperature was slightly below the average on
every day of the week. The highest day tempera-
ture was 73.2 deg., and occurred on Monday ; the
lowest night temperature was 46.6 deg., and occur-
red on Saturday. The range of the thermometer in
the week was therefore 26.6 deg. The mean daily
range was 18.2 deg. On Saturday the range was
25.6 deg. The difference between the mean dew-
point temperature and air temperature was 7 deg.
The mean degree of humidity of the air was 78,
complete saturation being represented by 100. On
Tuesday the humidity almost touched the point of
saturation. The general directions of the wind were
south-west and west. The rain measured 0.29 in.,
most of which fell on Monday and Tuesday. on
Thursday rain fell at Manchester to the amount of
0.71 in.