The Sun.
London, England, 1862-07-11 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

(From the .Regzstrar-General's Weekly Return.)
The deaths in London in the week that ended
last Saturday were 1,159. The mortality was rather
higher than it had been since May. The average
number of deaths for the corresponding weeks of
1852.61 (corrected) is 1,134 ; and the returns of last
week exhibit a small excess above the average late
of mortality.

The births in the week exceeded the deaths by
556.

Measles were fatal in 62 cases. Six of these oc-
curred in the west subdistrict of Islington; 10 in
Haggerstone ; four in Spitalfields. Of 52 deaths
from scarlatina registered in the week, there were
eight in the Kensington town sub-district. Typhus
was fatal in 61 cases, of which 11 were returned by
the London Fever Hospital.

A girl aged nine months died at 44, Hereford-
street, Marylebone, of "choleraic diarrhcea ; and a
boy, aged two years, at 25,Georgc-street, Hammer-
smith, of " cholerice (eight days), cerebral conges-
tion." A woman, unknown, aged 25 years, died in
Westminster Hospital of " poisoning from filth and
neglect; starvation." _ _

Last week the births of 862 boys and 852
in all 1,715 children, were registered in London.
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1851.61
the average number (corrected) was 3,684.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 22.697 in.
The reading rose to 29,86 in. on Sunday the 29th
ult., and fell to 29.32 in. on Saturday. The mean
temperature of the air in the week was 56.8 deg.,
which is 4.6 deg. below the average of the same
week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher).
The mean daily temperature was below the average
throughout the week, and on Thursday the difi-
ciency was as much as 10 deg. The lowest night
temperature was 44.4 deg., and occurred on Sun-
day ; the highest day temperature was 76 deg. on
Saturday. The range of the thermometer in the
week was 31.6 deg. The mean daily range was
19.6 deg. The difference between the mean dew-
point temperature and air temperature was 6.2 deg.
The mean degree of humidity of the air was 81,
complete saturation being represented by 100. The
wind blew chiefly from a south-westerly point. The
rain-fall was 0.35 in.

In the thirteen weeks that ended on the 28th of
June, the total number of deaths was 15,615. In
the four corresponding quarters of 1858 61 the
lowest number was 13,724, the highest was 15,238.
The mean temperature of the air was 53.2 deg.,
which differs but little from the average.
The mortality was above an average in 5 of the
13 weeks, and the mean temperature was below the
average in five weeks.
A fourth part of the total number of deaths was
from diseases of the zymotic class. An excess under
this head was caused by scarlatina and typhus, but
chiefly by the latter, which was nearly three times
as fatal as is usual in the spring quarter.
The following six epidemic diseases may be stated
in the order of their fatality. The most fatal was
typhus ; next scarlatina, whooping-cough, measles,
diarrhoea, diptheria, smallpox. Typhus was fatal
in 1,015 cases, and it appears to have been more
prevalent in the eastern than in any other of the
five metropolitan divisions. In the sub-district of
Mile end New Town 49 deaths from it were re-
turned. In the west sub-district of Islington 149
deaths from typhus were registered, which with
few exceptions occurred in the London Fever Hos-
pital. O❑ the south side of the river there were 32
in the Borough-road sub-district, and 22 in East and
West Greenwich.

Of 677 deaths from scarlatina 301 were in the
south districts, 18 occurred in Kensington Town
sub-district, 17 in Somers Town, 34 in the first sub-
district of Lambeth Church, 91 in the 2d subdis-
trict of Lambeth Church, 20 in Rotherhithe, 26 in
St. Paul, Deptford, 11 in Plumstead, were there
were also 11 from typhus.

Whooping-cough was fatal in 519 cases, measles
in 501. The latter disease had its seat chiefly in
the eastern division, where a half of the deaths
that were caused by it were registered. 42 chil-
dren died of measles in Mile-end Old-town, 44 in
Bow and Poplar, 19 in Spitalfields, 30 in Rut-cliff
and Limehouse. Diarrlicea was returned in 217
cases ; and smallpox averaged 3 fatal cases in a
week, the total number in the quarter being 39.
There were 32 deaths by murder or manslaughter
in the quarter, 81 by suicide, 452 by accident.

PUBLIC VEHICLES AND THEIR

VICTIMS,

(From Punch.)

One of the most curious and entertaining sights
at the Industrial Exhibition is the exhibition of
industry displayed by visitors 'who are leaving,
in their eager chase and cbtvy for an omnibus
or cab. Of course, months and months ago every-
body was aware the World was coming to its
Show, and doubtlesr, everybody fancied ample
means would be provided for the World to get
there. The newP,papers kept telling us how vastly
railways had l',een multiplied since 1851, and what
millions more of passengers they could now daily
bring to town ; and everybody fancied that a simi-
lar development extended to the means of transit
through the streets. Some ten thousand extra
'busses and twenty thousand cabs were supposed
to have been ordered for the World's accommoda-
tion ; and, in short, it was imagined that no pains
would be spared to bring the World to Brompton
and to take the World away again with the utmost
ease and comfort, safety and despatch.
How thoroughly these sanguine expectations have
been realised, by this time all the world is pretty
well aware. From statistics he has carefully col-
lected on the subject, Mr. Punch can state with
confidence that for the world to ride in there have
recently been added to our public vehicles no fewer
than four omnibuses and as many as six cabs. The
consequence has been that the Industrial Exhibition
and the neighbourhood adjacent have lately been
the scene of industry unparalleled, in the exertions
made by visitors to get a homeward ride. Diffi-
cult as it is just now to capture a cab anywhere, to
pick one up near Brompton between four and eight
p.m. is a feat demanding such great patience, skill,
a
i
quickness, and agility, that one had well-nigh be
Job, a Samson, and a Leotard successfully to do t.
For every cab that comes in sight there are at least
1 a couple of hundred eager eyes on the look out, and
a hundred pairs of legs perform a
simultaneous
rush, while a couple of hundred hands are all
outstretched to clutch the prize. As for getting
so
home by omnibus, the only plan to do e-
ap-
pears to be to walk about a
Corner, and then to jump into
anß park
reachingonib which you
us fir as Hyde
will
take you back to Brompton:
simply pay for your ride,e and then retain your seat,
and pay another onnce,.
or more probably a
f"wrPard journey to King's Cross
shilling, for the borne
or the Bank.
proprietors thus pouch a double fare :
The omnibus P
and this is possibly a reason why they have ab-
stained
from putting on more extra carriages this
~,, ! another reason being the
seas,unwillingness they
show on every possible occasion to do anything
whatever for the comfort of the public.
[To avoid these inconveniences take a pleasant
walk (less than a mile) to the Cadogan Pier, Chel-
sea, then the steam boats which run ulna t" ll con y,
stopping at all the piers, for which accommodation
you pay fourpence.—ED. sun.]

Why is a London milkman like Pharaoh's daugh
ter P—Because he takes a little profit out of the water.—
Fun.

QUERIES.— Can this be called a free country
where you frequently hear of peoples' memories being taxed?
'if a ledger weighs 141 b, how many stamps does it require
to post it? Is there any perceptible improvement in a
caterpillar when it turns over a new leaf ?—Fun.
MOTTO FOR HABERDASHERS' COUNTER JUMPERS.
—Measures, not men.—. Fun.
GONE ASTRAY, A GENTLEMAN.—If the Clerk of
the Weather, who has been missing from his duty all May
and June, to the great dissatisfaction of society, will return
to his disconsolate office, all shall be forgotten, and he shall
be at liberty to indulge in any antics he likes as soon as the
season is over. If he will not come back, at least he might
send the key of the Wind-Cellar. If jealous of Admiral
Fitzroy, the same shall be discharged. Don't be a fool,
but come and blow a cloud with your forgot