The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-01 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON.

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

In the week that ended on Saturday, May 27, the births
registered in London and ten other large towns of the
United Kingdom were 3,794; the deaths registered, 2,527.
The annual rate of mortality was 23 per 1,000 persons
living, corresponding exactly with the rate that prevailed
in the previous week.

In London the births of 950 boys and 926 girls, in all
1,876 children, were registered in the week. In the cor-
responding weeks of ten years, 1855-64, the average
number, corrected for increase of population, was 1,973.
The deaths registered in London during the week were
1,249. The average number for the corresponding week in
ten years (corrected) is 1,243. The deaths in the present
return slightly exceed the estimated amount.

' Two hundred and fifty-four deaths from zymotic diseases
were registered. Seven deaths occurred from small-pox,
16 from measles, 34 from scarlatina, and 52 from typhus.
The mortality from whooping-cough, bronchitis, and
pneumonia, has, under the influence of a higher tempera-
ture, much decreased. In the week that ended on Satur-
day, the Bth of April, 108 deaths from whooping-cough,
267 from bronchitis, and 121 from pneumonia, were regis-
tered, the mean temperature of the air being 48.9 deg. In
the week that ended on Saturday last 56 fatal cases of
whooping-cough were registered. Ninety-four deaths oc-
curred from bronchitis, and 42 from pneumonia, the mean
temperature was 61.7 deg. But while during the summer
months the population enjoys comparative immunity from
some diseases affecting the respiratory organs, diarrhcea
swells the totals of the weekly returns of deaths. Twenty-
seven deaths from this disease were registered last week ;
in the week that ended on the 25th of:March only 7 deaths
occurred from it. Diarrhoea is to a great extent a preven-
tible disease, and with the appliances of science properly
exercised, and a better knowledge of the conditions neces-
sary to preserve health diffused among the people, it should
not assume a formidable aspect.
The following fatal carriage accidents were registered :
A widow, aged 80 years, was run over by a van in the
Farringdon-road. A corkcutter, aged 72 years, was run
over by a cart. A gardener, aged 73 years, was run over
by a vehicle. A labourer, aged 25 years, was run over by
a cart in the Dover-road. A carter, aged 34 years, was run
over by a waggon at New-cross.
The rate of mortality last week was 22 per 1000 in Lon-
don, 24 in Edinburgh, and 20 in Dublin; 29 in Liverpool,
29 in Manchester, 20 in Salford, 18 in Birmingham, 27 in
Leeds, 22 in Bristol, 19 in Hull, and 29 in Glasgow. The
rate in Vienna was 42 per 1000 during the week ending the
13th inst.

In Liverpool the births were 358, the deaths 265 ; iid
Manchester the births 234, the deaths 19.5 ; in Salford the
births 86, the deaths 43 ; in Birmingham the births 248,
the deaths 115 ; in Leeds the births 188, the deaths 116 ;
in Bristol the births 105, the deaths 67; in Hull the births
65, the deaths 38 ; in Edinburgh the births 122, the deaths
81; in Glasgow the births 361, the deaths 238 ; and in
Dublin the births 151, the deaths 120. There were 451
deaths in Vienna during the week ending the 13th inst.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.852 in. The barome-
trical reading decreased from 30.6 in. at the beginning of
the week to 29.73 in. on Saturday. The mean tempera-
ture of the air in the week was 61.7 deg., which is 7.1 deg.
above the average of the same week in 50 years (as deter-
mined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest day temperature
was 78.5 deg. on Sunday. The lowest night temperature
was 42.3 deg. on Friday. The entire range of temperature
in the week was therefore 86.2 deg. The mean of the
highest temperature of the water of the Thames was 62.6
deg. ; that of the lowest was 61.3 deg. The mean degree
of humidity of the air was 72, complete saturation being
represented by 100. Rain fell to the amount of 1.35 in.
(equivalent to a fall of 136 tons of rain per acre), of which
1.03 in. fell on Tuesday, when a severe thunder-storm oc-
curred. The lightning conductors at the Royal Obser-
vatory was struck by the electric fluid, and by receiving
the current saved the Observatory. The general direc-
tion of the wind was south-west.

AMERICAN MAILS.-SOUTHAMPTON, May 31.
Tho Hamburg American Company's steamship Germania,
Capt. Elhers, sailed hence to-day for New York direct,
with the German, French, and English mails, 650 passen-
gers, and a very large cargo from Hamburg, Havre, and
this port, including French jewellery from Havre, value
28,000 f. The steamer Saxonia, belonging to the above
company, is due off Cowes on Wednesday next with mails
from New York to the 27th inst.