The Sun.
London, England, 1853-07-21 00:00:00

lIEALTH OF LO.

WO THE WEEK.

(From the Registrar-General's Report.)

It is satisfactory to notice a further decrease in the
mortality of London. In the week that ended last Sa-
turday the deaths registered were 904 ; in the preceding
week they were 925 ; within the last six weeks the
weekly number has been reduced by a hundred. In the
ten weeks corresponding to last week of the years 1843-
. 52 the average number was 1,004, which, raised in pro-
portion to increase of population, becomes 1,104. Hence
it appears that the actual number of deaths in last week
is less than the estimated amount by 200.
Fatal cases produced by zymotic or epidemic diseases,
and registered last week, are in the aggregate 225 ; the
average number in ten corresponding weeks, after cor-
rection for increase of population, is 337. This average,
however, is swelled by the cholera of 1849, and makes
the comparison more favourable for last week than is
founded on the results of ordinary years. One disease
in this class exhibits a considerable increase in the pre-
sent return, namely, diarrhoea, which amounts to 54.
Including dysentery, the numbers in the last three weeks
have been 34, 39, 54. Small-pox was fatal to two chil-
dren, measles to 26, scarlatina to 26 and 1 adult, hoop-
ing-cough to 37, croup 8, thrush 4, influenza 1, purpura
to 2 persons, typhus and other fever 51, erysipelas 7,
syphilis 3 ; and the following three cases of cholera were
registered in the week :
In the sub-district; St. Paul's, Deptford, at 7, Albert-
street, on 14th July, the son of a miller, aged 6 months,
died of "cholera infantum (22 hours)."
In Islington, at 11, Everilda-street, on 7th July, the
son of a bookkeeper, aged 7 months, " cholera (4 days),
secondary fever."
At 4, Sugar-loaf-court, Whitechapel, on 11th July,
the wife of an engineer, aged 42 years, died of "English
cholera (2 days)."
Six deaths occurred in the week in the London Fever
Hospital ; the following are the particulars of these :
On 10th July, a tailoress, from 37, Hart-street, Strand,
aged 37 years, "typhus (13 days) ; in hospital 9 days.
On 11th July, a female servant, from Cannon-stmet, St.
George-in-the-East, aged 19 years, " typhoid fever (43
days), plebitis (14 days) ;in hospital 38 days." On 12th
July, a needlewoman, from 37, Hart-street, Strand,
aged 38 years, "typhus (10 days) ; in hospital 6 days."
On 13th July, a charwoman, from York-street, Mary-
lebone, aged 31 years, "typhus (duration unknown) ;
in hospital 6 days." n 13th July, a sergeant in the
City police, aged 36 years, "typhus (10 days) ; in hos-
pital 3 days." On 16th July, a child, aged 3 years,
from IVluswell-hill, " scarlatina (duration unknown) ; in
hospital 30 days."
In Bermondsey, at 1, Printer's-place, on 11th July,
the son of a baker, aged one year, died of " rubeola,
livid (3 days), pneumonia (4 days)." The medical at-
tendant of this case adds on his certificate :—" This is
the second child of the same family within six weeks ;
there is always a most abominable stench in this house
arising from a drain."

In Roxton Old Town, at 9, Avebury-street, on 12th
July, the son of an engineer, aged 5 years, died of
"diarrhoea." Mr. Pearce, the registrar, was told by
informant of the death that offensive smells had existed
in this house for some time past, caused by imperfect
drainage, but that the defect had been remedied.
The following additional cases are selected from the
returns :—At 19, Huntworth-mews, Dorset-square, on
13th July, a porter, 44 years, died of "traumatic teta-
nus from having run a splinter under the nail of
his middle finger while washing a cart on sth July
(4 days.)." On the 27th June, in a sewer, Holywell-
street, St. Clement Danes, an excavator, 36 years,
was " was accidentally suffocated by earth falling on
him." At 1, Cleveland-street, St. Pancras, on 11th July.
a painter, aged 56 years, died of " chronic inflam-
mation of the stomach and liver, and hypertrophy of the
heart (10 months) ; repeated attacks of colica pictonum
(several years)." In St. George's Hospital, on Bth July,
a carman, 26 years, "abscess in the cellular tissue of
great toe (3 weeks), pyinmia (2 weeks), secondary depo-
sits in lungs, kidneys, &c."—Post mort. In the B.ol-
born district, at 24, Mount-pleasant, on 13th July, the
son of a traveller, aged 5 years, "acute synovitis of the
left knee (3 days)." At 29, Warner-street, Kent-road,
on 13th July, the daughter of a coachmaker, aged 9
months, ".diphtheritis (one month)." A girl of 5 years
died of eczema. Three males and three females of psoas
abscess. Two men of cirrhosis. One death is attri-
buted to intemperance, besides another in which suicide
was committed in a state of mind produced by the same
habit.

Last week the births of 716 boys and 651 girls, in all
1,367 children, were registered in London. In the eight
corresponding weeks of the years 1845-52, the average
number was 1,289.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.598 in. The read-
ing of the barometer increased from 29 81 in. at the be-
ginning of the week to 29.90 in. by 9h. a.m. on the
12th ; decreased to 29.16 in. by noon on the 14th ; and
increased to 29.49 in. by the end of the week. The
mean temperature of the week was 58.7 deg., which was
3.3 deg. lower than the average of the same week in 38
years. The mean daily temperature was below the ave-
rage on every day of the week except Monday and Tues-
day; it was more than 6 deg. below the average on the
last three days. The highest temperature occurred on
Tuesday, and was 75.3 deg.; the lowest on Monday, and
was 50.4 deg. The greatest difference between the dew
point temperature and air temperature was 16'7 de-r'.,
and occurred on Tuesday ; the least, 2.3 deg., on Wed-
nesday ; the mean difference in the week was 8.6 deg.
The wind blew from the south-west. The week has been
remarkable for rain ; the quantity measured in inches
that full on Wednesday was 10, on Thursday 2.63, on
Friday '23, on Saturday 'l3; the total amount of the
week 3.14.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDLY, JULY 16.
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain. Nerves, and Senz es...
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessals
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration
Diseases of. the Stomach, Liver, and °tiler Organs
of Digestion
Diseases of the liidr eys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, rnd Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations
Premature Birth and Debirty
Atrophy
Old Age
Sudden
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperac ce..
Causes not specified

... 225
42
209

. 8

35

904

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES .
Population Deaths in corm- Deaths
Enumerated. spending week in the
185'.. of 1852. Week
.. 376, A.. 27
.. 490,396
.. 393,206
.. 485,522
. 616,635

West Districts ...
North Districts ...
Central Districts..

East Distiicts
South Districts

Totals
Males
Females.

457
447

904