The Sun.
London, England, 1865-01-26 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON,

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.)
In the ten principal cities or boroughs of the
United Kingdom 4,071 births and 3,218 deaths were
registered in the week that ended on Saturday last.
In the seven cities or boroughs of England the mor-

tality was at the rate of 29 per 1,000 annually; and
the deaths of the week were 2,618.
Fifteen hundred and eighty-five deaths were re-
gistered in London in the week that ended Jan. 21.
In the corresponding weeks of ten years, 1855-64,
the average number of deaths is, with a correction
for increase of population, 1,637. The deaths in the
present return, therefore, are less by 52 than the
estimated number.

From zymotic diseases 357 persons died. Small-
pox proved fatal to 7 children and 2 adults ; 42

deaths occurred from measles, 5 of these cases were

registered in the sub-district of Kensington-town ;

typhus carried off 81 persons-5 deaths occurred

from this disease in the sub-district of Whitecross-

street, 4_in that of St. Giles South, and 4 in that of

Hoxton New-town ; 52 deaths were caused by scar-
latina, 12 by diphtheria, and 62 by whoopingcough.

The deaths during the week from diseases of the
respiratory organs (exclusive of phthisis) amounted
to 379, the corrected average number for this period
of the year being 440. From bronchitis 221 deaths
occurred ; 101 persons died from pneumonia, and
22 from asthma.

Phthisis proved fatal to 156 persons. From dis-
eases of the heart 72 deaths were registered, and
from various diseases of the brain and nervous sys-
tem 175 persons died.

The winter season is more particularly fatal to
persons advanced in life. Fifty-six persons died
last week who had attained the age of 80 years and
upwards ; amongst this number are recorded the
deaths of six nonagenarians, the eldest of whom
was a widow who had attained the age of 98 years.

Thirty-six persons were accidentally killed. Nine
deaths were caused by burns or scalds, three persons
were drowned, and four were suffocated. Eleven
deaths were occasioned by fractures or contusions.
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The wife of a pedlar, aged 56 years, died in the
workhouse, Clerkenwell, from a fracture of the ribs,
from being run over by a mail cart. The daughter
of a carpenter, aged 2 years, died on 11th January,
at 150, Long-lane, Bermondsey, from injuries
caused by a cart passing over her. A spinster, aged
62 years, died at the City of London Union work-
house, Bromley, on 18th January, from exhaustion
consequent on her refusal to take food.
Last week the births of 1,053 boys and 1,069
girls, in all 2,122 children were registered in Lon-
don.g ,
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years
1855-64 the average number (corrected) was 2,015.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.178 in.
The barometrical reading increased from 28.80 in.
at the beginning of the week to 29.51 in. on Satur-
day. The mean temperature of the air in the week
was 34.1 deg., which is 2.7 deg. below the average
of the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. 26
Glaisher). The highest day temperature was lure
deg. on Sunday. The lowest night
.tempeorao
of
was 19.7 deg. on Saturday. The entire
The mean of the highest temperature o
of the lowest
temperature in the week was thereforef 22.9 deg.
of the Thames was 41.1 deg. ; that
d y of the air was
deg. The mean degree of hun
births 331 the death's
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by 100.
was 39.0
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were 374, the deaths 340 •
daaths. 83 ;
in Manchester and Sa
lf°the births 289 the,
281 ; in Birmingham_
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Bristol
b-hirte births 106, the deaths 12.0
hs 390, the deaths. 311; in ; in Glasgow the
Vienna the deaths
333, in the week preceding, t
where the temperature
was 7.6 deg. lower than in London.

A CUNARD STEAMER
gara Mersey yesterday morn-
ing,l which left theASHORE.—The Cunard
steamer
3 rweE Niaknt ashore during a dense
fog,
og, about 11 a.m., on the
b o an. No fears,
1: h
nd it
however, are entertained as to the
safety of the vessel,
was fully expected that she
would float off on last night's
tide.
BREAKFAST BEVERAGE.—Homoeopathic practitioners,
and the medical profession generally, recommend cocoa
as being the most healthful of all beverages. When the doc-
trine of homoeopathy was first introduced into this country,
there were to be obt fined no preparations of cocoa either at-
tractive to the taste or acceptable to the stomach ; the nut
Was either supplied in the crude state, or so unskilfully
manufactured as to obtain little notice. J. Epps, of London,
Homoeopathic Chemist, was induced in the year 1831 to turn
his attention to this subject, and at length succeeded, with
the assistance of elaborate machinery, in being the first
to produce an article pure in its composition, and so refined
by the perfect trituration it receives in the process it passes
thro-gh, as to be most acceptable to the delicate stomach.
For general use Epps's Cocoa is distinguished as an invigo-
rating, grateful breakfast beverage, possessing a most deli-
cious aroma. Dr. Hassan, in his work, " Food and its
Adulterations," says —" Cocoa contains a great variety of im-
portant nutritive principles—every ingredient necessary to
the growth and sustenance of the body." Again: "As a
nutritive, cocoa stands very much higher than ether coffee
or tea." Directions—Two teaspoonfuls of the powder in a
breakfast cup, filled up with boiling water or milk. Secured
in tin-lined }lb., ;lb., and 1113. labelled packets, and sold by
all gropers, confectioners, and eheniists.—LADlrr.]