The Sun.
London, England, 1865-06-21 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON,

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Report.)
In the week that ended on Saturday, June 17, the births
in London and ten other large towns of the United King-
dom were 4,149, the deaths 2,477. The annual rate of mor-
tality in the week in those 11 towns was 23 per 1,000 per-
sons living.
In London the births of 1,028 boys and 985 girls, in'all
2,013 children, were registered in the week. In the corre-
sponding week of ten years, 1855-64, the average number,
corrected for increase of population, was 1,870.
The deaths registered in London during the week wore
1,204. The average number for the twenty-fourth week
of the year—viz., the corresponding week in ten years,
1855-64, is with a correction for increase of population,
1,196. There is a very close agreement, therefore, between
the actual return and the estimated number.
The deaths from diarrhoea rose to 93, which is more than
double the number returned in the preceding week. Those
from typhus were also more numerous ; they were 55, the
deaths from that disease in the two previous weeks having
been 44 and 38. Four deaths from typhus occurred in the
Whitecha,pel Workhouse, Mile-end New Town. Twenty-
two out of the 55 deaths were in the east districts.
Six fatal carriage accidents were registered in the week,
as follows :—ln Islington, a woman, aged 65 years, a coffee-
stall keeper, was run over. A Greenwich pensioner, aged
80 years, was run over (blind). In Hackney-road the son
of a hawker, aged 7 years, was ruu over. A cellarman, aged
20 years, by a van in Newington Causeway ; he died in
Guy's Hospital. In Islington a woman, aged 42 years, by
a van. A weave; aged 66 years, was run over by a fire-
engine in the Hackney-road ; died in the Landon Hospital
The rate of mortality last week was 21 per 1,000 in Lon-
don, 24 in Edinburgh, and 20 in Dublin ; 29 in Liverpool,
25 in Manchester, 29 in Salford, 20 in Birmingham, 27 in
Leeds, 20 in Bristol, 21 in Hull, and 27 in Glasgow. The
rate in Vienna was 37 per 1,000 during the week endiug the
3d inst., when the temperature was 11.1 deg. Fahrenheit
higher than in the same week in London, where the rate
was 21 per 1,000. _

In Liverpool the births were 402, the deaths 267 ; in
Manchester the births 286, the deaths 173 ; in Salford the
births 129, the deaths 62 ; in Birmingham the births 229, the
deaths 126 ; in Leeds the births 187, the deaths 116 ; in
Bristol the births 111, the deaths 63 ; in Hull the births
105, the deaths 42 ; in Edinburgh the births 143, the deaths
79 ; in Glasgow the births 361, the deaths 222 ; and in
Dublin the births 183, the deaths 123. There were 396
deaths in Vienna during the week ending the 3d inst.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 30.220 in. The mean
daily reading was above 30in. throughout the week. The
mean daily reading has been above 30in. since the 3d inst.,
except on Saturday, the 10th. The reading was 29.94 in.
on Sunday, and rose to 30.29 in. on the following day. The
mean temperature of the air in the week was 57.8 deg.,
which is 1 deg. below the average of the same week in 50
years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher.) The mean degree
of humidity of the air was 70, complete saturation being
represented by 100. The general direction of the wind
was north or north-north-east. There was no rain.

SHOOTING PROSPECTS.—The broods of grouse
never came out better, and already on all the lower
ranges of moors they are on wing, trying short flights. The
average number iu the broods is generally said to be ten.
Although deer suffered a good deal from the severe storm
in winter, the unusually fine spring brought out early grass,
so that they aro now in good condition, and there are many
fte-formed heads to be seen already.