The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-10 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

(From the Report of the Registrar-General. )

In the week that ended last Saturday the total num-

ber of deaths registered in London was 1,456. In the
ten corresponding weeks of the years 1844-53 the average
number was 1,087, which, if raised in proportion to in-
crease of population, becomes 1,106. The present re-
turn, therefore, exhibits a mortality considerably in ex-
cess of the average—a result arising from cholera, which
it will be observed with regret continues to make pro-
gress in the metropolis.
The deaths ascribed to the zymotio or epidemic class
of diseases rose from 422 in the previous week to 731 in
the last. Cholera, which was fatal in the last 3 weeks
of July in 5, 26, and 133 cases, destroyed last week 399
lives ; viz., 145 children under 15 years of age, 213
persons between 15 and 60 years, and 41 who had
reached 60 years of age and upwards. The disease had
made greater progress at the same date in 1849, for in
the week that ended 4th August of that year, the num-
ber who died of it was 926. From diarrhoea and dysen-
tery the deaths in the last four weeks have been 51, 63,
87, and 146. Of the 399 deaths from cholera last week,
23 occurred in the West Districts, 12 in the North, 14 in
the Central, 60 in the East, and so large a proportion as
290 on the south side of the river. The following are
the cases in detail :

West Districts : Population in 1851, 376,427. Deaths
from cholera, 23.

Chelsea ; South.—At 12, Lombard-street, on Ist
August, the son of a hair-dresser, aged 10 years, "Asiatic
cholera (18 hours)."

In the same sub-district, at 4, Sun-court, Lombard-
street, on the 3d of August, a plasterer, aged 55 years,
" cholera (13 hours)."

In the same sub-district, at 16, Lombard-street, on the
4th of August, the son of a lighterman, aged 4 years,
" cholera (11 hours)."
Chelsea ; North-west.—At 10, Little Camera-place,
on the 2d of August, a widow, aged 71 years, " cholera
(2k days)."

St. oeorge, Hanover-square: Mayfair.—At the Work-
house, Mount-street, on the 4th of August, a mendicant,
"spasmodic cholera (15 hours)." Mr. Walsh states that
this man, a well-known street vagrant, was brought in
from the street (Davies-street). The surgeon who at-
tended him adds, "he stated 'that he had had little food
for three days except cabbage, a portion of which was
the only food ejected from the stomach."
St. George's, Hanover-square ; Belgrave.—At 4, St.
George's-terrace, on 3d August, an engine fitter, aged
30 years, " diarrhoea, cholera (12 hours)."
In-the same sub-district, at 50, Lower Belgrave-place,
on 4th August, the wife of a gentleman, aged 33 years,
"cholera (14 hours)."
In the same sub-district, at 7, Roberts-buildings, on
Ist August, the son of a single woman, aged 5 years,
" cholera Asiatica (12 hours)."
In the same sub-district, at 86, Upper Ebury-street,
on 2d August, an independent gentleman, aged 65 years,
" diarrhoea (3 days), malignant cholera (14 hours)."
In the same sub-district, at 26, Stanley-street, the
wife of an engineer, aged 31 years, "cholera (10 hours),
diarrhoea (2 days)."
Westminster ; St. John—ln the sub-district, at 7,
George-court, - Perkins-rents, Great Peter-street, on
28th July, a widow, aged 95 years, " cholera (24 hours)."
In the same sub-district, at 3, Old Pye-street, on 31st
July, the son of. a gas labourer, aged 5 years, " cholera
(36 hours)."

In the same sub-district, at 19, Old Pye•street, on
29th July, a single woman, aged 23 years, " cholera (6
hours)."

Westminster ' • St. Margaret.—At 5, Hope-place,
York-street, on Ist August, daughter of a labourer, aged
2 years, " malignant cholera (12 hours)."
In the same sub-district, at 8, Bridge-street, on 4th
August, a groom servant, aged 40 years, "malignant
cholera."

In the same sub-district, at Westminster Hospital,
from St. John's, Westminster, on 3d August, a servant,
aged 19 years, "malignant cholera (10 hours)."
St. James, Westminster, St. James's-square.—At 23,
St. James's-market, Jermyn-street, on 29th July, the
daughter of a carpenter, aged 6 years, "cholera Asiatica,
consecutive fever (3 days)." Informant, mother of the
child, says, that "the place is altogether badly venti-
lated, the houses have no back windows."

North Districts—Population in 1851, 490,396. Deaths
Torn cholera, 12.

Central Districts Population in 1851, 393,256.
Deaths from cholera, 14.
East Districts—Population in 1851, 485.522. Deaths
from cholera, 60.
South Districts--Population in 1851, 616,635. Deaths
from cholera, 290.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS,