The Sun.
London, England, 1853-06-29 00:00:00

IIEALTH OF LO.

WO THE WEEK.

The official report says : —The deaths registered in
London in the week that ended last Saturday were 990,
and show an increase on the return of the previous
week. In the ten correspondinc, weeks of the years
1843-52 the average number was 976, which, if raised
in proportion to increase of population, becomes 1,074.
Hence it appears that the actual mortality of last week
is less than the estimated amount by 84.
On a comparison of the results of the last two weeks
a small increase is observed in all the more important
classes of disease, except of "diseases of the respiratory
organs," which shows a decrease from 127 cases to 116.
Zymotic diseases in the aggregate rose from 208 to 214;
amongst these diarrhoea increased from 24 to 33, typhus
from 30 to 52 ; while measles fell from 20 to 15, scarla-
tina from 39 to 27, hooping-cough from 67 to 56.
The following three cases of cholera were registered in
the week :—At Fulham, 3, Willow-place, North-end,
on 18th June, the daughter of a brickmaker, "cholera
infa,nturn." At 2, Princes-street, Spitalfields, on 24th
June, the daughter of a pencil-case maker, aged 6 months,
"cholera infantum (3 days)," In the sub-district of St.
Mary (St. George in the East), at 9, Severne-street, on
19th June, a coalwhipper, aged 33 years, died of
"cholera (13 hours)."
Mr. Stone, the Registrar of Brompton sub-district,
says :—" The occupier of No. 6, Sloane-place called on
me this week, and stated that his house is rendered
highly prejudicial to health from defective drainage, ag-
gravated by a cowshed in close proximity to his dwell-
ing. All the houses are more or less similarly affected.
Of the comparatively few deaths in this district from
cholera in 1849, one occurred in the next house, No. 5.
On that occasion and also subsequently, I have called
attention to the continued existence of this nuisance.
Sloane-place, appears to be entirely neglected as regards
sanitary improvements."
Six deaths occurred between the 19th and 24th June
inclusive in the London Fever Hospital, Islington. Mr.
Watts, the registrar, states that "there has been a great
iuflux of cases into this hospital for some time past ;
120 patients now occupy beds in the wards ; many are
convalescent, and their support falls heavily on the funds
of the establishment. The annual subscriptions have
been decreasing for some years, while the accommoda-
tion has been much extended."
At 4, Hill-street, Peckham, on 20th June, a female,
aged 74 years, died of "gastric fever (about 6 weeks)."
The medical attendant remarks in his certificate :—" No
drainage in the street. Ventilation of the houses pre-
vented by the smoke from the chimney of a brewery
lately built."
In .the sub-district of St. Nicholas, Deptford, at 7,
Rope-walk, on 23rd June, the son of a labourer, aged 4
years, died of a "fit from poison of scarlatina (14
hours)." The medical- attendant of this case makes the
following note : " Scarlatina of the most malignant kind
prevails in this locality ;" and Mr. Paine, the registrar,
adds : ---"I have registered three deaths in one house
which occurred within four days. The place is nar-
row and very confined. The houses are small, mostly
occupied by two or more families, and without drainage."
On 19th June, at 18, Little George-street, sub-dis-
trict of Somers•town, the son of a porter, aged 2 years,
died of "exhaustion from disease produced by a poi-
sonous atmosphere." Post mortern. Inquest. The
medical man (says Mr. Matthews, the Registrar) stated
that it arose from the burial-ground of St. James's, the
back rooms being close to the churchyard.
In the sub-district South St. Giles-in-the-Fields, at
34, Parker-street, on 22nd June, a carman, aged 27
years, died of typhus. Mr. Faulkner, the Registrar,
writes as follows : "I am informed that there is a
dreadful smell in this house, an open privy is in the yard
which is very close, and overrun with rats which come
from a sausage manufactory next door. The drains are
also very offensive. The death occurred on the ground
floor where the deceased would of course be more ex-
posed to the poisonous atmosphere. He was a fine
healthy young than."
At 2, Three-pigeon-court, Aldgate, on 18th June, the
son of a shoemaker, aged 4 years, died of "marasmus,
through neglect (5 days)." The medical attendant adds
on the back of his certificate : "This child was brought
to me in a dying state in a disgustingly filthy condition
(as was also the mother). Disease and neglect have
done their work. It is my opinion that I never should
have seen the child at all but for the certificate of
death." Mr. Spencer, the registrar, adds : " There are
three houses in the court in a close situation and badly
ventilated, also in a bad condition."
At 88, Beresford-street, Woolwich, on the 17th June,
a tailor, aged 28 years, died of "inflammation of the
brain." Mr. Rixon, the registrar, adds : "This indivi-
dual was in the militia, and returned from a month's
drill at Maidstone to his house on the Bth June (stop-
ping one day at Gravesend from illness). His wife states
that he complained very much of pains in the head dur-
ing the latter days of his drill from exposure to a hot
sun. On his return he managed to do a little work till
the 14th June, on which day he was confined to his
bed, and died on the 17th June."

In King's College Hospital, a servant, aged 32 years,
died on the 18th of June of " palsy dependent on lead-
poisoning ; gout, suppression of urine." He was brought
from 26, Gough-street, Clerkenvell. On the medical
certificate it is mentioned that "this man was a pot-
man, and attributes his lead palsy to cleaning pewter
pots. The superficial extensor muscles of both arms
very pale, almost white, The oth3r muscles their nor-
mal colour."

At 24, Great Pulteney-street, ot 20th June, a baron
died of " decay of nature" at the age (as registered) of
100 years.

The following additional cases are selected from the
returns of the week :—At the Crompton Arms; Cuth-
bert-street, Paddington, a licensed victualler, aged 50
years, died on 19th June of " carbuncle (9 weeks.)" A
gentleman, aged 67 years, " large carbuncle (7 weeks),
retention of urine, exhaustion." In St. Saviour, at 39,
Surrey-row, on 21st June, a plumber, aged 59 years,
" paralysis ; carbuncle (14 days)." The daughter of a
tailor, aged 23 years, died of " epilepsy (18 years), pul-
monary apoplexy (12 hours), obliteration of jugular vein
from cicatrisation after burn." A bootmaker, aged 57
years, was accidentally suffocated by impaction of a
piece of beef in the glottis." Post mort. The son of a
woollen-draper, aged 14 years, died from " acute peri-
tonitis (6 days), occasioned by a small substance getting
into the appendix cacti, producing inflammation in
that cavity." Post mort. Two women died on
21st June of typhus, in the workhouse, Bethnal-
green. A gentleman, aged 47 years, died from
" accidentally swallowing an embrocation composed
of laudanum and ammonia (4 days)." A woman,
aged 49 years, died of " trismus ; hernia ; femoral ;
strangulation (6 days)." The son of an oil-skin manu-
facturer, aged 3 months, died of " herpes (from birth),
convulsions (one hour)." A woman, aged 62 years, died
of " gastro-hepatic derangement, biliary vomiting (2
days), rupture of stomach."
Last week the births of 805 boys and 740 girls, in all
1,545 children, were registered in London. The average
number in eight corresponding weeks of the years 1845-52
was 1,442.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.597 in. The

mean temperature was 57.4 deg., which is 3.1.
below the average of the same week in 38 years. The
mean daily temperature was below the average on every
day, except Friday and Saturday, and this depression
on Monday and Tuesday amounted to more than 7 deg.
The highest temperature was 78-7 deg., and occurred on
Tuesday. The mean difference between the dew point
temperature and air temperature in the week was 7'7
deg. ; the greatest difference was 20.1 deg., and occurred
on Friday ; the least differences were 1.8 deg. and 1.5
deg. on Wednesday and Friday. The wind blew from
the north or north east on Tuesday, Wednesday, and
Thursday, and from the south-west at the beginning and
end of the week.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JUNE 25.
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain. Nerves, and Senses ll3
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 4l
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration ll6
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations
Premature Birth and Debility _ 2O
Atrophy 39
Old Age
Sudden
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance..... 66
Causes not specified

10
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990

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES .
Population Deaths in cone-
Enumerated. spending week

Deaths
in the

ISM. - of 1852. iieei.
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts

Totals
Males
Females.

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males
Females..

Total .

..1,545

990

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