The Sun.
London, England, 1854-08-31 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING TBE WELE.

( From the Report of the Reyistra-'•General.

The Registrar-General's return informs us that in the
week that ended last Saturday the number of deaths
arising from all causes was 2,039. In the ten corre-
sponding weeks of the years 1844-53, the average num-
ber was 1,114, which, if raised in ploportion to increase
of population, becomes 1,225. The prevailing epidemic
has produced an excess, amounting to 814, above the
corrected average. In the thirty-fourth week of 1849,
which ended August 25th, the total number of deaths
registered was 2,456. In that week the mean tempera-
ture was 62.9 deg. ; last week it was 61.2 deg., which is
11 deg. above the average.
From cholera the deaths in last week were 847, while
those from diarrhoea were 214. In the correspond-
' ing week of 1849 cholera carried off 1,272 persons. In
the present summer its weekly progress is traced in the
following numbers :-5, 26, 133, 399, 644, 729, and
847. In the first seven weeks of the epidemic of 1849,
the deaths were 9, 22, 42, 49, 124, 152, 389. In that
year it commenced about the end of May, the healthiest
part of the year; it began six weeks earlier than the
present epidemic, and its progress was slower; but in
the fourth week of August, as has been shown, it had
reached a higher rate of mortality than the disease
which now prevails has yet attained.
2,783 persons have already died of cholera; and 1,706
of the number have fallen on the low grounds of London,
out of 595,119 people whose dwellings are not 10 feet
above the Thames ; 705 have died out of 645,619 on
the higher ground, extending from 10 to 40 feet above
the same level ; and only 345 out of the 1,070,372
who live on the ground that has an elevation extending
from 40 to 350 feet, The mortality from cholera to
100,000 living at the three elevations is 287 at the lowest,
109 at the middle, and 32 at the highest region. The
following statement shows the localities where the epi-
demic has been most fatal :-
Deaths from cholera in-London, showing the elevation
in feet above Trinity high water mark, the population in
1851, and the number of deaths from cholera registered
in each sub-district.
The 847 reported were distributed according to dis-
tricts thus :-West districts, elevation above Trinity
high-water mark, 23 feet ; population in 1851, 376,427
deaths 179. North districts, elevation, 135 feet ; popu-
lation, 490,396 ; deaths, 53. Central districts, eleva-
tion, 49 feet ; population, 393,256 ; deaths, 36. East
districts, elevation, 26 feet ; population, 485,522 ;
deaths, 119. South districts, elevation, 6 feet ; popula-
tion, 616,635 deaths, 460.
The fallowing is the distribution among the sub-dis-
tricts :-
Sub-districts of Kensington-Paddington, St. Mary,
elevation, 82 feet ; population, 17,252; deaths, 3. Pad-
dington, St. John, elevation, 76 feet ; population,
29,053 ; deaths, 16. Kensington town, elevation, 28
feet ; population, 29,183 ; deaths, 18. Brompton, ele-
vation, 12 feet ; population, 14,870 ; deaths, 1. Ham-
mersmith, St. Peter, elevation, 4 feet ; population,
4,467 ; deaths, 2. Hammersmith, St. Paul, elevation,
8 feet ; population, 13,293 ; deaths, 8. Fulham, eleva-
tion, 6 feet ; population, 11,886 ; deaths, 8.
Sub-districts of Chelsea.-Chelsea, south, elevation,
10 feet; population' 19,050; deaths, 22. Chelsea, north
west, elevation, 12 feet; population, 17,669; deaths, 11.
Chelsea, north-east, elevation, 13 feet ; population,
19,819; deaths, 5.
Sub-districts of St. George, Hanover-square.-Han-
over-square, elevation, 64 feet; population, 20,216 ;
deaths, 1. May-fair, elevation, 56 feet ; population,
12,980; deaths, 0. Belgrave, elevation, 12 feet ; popu-
lation, 40,034; deaths, 21.
Seb-districts of Westminster.-St. John, elevation, 2
feet ; population, 34,295 ; deaths, 21. St. Margaret,
elevation, 4 feet; population, 31,314; deaths, 32.
Sub-districts of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields. -Char-
ing-cross, elevation 17 feet ; population 12,587 ; deaths,
2. Long acre, elevation 60 feet ; population, 12,053 ;
deaths, 2.
Sub-districts of St. James's, Westminster-Berwick-
street, elevation, 65 feet ; population, 10,798 ; deaths, 0.
St. James's-square, elevation, 40 feet ; population,
11,469 ; deaths, 2. Golden-square, elevation, 68 feet ;
population, 14,139; deaths, 4.
Sub-districts of Marylebone-All Souls, elevation, 76
feet ; population, 28,841 ; deaths, 3. Cavendish-square,
elevation, 73 feet ; population, 14,687 ; deaths, 0. Rec-
tory, elevation, 68 feet ; population, 27,633 ; deaths, 11.
St. Mary, elevation, 79 feet ; population, 22,814 ;
deaths. 7. Christchurch, elevation, 92 feet; popula-
tion, 33,895 ; deaths, 3. St. John, elevation, 124 feet ;
population, 29,826 ; deaths, 2.
Sub-district of Hampstead-Hampstead, elevation,
350 feet ; population, 11,986 ; deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of Pancras, Regent's-park, elevation, 87
feet; population, 31,918 ; deaths, 1. Tottenham-court,
elevation, 73 feet ; population, 28,433 ; deaths, 2.
Gray's-inn-lane, elevation, 52 feet ; population, 26,523 ;
deaths, 3. Somers-town, elevation, 60 feet ; population,
35,641 ; deaths, 2. Camden-town. elevation, 52 feet ;
population, 21,115 ; deaths, 4. Kentish-town, filet's,
tion, 110 feet ; population, 23,326 ; deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of Islington.-Islington, West, elevation,
100 feet ; population, 47,881 ; deaths, 5, Islington,
East, elevation, 88 feet; population, 47,443 ; deaths, 6.
Sub-districts of Hackney.-Stoke Newington, eleva-
tion 72 feet ; population, 4,840 ; death, 0. Stamford.
hill, elevation. 76 'feet ; population, 5,549 ; de ..ths, 3.
West Hackney, elevation, 55 feet ; population, 18,732 ;
deaths, 1. Hackney, elevation, 44 feet ; population,
20,850 ; deaths, 0. South Hackney, elevation, 44 feet;
population, 8,458 ; deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of St. Giles.-St. George, Bloomsbury,
elevation, 71 feet ; population, 16,807 ; deaths, 0. St.
Giles South, elevation, 64 feet ; population, 19,951 ;
deaths, 2. St North, elevation, 68 feet ; population,
17,456 deaths, 2.
Seb districts of Strand.-St. Anne, Soho, elevation,
64 feet ; population, 17;335 ; deaths, 1. St. Mary-le-
Strand, elevation, 48 feet; population, 11,615; deaths,
0. St. Clement Dane 3, elevation, 36 feet; population)
15,510 ; deaths, 2.
Sub-districts of Holborn.-St. George the Martyr, ele-
vation, 66 feet ; population, 18,813 ; deaths, 1. St.
Andrew Eastern, elevation, '5O feet; population, 13,971 ;
deaths, 0. Saffron-hill, elevation, 40 feet; population,
13,837 ; deaths, 3.

Sub-districts of Clerkenwell.—St. James, elevation,
44 feet ; population, 21,529 ; deaths, 0. Ainwell, eleva-
tion, 68 feet ; ; epulat ion, 15. 720 ; deaths, 2. Penton ville,
elevation, 84 feet ; population, 11,904 ; deaths, 0. Gus
welt-street, elevation, 78 feet ; population, 15,625 ;
deaths, 1.
Sub-districts of St. Luke.-01d-street, elevation, 60
feet ; population, 10,617 ; deaths, 0. City-road, eleva-
tion, 52 feet ; population, 16,140 ; deaths, 0. White-
cross-street, elevation, 52 feet ; population, 13,657 ;
deaths, 3. Finsbury, elevation, 42 feet ; population,
12,941 ; deaths, 0.

Sub-districts of East London.—St.Botolph, elevation,
36 feet, population, 23,824 ; deaths, 2. Cripplegate,
elevation, 44 feet ; population. 20, 582 ; deaths. 6.
Sub districts of West London. —%Vest London (North),
elevation, 36 feet ; population, 12.946 ; deaths, 3. kVe.-t
London (South), elevation, 24 feet ; population, 15,844;
deaths, 1.

Sub-districts of City of London.—City of London,
south-west, elevation, 21 feet ; population, 9,204 ;
deaths, 0. City of London, north-west, elevation, 44
feet ; population, 11,847 ; deaths, 0. City of London,
south, elevation, 21 feet ; population, 11,461 ; deaths, 3.
City of London, south-east, elevation, 21 feet ; popula-
tion, 10,594 ; deaths, 3. City of London, north-east,
elevation, 44 feet ; population, 12,826 ;. deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of Shoreditch.—Holywell, elevation, 36
vation, 41 feet ; population, 19,449 ; deaths, 12. 1-Inxtori
feet ; population, 17,245 ;
deaths, 7. St. Leonard, ele-
New Town, eievation, 52 • feet ; population, 23,505 ;
deaths, 2. Hoxton Old Town.. elevation, 52 feet ; popu-
lation, 17,431 ; deaths, 2. Hazgerstone, west, eleva-
tion, 52 feet ; ppulation, 20.276 ; deaths, 1. Hauer-
stone' east, elevation, 52 feet; population, 11,351 ;
deaths, 1.

Sub-districts of Bethnal-Breen--Hackney-road, eleva-
tion, 44 feet ; population, 23,910 ; death., 1. Green,
elevation, 36 feet ; population. 23,555 ; deaths, 7.
Church, elevation, 36 feet ; population, 21,787 ; deaths,
4. Town, elevation, 36 feet; population, 20,941 ;
deaths, 2.

Sub-districts of Whitechap9l—Artillery, elevation,
36 feet ; population, 6.769 ; deaths, 3. Spitalfields,
elevation, 36 feet ; population, 15,336 ; deaths, 2. Mile-
end New Town, elevation, 36 feet ; population, 14,543 :
deaths, 2, Whitechapel Nolth, elevation, 36 feet ;
population, 12.530 ; deaths, 5, Whitechapel Church,
elevation, 32 feet ; population, 7,813 ; deaths, 6. Good
man's-fields, elevation, 28 feet ; population, 12.069 ;
deaths, 0. Aldgate, elevation, 19 feet ; population,
10,694 ; deaths, 10.

Sub-districts Of St. Cworge's-in-the-East—St. Mary,
elevation, 2G feet ;
Paul, elevation, 27 feet ; ppulation, 20,319 ; deaths,
4 St. John, elevation, 2 feet ; population, 9,990 ;
deaths, 0. Ppulation, 18,067 ; deaths, 3. St.

population, 16,179
Sub-districts of Stepney—Shadwell, elevation, 7 feet ;
; deaths 4. Ratcliffe, elevation, 18
feet ; population, 15,212 ; deaths, 6. Mile-end Old
Town, upper, elevation, 32 feet ; population, 29,582 ;
,
deaths, 1. Mile end Old Town, lower, elevation, 23
feet ; population, 27,020 ; deaths, 7. Lirnehouse, ele-
vation, 10 ; population, 22,782 ; deaths, 13.
Sub-districts of Popiar.—Bow, elevation, 12 ; popula-
tion, 18,778 ; deaths, 5. Poplar, elevation, 3 ; popula:
tion, 28,384 ; deaths, 9.
Sob-districfs orSt. Saviour, Southwark—Christchurch,
elevation, 2 ; population, 16,022 ; death'',
5. St. Sa-
viour, elevation, 4 ; population, 19,709 ; deaths, 27.
Sub-districts of St. Olave, Saudi vvark. -St. Olave,
elevation 6 feet ; population, 8,015 ; deaths, 8 ; St.
John, liorsleydown, elevation, 2 feet ; population,
11,360 ; deaths, 12.
Suh-districts of Bermondsey.—St. James, elevation,
1 foot ; population, 18,899 ; deaths, 26. St. Mary
Magdalen, elevatior, 0 feet ; population, 13,934 ; deaths,
22 ; Leather Market, elevation, 0 feet ; populatiou,
15.295 ; deaths, 20.
Sub-districts of St. George, Southwark.—Kent road,
elevation, 1 foot ; population, 18.126 ; deaths, 18 „
Borough-road. elevation, 2 feet ; population, 15,862 ;
deaths, 19. London-road, elevation, 0 feet ; population,
17,83 G ; deaths, 9.
Sub districts of Newinqt,m.—Trinity, elevation, 1
foot ; popu.alion, 20,922; deaths, 16. St. Peter's,
Walworth, elevation, 2 feet
; population, 29,861; deaths,
31. St. Mary, elevation, 1 foot ; population, 14,033 ;
deaths, 13.
Sub disticts of Lambeth.—Waterloo-road, Ist eleva-
tion, 3 feet ; population, 14,088 ; deaths, 1. Water-
loo-road, 2nl elevation, 2 feet ; population, 18,348 ;
deaths, 9. Lambeth Church. Ist elevation, 2 feet ;
population, 18,409 ; deaths. 3 ; Lambeth Church,
2nd elevation, 1 foot ; population, 26,784 ; dea hs,
19. Kennington, Ist elevation, 4 feet ; popula ion,
24,261 ; deaths, 23. Kennington, 2101 elevation,
8 feet ; population, 18,848 ; deaths, 15. Brixton, ele- I
vation, 56 feet ; population, 14,610 ; deaths, 3. Nor.