The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-18 00:00:00

HEALTH OP LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

(Prom, the Report of the Registrar-General. )
The returns for last week from the metropolitan dis-
tricts furnish evidence of a steady, if not a rapid, im-
provement in the public health. The deaths, which
numbered 1532 in the previous week, declined to 1394 in
that which ended last Saturday. But the mortality still
exceeds the average of former years by more than 300
deaths, and it is also greater than the mortality of the
same week in 1849 when the number had fallen to 1075.
Last week cholera was fatal is 249 eases, diarrhea in
102. The deaths from the former disease were registered
in the last two weeks in the five divisions of London in
the following proportions . In the Western Districts 59
and 46, in the Northern 26 and 14, in the Central 31
and 24, in the Eastern 95 and 50, and on the South side
of the river 200 and 115. In the second week of
October 1849 the deaths reported as caused by cholera
were 110.
Scarlatina prevails to some extent in London, and the
mortality from it exhibits a weekly increase. In the last
three returns this disease numbered 83, 105, and 112 ;
this is considerably more than the average.
West districts, elevation above Trinity-`high-water
mark, 28 feet ; population in 1851, 376,527 ; deaths,
45. North districts, elevation 135 feet ; population,
490,396 ; deaths, 14. Central districts, elevation, 49
feet ; population, 393,256 ; deaths, 24. East districts,
elevation, 26 feet ; population, 485,522 ; deaths, 50.
South districts, elevation, 6 feet ; population, 616,635 ;
deaths, 115.
Sub-districts of Kensington-Paddington, St. Mary,
elevation, 82 feet ; population, 17,252 ; deaths, 0. Peel-
dington, St. John, elevation, 76 feet; population, 29,053;
deaths, 2. Kensington town, elevation, 28 feet ; popu-
lation, 29,183 ; deaths, 4. Brompton, elevation, 12
feet ; population, 14,870 ; deaths, 2. Hammersmith,
St. Peter, elevation, 4 feet • population, 4,467 ; deaths,
0. Hammersmith, St. Paul, elevation, 8 feet; popula-
tion, 13,293 ; deaths, 0. Fulham, elevation, 6 feet;
population, 11,886 ; deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of Chelsea.-Chelsea, south, elevation,
10 feet ; population, 19,050 ; deaths, 7. Chelsea, north-
west, elevation, 12 feet ; population, 17,669 ; deaths, 2.
Chelsea, north-east, elevation, 13 feet ; population,
19,819 ; deaths, 3.
Sub-districts of St. George, Hanover-square.-Han-
over-square, elevation, 64 feet ;' population, 20,216 ;
death, 0. May-fair, elevation, 56 feet ; population,
12,980 ; death, 1. Belgrave, elevation, 12 feet ; popu-
lation, 40,034 ; deaths, 10.
Sub-districts of Westminster.-St. John, elevation; 2
feet ; population, 34,295 ; deaths, :3. St. Margaret,
elevation, 4 feet ; population, 31,314 ; deaths, 6.
Sub-districts of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields.-Charing-
cross, elevation 17 feet ; population, 12,587 ; deaths, 3.
Long-acre, elevation, 60 feet ; population, 12,053 ;
deaths, 3.
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, 0. Golden-square, elevation, 68 feet ;
population, 14,139 ; deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of Marylebone.-All Souls, elevation, 76
feet ; population, 28,841 ; deaths, 2. Cavendish-
square, elevation, 73 feet ; population, 14,637 ; deaths,
0. Rectory, elevation, 68 feet ; population, 27,633 ;
deaths, 3. St. Mary, elevation, 79 feet ; population,
22,814 ; deaths, 1. Christchurch, elevation, 92 feet ;
population, 33,895 ; deaths, 1. St. John, elevation,
124 feet ; population, 29,826 ; deaths, 3.
Sub-district of Hampstead.-Hampstead, elevation,
350 feet ; populatiun 11,986 ; deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of gt. Pancras.-Regent's-park, eleva-
tion, 87 feet ; population, 31,918 ; deaths, 0. Totten-
ham-court, elevation, 73 feet ; population, 28,433 ;
deaths, 2. Gray's-inn-lane, elevation, 52 feet ; popu-
lation, 26,523 ; deaths, 2. Somers-town, elevation, 60
feet ; population, 35,641 ; deaths, 0. Camden-town,
elevation, 52 feet ; population, 21,115 ; deaths, 0.
Kentish-town, elevation, 110 feet ; population, 23,326 ;
, deaths, 0.
Sub districts of Islington.-Islington, West, eleva-
tion, 100,feet ; population, 47,881 ; deaths, 0 ;
East, elevation, 88 feet; population, 47,448 ;
deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of Hackney.- Stoke Newington, eleva-
tion, 72 feet ; population, 4,840 ; deaths, 0. Stamford-
hill, elevation, 76 feet ; population, 5,549 ; deaths, 0.
West Hackney, elevation, 55 feet ; population, 18,732 ;
death, 0. Hackney, elevation, 44 feet ; population,
20,850 ; deaths, 1. 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, 1. St.
Giles, South, elevation, 64 feet; population, 19,951 ;
deaths, 7. St. Giles', North elevation, 68 feet; popu-
lation, 17,456 ; deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of Strarel.-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 Danes, elevation, 36 feet ; population,
15,510 ; deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of Holborn.-St. George the Martyr,
elevation, 66 feet ; population, 18,813 ; death, 1. St.
Andrew, Eastern, elevation, 50 feet; population, 13,971;
deaths, 0. Saffron-hill, elevation, 40 feet ; population,
13,837 ; death, 0.
Sub-districts of Clerkenwell.-St. James, elevation, 44
feet ; population, 21,529 ; deaths, 1. Amwell, elevation,
63 feet ; population, 15720 ; deaths, 0. Pentonville,
elevation, 84 feet ; population, 11,904 ; death, .0. Goe-
well-street, elevation, 78 feet ; population, 15,625
death, 0.
Sub-districts of St. Luke.-01d-street, elevation, 60
feet ; population, 10,617 ; deaths, 2. City-road, eleva-
tion, 52 feet; population, 16,840 ; deaths, 0. White-
cros.4-street, elevation, Si feet ; population, 1-3,657 ;
deaths, 1. Finsbury, elevation, 43 feet; population,
12,911 ; death, 0.
Sub-districts of East London.-St. Botolph, elevation,
36 feet ; population, 23,824 ; deaths, 4. Cripplegate,
elevation, 44 feet ; population, 20,532 ; deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of West London.--WestLondon (North),
elevation, 36 feet ; population, 12,946 ; deaths, 6.
West London (South), elevation, 2-1 feet.; population,
15,844 ; death, 0.
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 feat ; popula-
tion, 11,847 ; death,O. City of London, south, eleva-
tion 21. feet ; population, 11,461 ; death, 0. City of
London, south-east, elevation-, 21 feet ; population,
10,594 ; deaths, 0. City of London, north-east, eleva-
tion, 44 feet ; population, 12,826 • deatb, O.
Sub-districts of Slaoreditch-Liolywell, elevation, 36
feet ; population, 17,245 ; deaths, 3. St. Leonard, ele-
vation, 41 feet; population, 19,449; deaths, 2. Hoz-
ton New Town, elevation, 52 feet ; population, 23,505;
deaths, 0. Hoxton Old Town, elevation, 52 feet ; popu-
lation, 17,431 ; deaths, 1, Haggerstone, west, eleva-
tion, 52 feet ; population, 20,276 ; deaths, 1. Hagger-
stone' east, elevation, 52 feet ; population, 11,351 ;
deaths, L
Sub-districts of Bethnal-green-Hackney-road, eleva-
tion, 44 feet ; population, 23,910 ; deaths, 0. Green,
elevation, 36 feet ; population, 23,555 ; deaths, 2.
Church, elevation, 36 feet ; population, 21,787 • deaths,
1. Town, elevation, 36 ; population, 20,941 ; deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of Whitechapel-- Artillery, elevation,
36 feet; population, 6,769 ; deaths, 0. Spitalfields,
elevation, 36 feet • population, 15,336 ; deaths, 1. Mile-
end New Town, elevation, 36 feet ; population, 14,543 ;
deaths, 6. _ Whitechapel North, elevation, 36 feet ;
population, 12,530 ; deaths, 3. Whitechapel Church,
elevation, 32 feet; population, 7,818 ; deaths, 8.
Goodman's-fields, elevation, 28 feet ; population, 12,069 ;
deaths, 1. Aldgate, elevation, 19 feet ; population,
10,694 ; deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of St. eGeorge's-in-the-East.-St. Mary,
elevation, 26 feet ; population,. 18,067 ' • deaths, 0. St.
Paul, elevation, 27 feet ; population, 20,319 ; deaths,
3. St. John, elevation, 2 feet ; population, 9,990 ;
deaths, 0.
Sub-districtsof Stepney.--Shadwell, elevation, 7 feet ;
population,. 16,179 ; deaths, 4. Ratcliff, elevation, 18
feet ; population, 15,212 ; deaths, 3. Mile-end Old
Town, upper, elevation, 32 fest ; population, 29,582 ;
deaths, 1. Mile-end Old Town, lower, elevation, 28
feet ; population, 27,020 ; deaths, 2. Limehonso, ele-
vation, 10 ; population, 22,782 ; deaths, 2.
Sub-districts of Poplar.-Bow, elevation, 12 feet ; po-
pulation, 18,778 ; deaths, 1. Poplar, elevation, 3 feet ;
population, 28,384 ' • deaths, 4.
Sub-districts of St. Saviour, Southwark. - Christ-
church, elevation, 2 feet ; population, 16,022 ; deaths,
4. St. Saviour, elevation, 4 feet ; population, 19,709 ;
deaths, 7.
Sub-districts of St. Olave, Southwark,St. Olave,
elevation,
.6 feet - population, 8,815 ; deaths, 8. St.
John, Horsely down, elevation, 2 feet ; population,
11,360 ; deaths, 3.
Sub-districts. of Bermondsey.-St. James, elevation, 1
foot ; population, 18,899 ; deaths, 7. St. ,Mary Mag-
dalen, elevation, 0 feet ; population, 13,934 ; deaths, 3.
Leather Market, elevation, 0 feet; population, 15,295 ;
deaths, 9.
Sub-districts of St. George, Southwark.-Kent-road,
elevation, 1 foot ; population,l6,l26; deaths, 5. Borough-
road, elevation, 2 ; population, 15,862 ; deaths, 3.
London-road, elevation, 0 ; population, 17,836 ;
deaths, L
Sub-districts of Newington-Trinity, elevation, 1 ;
' population, 20,922 • deaths, 3. St. Peter's, Wal-
worth, elevation, 2; population, 29,861 ; deaths, 3.
St. Mary, elevation, 1 ; population, 14,033 ; deaths, 6.
Sub-districts of Lambeth-Waterloo-road, Ist eleva-
tion, 3 ; population, 14,088 ; deaths, 2.- Waterloo-
road, 2d elevation, 2 ; population, 18,343 ; deaths, 5.
Lambeth Church, Ist elevation, 2 ; population, 18,409 ;
deaths, 0 ; Lambeth Church, 2d elevation, 1 • popula-
tion, 26,784 ; deaths, 5. Kennington, let elevation,
4 ; population, 24,261 ; deaths, 6. Kennington, 2tl
elevation, 8 ; population, 18,848 ; deaths, 2. Brixton,
elevation, 56 ; population, 14,610 ; deaths, 1. Nor-
wood, elevation, 128 (1) ; population, 3,977 ; deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of Wands worth.-Clapham, elevation,
21 feet ; population, 16,290 ; deaths,- 1. Battersea,
elevation, 3 feet; pepulation,lo,s6o ; deaths, 5. Wands-
worth, elevation, 12 feet; population, 9,611 ; deaths, 0.
Putney, elevation, 12 feet ; population, 5,280 ; death,
0. Streatham, elevation, 72 feet ; population, 9,023 ;
death, 0.
Sub-districts of Camberwell.-Dulwich, elevation, 63
feet ; population, 1,632 ; deaths, 0. CaTuberwell, eleva-
tion, 5 ; rpulation, 17,742 ldeaths, 2. Pockham, ele-
vation, 43; population, 19,444;' deaths, 1. St. George,
elevation, 3 ; population, 16,819 ; deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of Rotherhithe.-Rotherhithe, elevation,
0 ; population, 17,805 ; deaths,i9.
Sub-districts of Greenwich.-St. Paul, Deptford, ele-
vation, 10; population, 24,899 ; deaths, 0. St. Nicho-
las, Deptford, elevation, 4 ; population, 7,071 ; deaths,
0. Greenwich, West, elevation, 12; population, 18,800,
deaths, 5 ; Greenwich, East, elevation, 7; population,
16,223 ; deaths, 5. Woolwich dockyard, elevation, (1) ;
population, 17,140 ; death, 0. Woolwich Arsenal, fie-
vation, (1) ; population, 15,227 ; deaths,'t t- - j• - s
Sub-districts of Lewisham,-Plumstoad, oloyAtion, (1);

population, 13,191 ; death, 1. Eltham, elevation, (7); po. '
pulation, 2,568 ; death, 1. Lee, elevation, 44 feet ;
population, 8,478 ; deaths, 0. Lewisham Village, ele-
vation, 16 feet ; population, 6,097 ; deaths, 0. Syden-
ham, elevation 188 (?) .; population, 4,501 ; deaths, 0.
Last week the births of 779 boys anti 763 girls, in all
1,542 children, were registered in London. In the eight
corresponding weeks if the years 1845.52 the average
number was 1,397.
At the Royal observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 30.036 in. The mean
daily reading was above 30 in. on the last four days, and
on Thursday rose so high as 30.367 in. The reading of
the bareraeter increased to 30.44 in. at 9 h. a.m. on
Friday. The mean temperature of the week was 50.9
deg., which is 1.0 deg. below the average. The mean
temperature on Monday was 58.7 deg., which is 7.2 deg.
above the average ; that of Friday was 41.3 deg., which
is 9.30 deg. below the average. The highest reading of
of the week was 72.2 deg. on Monday ; the lowest 32.1
deg. on Friday. The mean dew-point temperature of the
week was 47.6 deg., and between this and the mean air
temperature the difference was 3.3 deg. The wind blew
from the east in the beginning of the week, changed to
west and south-west on Monday and two following days,
and then turned to north The air was calm on Friday
and Saturday. The rain in the week was only 0.06 in.
on Wednesday.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WERE ENDING SATURDAY, OCT. 14
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 4B
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration .. l3l
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 5
Premature Birth and Debility • 23
Atrophy 46
Old Age
Sudden 3
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 4O
Causes not specified

DISATHS PROM ALL CAusas
Population Deaths in corm- Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week in the
1881. of 1853. Week.
West Districts

North Districts 490.396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts

Totals
Males
Females

2,362,236

1,001

1,394
714
680