The Sun.
London, England, 1853-09-21 00:00:00

practice of some butchers emptying the filth and offal
from slaughtered cattle into the public streets.
Mr. Seeker regretted that there was 'no means of
summarily dealing with the nuisance, but said that he
should grant a summons, so that the evidence might be
taken, and the defendant held to bail to answer to an
indictment at the sessions.

Mr. Hill said he should act on this suggestion.

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

( From the Registrar-General's Report. )
The official report is as follows :—The mortality in
London from all causes for the week ending the 17th
September was 949 ; in the former week 1,015 deaths
were registered. In the ten corresponding weeks
of the years 1843-52 the average number was
1,053, which, with a correction for increase of
population, becomes 1,158. The deaths returned for
last week are, therefore, 209 less than the cor-
rected average, and 60 less than those recorded in the
previous week. Cholera was fatal to 16 persons, 9 males
and 7 females, showing an increase of 9 fatal cases com-
pared with the preceding week. Twelve deaths from
cholera occurred on the north and 4 on the south side of
the Thames, 9 in children under 15 years of age, 6 in
adults of 15 and under 60, and one at the age of 71. The
number of deaths by cholera in corresponding weeks of
the 10 previous years was 11, 3,1, 2,6, 7, 839, 2,7, 8,
and from the week ending July 2, in the present year,
3,6, 9,4, 19, 10, 18, 16, 7, and 16 fatal cases were re-
gistered. Four of the 16 deaths are described as
" Asiatic," varying in the duration of the attack from 7
to 48 hours.

The deaths from diarrhoea were 131, being a decrease
of 53 on the previous return, and 14 below the corrected
average of the corresponding weeks of the past 10 years.
The locality and other particulars of the 16 deaths
from cholera :

Kensington, sub-district of St. John, Paddington, at
15, Elms-place, on 11th September, the widow of a
coachman, aged 53 years, "cholera Asiatica (48 hours)."
In St. Mary's Hospital, from 10, Elms-place, on 14th
September, the widow of a gardener, aged 58 years,
" cholera (20 hours)." The Registrar, Mr. Charles Hol-
loway, adds :—"This is the second death from cholera
in Elms-place. A third person has been attacked ; the
houses having cesspools, the smell at times is very great."
In the same sub-district, at 43, Oxford-terrace, on the
11th September, the son of a gentleman, aged 4 weeks,
"cholera (12 days)."
Marylebone, sub-district The Rectory, at 12, York-
court, on the 14th September, a bricklayer's labourer,
aged 17 years, " endemic cholera (33 hours)." The
Registrar, Mr. Edward Joseph, observes :—" There was
the antecedent diarrhcea and vomiting unattended to.
Other cases of cholera occurred in the same house, but
upon prompt removal to the well-ventilated wards of
the parish infirmary, the patients are now rapidly reco-
vering."

Pancras, sub-district of Tottenham, at 1, Stephen-
street, on 15th September, the wife of a gilder, aged 32
years, "diarrhoea (4 days), cholera (14 hours)." The
Registrar, Mr. John Wells, adds : "The informant who
lives in the house, states that the deceased died in the
attic, and that there was always a bad smell at the top
of the house, arising from slops and filth being constantly
thrown into the gutters."
Clerkenwell, sub-district of Goswell-street, at 24,
Whiskin-street, on Bth September, a tailor, aged 71
years, " chronic diarrhoea (some weeks), summer cholera
(24 hours)." At 7, Brewer-street, on 13th September,
the son of a labourer, aged 2 years, " English cholera (21
hours), convulsions (10 hours)."
Hackney, sub-district of Hackney, at the German
Hospital, Dalston, on 16th September, a farmer, aged
30 years, " cholera (20 hours)." The medical attendant
adds :—" This case manifested all the symptoms of Asia-
tic cholera."

Bethnal-green Town sub-district, at 9, Anchor-street,
on 12th September, the son of a silkmau, aged 5 months,
" infantile cholera (4 days)." In the Hackney-road sub-
district, at 6, Short-street, on 12th September, the daugh-
ter of a toy-maker, aged 1 year, " cholera infantum."
The registrar, Mr. James Murray, adds :—" A close,
crowded, and undrained street ; its immediate neigh-
bourhood being the usual seat of epidemic disease."
In the same sub-district, at 13, Willow-walk, on 15th
September, the daughter of a cordwainer, aged 10
months, " cholera infantum (3 days)."
Saint George-in-the-East, sub-district of Saint Paul, at
9, Star-street, on 12th September, the daughter of a la-
bourer, aged 5 months, "English cholera (one week)."
Southwark, Borough-road sub-district, at 4, Mason's-
buildings, Green-street, Friar-street, on 11th September,
a hammerman, aged 55 years, " Asiatic cholera (30
hours)." Inquest. At 15, Francis-place, Friar-street,
on 17th September, the son of a tailor, aged 5 years,
" croup, cholera, infantum (2 days)." The registrar, Mr.
H. C. Elliott, observes:—" When cholera was epidemic
in 1849, some of the worst cases in the Borough-road
district were those which occurred in this locality, yet
after the lapse of four years here is a densely-populated
neighbourhood in precisely the same condition with cat-
gut makers, bone boilers, and horse-slaughterman's pre-
mises all mingled with dwelling houses. Successful
efforts have recently been made to improve the lodging
houses where tramps and beggars resort for a casual
lodging, whilst the dwellings of the labouring man are
in too many instances allowed to remain surrounded by
influences which render them unfit for human habita-
tion."

Lambeth, sub-district of Waterloo (2nd part), at 1,
Charlotte-street, Waterloo-road, on 13th September, the
daughter of a labourer, aged 6 years, " Asiatic cholera
(7 hours)." The Registrar, Mr. Wm. Daws, states, on
the information derived from the informant and medical
attendant, that " the decased retired to rest perfectly
well, and free from any premonitory symptom ; about
half-past three in the morning vomiting and diarrhoea
came on, medical aid being in attendance about four
o'clock, subsequently the extremities were discoloured
attended with cramp. The house is well drained, and
free from any offensive smells, it contains 8 rooms, with
20 inmates, including deceased."
Greenwich sub-district of St. Nicholas, Deptford, at
1, Collier-street, on 27th August, the son of a labourer,
aged one year, " English cholera (14 days)."
The following cases are selected from the registrars'
returns :

At 61, Star and Garter•yard, St. George-in-the-East,
on 12th September, the widow of a labourer, aged 60
years, "found dying from exhaustion, privation, and the
mephitic air of her apartment." Inquest.
At 4, Cambridge-crescent, Camden Town, on Bth Sep-
tember, the son of a labourer, aged 3 years, " confluent
small-pox (6 days) not vaccinated." The medical at•
tendant in this case states "this is the fifth case of small
pox I have attended in two small cottages, consisting of
two rooms each ; not a single patient had been vacci-
nated. When the disease made its appearance in the
first family I requested the mother (a widow) to allow
me to vaccinate her other children ; she reluctantly con-
sented to have one, aged 4 years, vaccinated, but refused
in the case of the other aged 13 ; the one vaccinated
escaped the small-pox, whilst the one not vaccinated
took this loathsome disease and nearly lost its life. I
have witnessed many similar cases."
At 18, Galway-street, St. Luke, Middlesex, on 6th
September, the daughter of a millwright, aged 8 years,
" typhus fever (3 weeks)." The Registrar, Mr. H.
Hamlin, adds : " The yard wall of this house joins to
the yards of the houses in Ratcliffe-grove, where the in-
habitants state that owing to the bad state of repair in
which the drains are kept, their yards are overflowing
with soil ; at No. 16, one of the houses immediately be-
hind the house where the death took place, there are
several persons ill with the same disease.
Last week the births of 816 boys and 690 girls, in all
1,506 children, were registered in London. In the eight
corresponding weeks of the years 1845.52 the average
number was 1,310.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the week was 29.877 in. The mean
temperature of the week was 57.6 deg., which is slightly
above the average of the same week in 38 years. The
highest temperature of the week was 73.0 deg., and oc-
curred on Saturday ; the lowest was 40.5 deg., and
occurred on Wednesday. The direction of the wind was
variable, at the average rate of 51 miles a day. The
electric condition of the atmosphere was positive on
every day of the week except Monday.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED

IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, SEPT. 17
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses lO4
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 35
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration lO4
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 , 3l
Atrophy 29
Old Age ........ .
Sudden l3
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 42
Causes not specified

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES 949
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Population Deaths in eorre- Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week In the
Pitt. of 1852. Week
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts

Totals
Males
Females.

913
479
470