The Sun.
London, England, 1854-03-09 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

(From the Registrar-General's Report.)

The deaths registered in London exhibit a decrease
from 1,334 in the preceding week to 1,135 in the week
that ended last Saturday. The sudden rise was preceded
by a fall in mean temperature from 42 deg. to 35 deg. ;
the temperature then rose to nearly its position at 42
deg., and maintained it during the last two weeks, and
a reduction in the mortality to the extent of 200 deaths
is the consequence. In the 10 corresponding weeks of
the years 1844-53 the average number of deaths was
1,086, which, if raised in proportion to increase of popu.
lation, becomes 1,195. The actual number of last week
is less than the estimated amount by 60.
The mortality from whooping-cough is still above the
average, hut shows a gradual decrease. The deaths
from it are 64, and are considerably more numerous
than those referred to any other disease in the epidemic
class. Scarlatina and typhus produced an equal num-
ber of fatal cases, 31 persons having died from each.
Measles caused 16 deaths, diarrhoea 20, influenza 3,
erysipelas 11, syphilis 5. No death from cholera has
been registered in the last three weeks. Eleven women
died after childbirth. Besides 6 cases attributed to de-
lirium tremens, it appears that four persons were the
victims of intemperate habits. To this list must be
added a woman, who died from injury received in a
state of intoxication.

Last week the births of 893 boys. and 846 girls, in
all 1,739 children, were registered in London. In the
nine corresponding weeks of the years 1845-53 the
average number was 1,530.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer was above 30 in. on every day
of the week. The reading of the barometer has been
very remarkable throughout the week ; it increased
from 30.38 in. at the beginning of the week to 30.45 in.
by 10 h. a.m, on the 26th ; decreased to 30.20 in. by
9 h. p.m. on the 27th ; increased to 30.62 in. by noon
on the Ist of March ; decreased to 30.49 in. by 3 h.
p.m. on the 3d ; and increased to 30.67 in. by the end
of the week—a point higher than it has reached for
many years. The mean temperature of the week was
41.0 deg., which is 1.1 deg. above the average of the
same wek in 38 years. The highest temperature of
the week occurred on Friday, and was 57 deg., and
the lowest, namely, 24.6 deg., occurred on the same
day, showing a range of 32.4 deg. The highest tem-
perature on Saturday was 49.8 deg. The difference
between this and the air temperature, showing dryness
of the air was 9.2 deg. The wind, which had been
mostly in the south-west and south-east during the
week, changed on Saturday to north-east. No rain
fell in the seven days.

SHIPPING INTELLIGENCE.

NOTICE TO MARINERS.
NEW LIGHTHOUSE ON LOOPHEAD, WEST COAST OF
IRELAND.

The Corporation for preserving and improving the Port
of Dublin give notice that a new lighthouse has been
erected on Loophead, County Clare, at the north side of
the mouth of the river Shannon, from which a light will
be exhibited on the evening of the Ist of May, 1854, and
which thenceforth will be lighted during every night from
sunset to sunrise.