The Sun.
London, England, 1854-09-07 00:00:00

HEALTH 07 LONDON DURING THE WEEK,

(Front the Report of the Registrar-General. )
The return of the Registrar-General shows that in
the week that ended on Saturday last 2,515 persons died
in London. This number exceeds the average 1,248 by
1,267, but is 281 less than the number of deaths in the
week that ended September 1, 1849, when cholera was
epidemic, and 2,796 persons died.
The air was stagnant in the early part of the week ;
no rain fell, the sun shone brightly, and the tempera-
ture of the atmosphere and the Thames ranged from 60
deg. to 70 deg.
1,287 deaths are referred to cholera, 243 to diarrhoea.
The deaths from cholera during the last nine weeks have
been 1,5, 26, 133, 336, 644, 729, 847, 1,287.
The present cholera epidemic, like that of 1848-9, has
appeared in two eruptions. The first broke out earlier
(August 21, 1853), the latter eruption later in the year
(July 8) than the corresponding eruptions in either the
epidemic of 1832-3, or of 1848-9. Up to the date of
September 1, 1849, the epidemic in London
present
di-.
demic 4,070 lives have been lost in the eight weeks en
ing Sept. 2.
art.
Although little more than a fourth p (616,635) of
the population (2,362,236) of this vast cityd deaths
south side of the Thames, 2,317 of the 4,070
.ea sfrom
cholera have happened in the southern districts.
died And
there the mortality is still heavy ; 101 persons of
cholera last week in Bermondsey.
On the north side of the Thames there has been a
remarkable outbreak in. the St. James's district.
The local authorities should immediately make ar-
rangements for carrying out the instructions of the
Board of Health. No time should be lost. Inspection
and the house-to-house visitation should be.at once in-
stituted. The maxim with every person now should
be :-Follow your usual pursuits ; live temperately, but
well ; fear nothing ; but the instant you perceive any
disorder, however slight, in yourself or any members of
your family, apply for medical advice.
On the water companies that supply the population
with the dirty water of rivers a serious responsibility
rests. The water of every company is as impure as it
was in 1849, except in one instance. The Lambeth
company now procures its water from Thames Ditton ;
and in the districts which it partially supplies the mor-
tality from cholera is largely reduced.
Statement of deaths from cholera in London, showing
the elevation in feet above high-water mark, the popu-
lation in 1851, and the number of deaths from cholera
registered in each sub-district.
The 1,287 reported were distributed according to dis-
tricts thus :-West districts, elevation above Trinity
high-water mark, 28 feet ; population in 1851, 376,427;
deaths, 300. North districts, elevation 135 feet • popu-
lation, 490,396 ; deaths, 99. Central districts, elevation
49 feet ; population, 393,256 ; deaths, 69. East dis-
tricts, elevation, 26 feet ; population, 485,522 ; deaths,
149. South districts, elevation, 6 feet ; population,
616,635 ; deaths, 670.
The following is the distribution among the sub-
districts :-
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, 6. Kensington town, elevation, 23
feet ; population, 29,183 ; deaths, 20. Brompton, ele-
vation, 12 feet ; population, 14,870 ; deaths, 7. Ham-
mersmith, St. Peter, elevation, 4 feet ; population,
4,467 ; deaths, 5. Hammersmith, St. Paul, elevation,
8 feet ; population, 13,293 ; deaths, 14. Fulham, ele-
vation, 6 feet ; population, 11,886 ; deaths, 13.
Sub-districts of Chelsea.-Chelsea, south, elevation,
10 feet ; population, 19,050 ; deaths, 15. Chelsea,
north-west, elevation, 12 feet ; population, 17,669 ;
deaths, 11. Chelsea, north-east, elevation, 13 feet ;
population, 19,819 ; deaths, 7.
Sub-districts of St. George, Hanover-square.-Han-
over-square, elevation, 61 feet ; population, 20,216 ;
deaths, 4. May-fair, elevation, 56 feet , population,
12,980 ; deaths,6. Belgrave, elevation, 12 feet ; popu-
lation, 40,034 ; deaths, 35.
Sub-districts of Westminster-St. John, elevation, 2
feet ; population, 34,295 ; deaths, 33. St. Margaret,
elevation, 4 feet ; population, 31,314 ; deaths, 33.
Sub-districts of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields.-Charing-
cross, elevation, 17 feet ; population, 12,587 ; deaths, 5.
Long-acre, elevation, 60 feet; population, 12,053;
deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of St. James's, Westminster-Berwick-
street, elevation, 65 feet ; population, 10,791 ; deaths,
27. St. James's-square, elevation, 40 feet ; population,
11,469 ; deaths, 2. Golden-square, elevation, 63 feet;
population, 14,139 ; deaths, 49.
Sub-districts of Marylebone-All Souls, elevation, 76
feet ; population, 28,841 ; deaths, 30. Cavendish-square,
elevation, 73 feet ; population, 14,687 ; deaths, 0. Rec-
tory, elevation, 68 feet ; population, 27,633 ; deaths,
13. St. Mary, elevation, 79 feet ; population, 22,814 ;
deaths, 8. Christchurch, elevation, 92 feet ; popula-
tion, 33,895 • deaths, 3. St. John, elevation, 124 feet ;
population, 29,826 ; deaths, 2.
Subdistrict of Hampstead--Hampstead, elevation,
350 feet ; population, 11,986 ; deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of Pancras-lteghnt's-park, elevation, 87
feet ; population, 31,918 ; deaths, 5. Tottenham-court,
elevation, 73 feet ; population, 28,433 ; deaths, 10.
Gray's-inn-lane, elevation, 52 feet ; population, 26,523
deaths, 3. Somers-town, elevation, 60 feet ; popula
tion, 35,641 ; deaths, 5. Camden-town, elevation, 52
feet ; population, 21,115 ; deaths, 4. Kentish-town,
elevation, 110 feet ; population, 23,326 ; deaths, 2.
Sub-districts of Islington-Islington, West, elevation,
100 feet; population; 47,831; deaths, 5. Islington, East,
elevation, 88 feet ; population, 47,448 ; deaths, 4.
Sub-districts of Hackney-Stoke Newington, eleva-
tion, 72 feet; population, 4,840; death, 1. Stamford-hill,
elevation, 76 feet ; population, 5,549 ; death. 1. West
Hackney, elevation, 55 feet ; population, 18,732 ;
deaths, 3. 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, 3. St.
Odes, South, elevation, 64 feet ; population, 19,951 ;
deaths, 9. St. Giles, North, elevation, 68 feet ; popn-
latiou, 17,456 ; deaths, 10.
Sub-districts of Strand.-St. Anne, Soho, elevation,
64 feet ; population, 17,335 ; deaths, 12. St. Mary-le-
Strand, elevation, 43 feet • population, 11,615 ; deaths,
0. St. Clement Danes, elevation, 36 feet ; population,
15,510 ; deaths, 2.
Sub-districts of Holborn.-St. George the Martyr,
elevation, 66 feet ; population, 18,813 ; deaths, 2. St.
Andrew, Easter, elevation, 50 feet ; population, 13,971 ;
deaths, 0. Saffron-hill, elevation, 40 feet ; population,
13,83 ; deaths, O.
Sub-districts of Clerkenwell.-St. James, elevation,
44feet population, 21,529; deaths, 0. Amwell, eleva-
tion, 68 feet ; population, 15,720 ; deaths, 1. Penton-
vine, elevation, 84 feet ; population,. 11,904 ; deaths, 0.
Goswell-street, elevation, 78 feet ; population, 15,625 .;
deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of St. Luke.-Old-street, elevation, 60
feet ; population, 10,617 ; deaths, 1. City-road, eleva-
tion, 52 feet ; population, 16,840 ; deaths, 1. White-
cross-street, elevation, 52 feet ; population, 13,657 ;
deaths, 0. Finsbury, elevation, 43 feet ; population,
12,941 ; deaths, 1.
Sub-districts of East London.-St. Botolph, eleva-
tion, 36 feet, population, 23,824 ; deaths, 3. Cripple-
gate, elevation, 44 feet ; population, 20,582 ; deaths, 5.
Sub-districts of West London.-West London (North),
elevation, 36 feet ; population, 12,946 ; deaths, 7. West
London (South), elevation, 24 feet ; population, 15,844 ;
deaths, 5.
Sub-districts of City of London.-City of London,
south west, elevation, 21 feet ; population, 9,204 ; deaths
1. City of London, north west, elevation, 44 feet;
population, 11,847 ; deaths, 1. City of London,
south, elevation, 21 feet ; population, 11,461 ; deaths,
7. City of London, south east, elevation, 21 feet ;
population, 10,594 ; deaths, 2. City of London, north
east, elevation, 44 feet; population, 12,826 ; deaths, 2.
Sub-districts of Shoreditch-Holywell, elevation, 36
feet ; population, 17,245 ; deaths, 11. St. Leonard,
elevation, 41 feet ; population, 19,449 ; deaths, 5.
Horton New Town, elevation, 52 feet ; population,
23,505 ; deaths, 4. Hoxton Old Town, elevation, 52
feet ; population 17,431 ; deaths, 1. Haggerstone,
west, eleyation, b 3 feet ; population, 20,276 ; deaths, 3.
Raggerstone, east, elevation, 52 feet ; population,
11,351 ; deaths, L
Sub-districts of Bethnal-green-Hackney-road, eleva-
tion, 44 feet ' • population 23 9
.6popu,
population,
2;
3d,5e5at517,
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elevation, 86 feet
Church, elevation
4. Town, elevation, feet ;population, 21,787 ;deaths,
on,
.36 feet ; population, 20,941 ;
deaths, 6.
Sub-districts of Whitechapel--Artillery, elevation, 36
feet ; populatiopne,p6u,76t9io;; deaths, 2. Spitalfields, eleva-
tion, 36 feet ; ia
deaths, 0. Mile-end
New Town, e1evati0n,3165,336 feet population, 14,543 ;
deaths, 6. Whitechapel North, elevation, 36 feet ; po-
p ovation, 32 feet ulation, 12,530 ; deaths
el ,
; population •
man's-fields elevation 28 Whitechapel Church,
fe 7,et,818 ; deaths, 1. ,
Good-
deaths, 1. Aldgate, elevation, i ;
_n population, 12,069 ;
feet ; population,
10,694 ; deaths, 9.
Sub-districts of Son eorge's-in-the-East-
elevation, 26 feet ; ppation, 18,087 ; deaths,t.
Mary,
Paul, elevation, 27 feet ; population, 2,319 ;
4,a4- St.
St. John, elevation, 2 ft.; population, 9,990 ; deaths,ts 8.
Sub-districts of Stepney-Shadwell elevation, 7 feti.:
o u lation, 16.179 ; deaths, 9. Ratcliff, elevation, 18'
p
feetp ; population, 15,212n;_ deaths, 7. Mile-end
e:?.
Town, upper, elevation, feet , population, 29,554
deaths, 6. Mile-end Old Town, lower, elevation., 28
feet ; population, 27,020 ; deaths, 13. Limehou.se,
ele-
vation, 10 ; population, 22,782 ; deaths, 9.
Sub-districts of Poplar-Bow, elevation, 1.94 popula-
tion, 18.778 ; deaths, 8. Poplar, elevation, 3 ; popula-
tion, 28,334 ; deaths, 10.
Sub-districtsof St. Saviour, Southwark-Vnristchurch,
elevation, 2 ; population, 16,022 ; deaths., 14. St. Sa-
viour, elevation, 4 ; population, 19,709 ; deaths, 55.
Sub-districts of St. Olave, Souttivrark,-St. Olave,
'
elevation, 6 feet ; population, 8,015 •• deaths, 13. St.
John, Horsleydown, elevation, 2 feet ; population,
11,360 ; deaths, 9.
Sub-districts of Bermondsey--St. James, elevation,
1 foot ; population, 18,899 ; deaths, 42. St. Mary Mag-
(.l alen, elevation, 0 feet ; population, 13,934 ; deaths 33.
Leather Market, elevation, 0 feet ; 15,2' 95 ;
deaths, 26.

Sub-districts of St. George, Southwark—Kent-road,
elevation, 1 foot ; population, 18,126 ; deaths, 11. Bo-
rough-road, elevation 2 feet ; population, 15,862 ;
deaths, 25. London-road, elevation, 0 feet ; population,
17,836 ; deaths, 8.
Sub-districts of Newington—Trinity, elevation, 1
foots; Population, 20,922 ; deaths, 19. St. Peter's,
Walorth, elevation, 2 feet ; population, 39,861; deaths,
42. St. Mary, elevation, 1 foot ; population, 14,033 ;
sjea.the 15.
Sub-districts of Lambeth—Waterloo-road, lat eleva-
tion, 3 feet • population, 14,088; deaths, 1. Waterloo.

road, 2nd elevation, 2 feet ; population, 18,348 ; deaths,
15. Lambeth Church, Ist elevation, 2 feet ; population,
18,402 ; deaths, * ; Lambeth Church, 2nd elevation, 1
foot ; population, 26,784 ; deaths 21. Kennington, let
elevation, 4 feet ; population, 24,261 ; deaths, 45. Ken-
nington 2nd eevation, 8 feet ; population, 18,848 ;
deaths, 'l7. Brixton, elevation, 56 feet ; population,
14,610; deaths, *. Norwood, elevation, 128 (?) feet,
population, 3,177 ; deaths, 0.
S.ub-districts of Wandsworth—Clapham, elevation, 21
feet ; ;population, 16,290 ; deaths, 22. Battersea, ele-
vation, 3 feet ; population, 10,560 ; deaths, 23. Wands-
worth, elevation, 12 feet ; population, 9,611 ; deaths, 9.
Putney, elevation, 12 feet ; population, 5,280 ; deaths,
3. Streatham, elevation, 72 feet ; population, 9,023 ;
deaths, 4.
Sub-districts of Camberwell—Dulwich 'elevation, 68
feet ; population. 1,632 ; deaths, 0. Camberwell, elevation,
population, 17,742 ; deaths, 41. Peckham, elevation,
4 ; population, 12,444 ; deaths, 22. St. George, eleva-
tion, 3 ; population, 15,849 ; deaths, 21.
Sub-districts of Rotherhithe--Rotherhithe, elevation,
0 ; population, 17,805; deaths, 30.
Sub-districts of Greenwich—St. Paul, Deptford, ele-
vation, 10 ; population, 24,899 ; deaths, 10. St. Nicho-
las, Deptford, elevation, 4 ; population, 7,071 ; deaths,
' 14. Greenwich, West, elevation, 12 ; population,
18,800; deaths, 25. Greenwich, East, elevation 7 ;
population, 16,228 ' • deaths, 15. Woolwich dockyard,
elevation, (?) ; population, 17,140, deaths, 4. Woolwich
Arsenal, elevation, (?) ; population, 15,227 ; deaths, 2.
Sub-districts of Lewisham—Plunostead, elevation,

(?) population, 13,191 ; deaths, 4. ElthaM, elevation,
(?) ;.population, 2,568 ; deaths, 0. Lee, elevation, 44;
population, 8,478 ; deaths, 2. Lewisham Village, ele-
vation, 16 ; population, 6,097 ; deaths, 3. Sydenham,
elevation, 188 (?) ; population, 4,501 ; deaths, 1.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
reading of the barometer in the week was 30.212 in.
The mean readings were above 30 in. every day in the
week. The mean temperature of the week was 65.1
deg., which is 5.9 deg. above the average of the same
week in 38 years ; on Monday 11'2 deg. above the
average, on Tuesday 8.1 deg., and on Wednesday, 10.1
deg. The highest temperature of the week occurred on
Monday, and was 85•`2 deg. ; the lowest on Saturday,
and was 44.5 deg. The mean dew point temperature
was 55'4 deg., and the difference between this and the
temperature of the air was 9.6 deg. The temperature
of the water of the Thames was above 60 deg. every day
in the week. The wind was calm, and blew generally
from the north. No rain fell during the week.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, SEPT. 2
Zymotic Diseases 1742
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 33
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration
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 4
Premature Birth and Debility 3l
Atrophy
Old Age
Sudden
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 35
Causes not specified.

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43

- 2,515

DEATHS FROM ALL CALTSES
Population Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week in the

181. - of 1853. Week,
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 435,522
South Districts

Totals
Males
Females.

1,021

2,515
. 1254
1261