The Sun.
London, England, 1853-05-26 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

(Front the Registrar-General's Return.)
In the week that ended last Saturday the deaths re-
gistered in London numbered 1,098, being nearly the
same amount as in the previous week. In the ten cor-
responding weeks of the years 1843-52, the average
number was 900, which, if raised in proportion to in-
crease of population during that period and up to the
present time, will give a mortality for last week of 990.
Hence it appears that the actual number of deaths last
week exceeds the estimated amount by 108.
Fatal cases arising from diseases of the respiratory
organs continue to decline, but they still exhibit an ex-
cess above those of corresponding weeks, for last week
they were 174, while the corrected average is only 131.
Phthisis destroyed 152 lives, hooping cough, 65. The
weekly temperature rose 10 degrees, and an increase of
diarrhoea is the immediate result ; this complaint was
fatal in 18 and 28 cases in the last two weeks. Typhus
in the same times declined from 71 to 58.
In the sub-district South St. Giles-in-the-Fields five
deaths were registered in the week from typhus, one
from gastric fever, and one from brain fever. One of
these occurred in Short's-gardens, one in Endell-street,
one in Smart's-buildings, and the rest in the workhouse.
Mr. Foulker, the registrar, says :—" Typhus has been
very prevalent lately in my sub-district. I have regis-
tered 11 cases since 4th May, and 8 of these occurred in
the workhouse."

Mr. Matthews, registrar of Somers Town sub-dis-
trict, observes : "The warm weather having now set
in, I would suggest that that part of my sub-district
which is under the control of the commissioners of the
Somers Town Estate, should be better cleansed, and
that the streets should be watered."

At 141, High Holborn, on the 13th May, a spinster,
teacher at the Field-lane Ragged School, aged 31 years,
died of "typhus (8 days." Mr. Yardley, the registrar, was
informed that "the deceased eamehome ill from the ragged
school, where it is supposed she had caught the infection,
as two or three of the children attending the school had
died from typhus, and two of the missionaries visiting
the Refuge, which is under the school, had also died
from it. There was also registered the death of a man,
on the 11th April, who died from typhus abdominalis,
in the Hahnemann Hospital, and who had been re-
moved from the Refuge."
Last week the births of 791 boys and 776 girls, in all
1,567 children, were registered in London. The average
number in eight corresponding weeks of the :years
1845-52 was 1,347.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MAY 21
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain. Nerves, and Senses l2l
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 34
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration 174
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digeston 7l
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations 3
Premature Birth and Debility 25
Atrophy 22
Old Age
Sudden ll
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 4l
Causes not specified

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES
Population Deaths in cone- Death,
Enumerated. sponding week in the
1851. of 1852. Week
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts

Totals
Males
Females

1,098
610
488

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males....
Females.

791
776

Total .

1,567

RAILWAY SHARE MARKETS.

LIVERPOOL, MAT 25.
STOOK EXCHANGE.—The share market to-day has been
very fiat, and very few transactions have taken place. The
little business done has been at lower prices than the cur-
rency of yesterday. The following are the transactions :
Eastern Counties, 13 5-16 ; Lancashire and Yorkshire, 80 ;
ditto (fifth shares), 41 d. ; London and North Western,
1171 ; Ditto (eighth shares), g 7-16 p. ; Midland 75 ;
Shrewsbury and Hereford, 14 d. ; South Eastern and Dover,
221 ; Manchester, Sheffield, and Lincoln (10/. shares), 11;
St. Helen's Railway and Canal (41. per cent.), 1 p.

BIRMINGHAM, MAY 25.
STOOK EXCHANGE.—This market was steady to-day, and
prices well maintained. London and North Western
Eighths were done at 10s. prem ; Midlands (Bristol and
Birmingham), at 150.