The Sun.
London, England, 1854-04-27 00:00:00

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HEALTH OF LOYDOAT DURINO TAR Tvp,E.7(

(Front the Report of the Registrar-General. )

The return for the week that ended last Saturday dis-
covers an increase in the mortality. In the first and
second week of this month the deaths in London were re-
spectively 1,149 and 1,087; in the third—viz., last week,
they rose to 1,193. In the ten corresponding weeks of
the years 1844.53 the average number was 1,000, which,
if raised in proportion to increase of population, becomes
1,100. The number of deaths registered last week is,
therefore, nearly 100 above the calculated amount.
In comparing the results of the last two weeks, it ap-
pears that the increase arises mainly from the epidemic
class of diseases. The following are the special heads
under which it is found :—Measles, which rose from 34
cases to 51 ; heopingcough, which rose from 63 to 83 ;
and diarrhoea, which in the two weeks was fatal to 18
and 26, With regard to typhus and continued fever, the
cases were not so numerous in the latter as in the former
week. Two deaths from cholera were registered, which
occurred on the same day, the 13th of April. The fol-
lowing are the particulars :
In the sub-district of Amwell, at 3, Baynes-row, the
son of a builder, aged 2 years, died of " pertussis (two
weeks) cholera Anglica."
In the workhouse, Islington West, a female servant,
aged 24 years, died of "cholera, consecutive fever."
From smallpox the number of deaths registered is nine,
two of which occurred in the Smallpox Hospital. All
the persons who died were children, except a female ser-
vant from Old Quebec-street, who died in the above
hospital on the 20th of April, at the age of 34 years,
from " smallpox, distinct, modified (seven days) ; the
brain and nervous system much affected by the disease.
She bad been vaccinated in infancy near Tonbridge
Wells ; two indifferent cicatrices."
Mr. Jorden, registrar of the Belgrave sub-district,
writes in his report for the quarter ending March 31 :
" Smallpox has been epidemic in this district this last
quarter. All the fatal cases were in persons unvacci-
nated. Parents are only driven to have their children
vaccinated at the eleventh hour, when smallpox has made
its appearance in the house or in some member of their
family."
In the sub-district of Brompton, at 4, Sloane-place, on
the 20th of April, the daughter of a musician, aged 1 year,
died of " scarlatina maligna (six days)." The medical
attendant mentions that "two other children have died
of scarlatina in this house within the last two weeks ;
the drains are very offensive, and there is a cesspool in
front of No. 3, the smell from which is very bad."
At 87, Tower-hill, Aldgate, on the 14th and 15th of
April, two sons of a warehouseman, aged 6 and 3 years,
died of "scarlatina anginosa," one after seven days', the
other after 4 days' illness. Mr. Spencer, the registrar,
says,—" The house in which these children lived is large,
well drained and ventilated."

In the sub-district of London-road, Southwark, at 9,
Smith's-place, Gibraltar-row, on the 21st of April, the
daughter of a carver and gilder, aged 3 years, died of
" scarletina, dropsy (two weeks)." Mr. Hentsch, the
registrar, states that "there are a great number of cases
of scarlatina in this sub-district at the present time, but
it does not appear to be more fatal than usual."
In Islington West, at 32, Catherine-street, on the 20th
of April, a shirt-collar maker, aged 29 years, died of
" phthisis pulmonalis (six months)." The disease was
attributed to her receiving the linen from the warehouse
in a damp state.
Last week the births of 891 boys and 898 girls, in
all 1,789 children, were registered in London. In nine
corresponding weeks of the years 1845-53 the average
number was 1,437.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.733 in. The
mean daily reading was above 30 in. on Sunday and
Monday. The reading was 30.14 in. at noon on Tues-
day. The mean temperature of the week was 52.5 deg.,
which is 5.8 deg. above the average of the same week
in 38 years. The mean daily temperature was above
the average on every day except Monday, when it was
0.8 deg. below it, and Saturday, when it was 2.1 deg.
below it. It rose from 45.5 deg. on Monday to 58.2 deg.
on Wednesday, 59.9 deg. on Thursday, and 58.2 deg.
on Friday. It again fell to 45.4 deg. on Saturday. The
highest temperature occurred on Thursday, and was
77'5 deg. ; the lowest on Sunday, and was 34.2 deg.,
showing a range of 43.3 deg. The dew-point tempera-
ture was 44'5 deg., the difference between this and the
air-temperature being 8.1 deg. The wind blew first
from east•north-east, then from east-south-east, after-
wards from the east, and at the end of the week from
the north-east. Of rain scarcely any fell till Saturday,
when the amount was 0.27 in. The whole that fell in
the week was 0.30 in.