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

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

(From 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.
Plithisis 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 baying 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 came home 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."
At 7, Sun-square, Bishopsgate, on 20th May, the
daughter of a deceased mariner, aged 16 months, died of
diarrhoea. Mr. Spencer, the registrar, adds :—" The
mother and child were in the Workhouse, Bishops-
gate, on account of ill health, but the former discharged
herself and child for the purpose of getting further ad-
vice from St. Bartholomew's Hospital, where she was
reproved for bringing the child away in so dangerous a
state. lam sorry to say that such conduct is too often
exhibited by the inmates of the workhouse towards the
medical officer, whose kindness and skill are deserving
of greater confidence."
The following five deaths occurred in the week in the
London Fever Hospital, two on the 17th May, two on
the 19th, and one on the 21st :

A labourer, brought from Marylebone Workhouse,
aged 34 years, " typhus, 21 days. In hospital six days."
A woman from Lambeth Workhouse, aged 36 years,
"typhus (duration unknown.) In hospital one day."
A labourer from Smith's-buildings, Peckham, aged
32 years, "Meningitis (18 days). In hospital 13 days."
A labourer from Greeman's-lane, Islington, aged 40
years, "typhus (duration unknown). In hospital six

A. widow from Orchard-place, Marylebone, aged 45
years, " typhus (duration unknown). In hospital
7 days."
The following additional cases are selected from the
returns of the week :—At 21, Rosemary-lane, Aldgate,
on 17th May, the son of a journeyman plasterer, aged
1 year and 9 months, died of " fever hydrophobia."
Certified— A moulder in Whitechapel, aged 23 years,
died a natural death, accelerated by grief and disappoint-
ment." Inquest ---In the Strand Union Workhouse, on
20th May, a carpenter, aged 62 years, died of" destitution
and debility." In King's College Hospital, on 13th May,
a brass-dresser, aged 41 years, from 11, Bennett's-court,
Drury-lane, died of "acute oedema of fauces, glottis (9
hours), tracheotomy, bronchitis, pneumonia ; died 47
hours after operation." Post snort.—At 21, Eversholt-
street, Somers-Town, on the 13th May, a greengrocer
aged 39 years, died of " atrophia, anthrax." On the
13th and 19th May respectivly, at 13, Barclay-street,
Somers-Town, two daughters of a carman, both
aged 9 months, died of pneumonia, one after 7 days,
the other after 14 days' illness. At 28, Surrey-square,
Walworth, two sisters, aged 9 and 2 years, died on 13th
and 17th May of scarlatina, one after 14 days', the other
after 18 days' illness. At 30, College-street W6t,
Camden-town, on 15th and 20th May, two sisters,
aged 3 and 6 years, died both of hooping-cough• (one
month), pneumonia (one week). In Poplar, at 11,
Providence-place, Woolmore-street, on 10th and 14th
May, two daughters of a labourer, both aged 14 months,
died of " hooping-cough, pneumonia, convulsions." In
Marylebone, a gentleman, aged 73 years, died from "cut-
ting a corn too deeply on the little toe of a paralysed leg,
erysipelas (10 days), gangrene (6 days.") At 13, Sydney.
street, Islington,the daughter of a la,bourer, aged 4 months,
died of "erysipelas (11 days), on the fourth day after vac-
cination. A saddler, from Hackney, aged 18 years, died
on the 16th May, in the Small pox Hospital, of " small
pox confluent, unprotected (13 days)." A man, aged
55 years, died of " hwmatemasis, ulceration of
stomach, accelerated by intemperance in spirit drinking."
Post mort.—A. woman also died of intemperance. In
St. Thomas's Hospital, on the 3d May, a fisherman,
aged 28 years, died of " inflammation of the stomach,
urticaria, after eating shell-fish."
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
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
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 25
Atrophy 22
Old Age
Sudden ll
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 4l
Causes not specified

.. 13

bRATIIS FROM ALL CAUSES
Population Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week in the

•
1851. of 1552.
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts

Week
162
.... 184
201
.... 231
.... 320

Totals
Males
Females

943 1,098
610
488