The Sun.
London, England, 1853-08-08 00:00:00

In the Months of
January, February, March
April, May, June
July, August, September
October, Ic oventher, December
The Year ....... • .....

In London the mortality kas .ensiderably exceeded
the average, and it is chiefly due to diseases of the re-
spiratory organs, typhus, hooping-cough, diarrhcca, and
violence of various kinds. Twelve deaths were referred
to privation, 26 to poison, 88 to burns and scalds, 86 to
hanging and suffocation, 81 to drowning, 171 to me-
chanical injuries of various kinds, 33 to wounds ; and in
nearly all these cases, the numbers exceed those re-
turned in previous years. The violent deaths, including
a few from intemperance, want of breast-milk, and pri-
vation, in London, increased from 1,296 in 1840 to
2,140 in 1852 - and in the last quarter the excess in
deaths. from violence alone over the deaths of 1852 was
lits- The increase of steam-vessels, railways, °rani-
as 41'e o; at(! new mechanical forces of every kind, as well
for structions of the streets, may partly account
is ,o f
and mutillowations life, as well as for the numerous injuries
The _. not fatal, in the battle of every day.
mortality in the South-Eastern Counties has been
above the averajre,
in Godstone and the greatest excess has occurred
Lewes, the Isle Croydon, °T
-c1%;• Bromley, Dover, Eastbourne,
been unusually health 'gilt, Alverstoke. Woking has
Sevenoaks, Maidstone, and has been rife in
other districts.
In the South MidlanraditleC
to experience a high rties Wisbeach continues
three months, out of a populaitirnrtality. the deaths in
36,215, were 274.
In Cambridge, on the other band, of
deaths out of a
population of 27,815 were only 11.110 e Hooping-cough
while in Cam-
and bronchitis prevailed at Wisbeacia,e;
improvements
the sanitary
bridge the Registrar reports, that ‘.
inaterially
have been made by the local authoriYesai
arrangements ; they have been assisted vie
by the reports and suggestions of the riled,
cal pro.
fession."

Romford, Tendring, Colchester, Witham, and Saffron
Walden in Essex ; Sudbury, Thingoe, and Stow in
Suffolk, experienced a high rate of mortality. Typhus
Las been fatal to many persons in High Easter, -Dun-
mow ; in Downham, Norfolk, ague and foyer have pre-
vaned ; in Norwich the mortality has not exceeded, and
in the whole county has been below the average.
In the south-western counties the general mortality
has slightly exceeded the average. The typhus in Long-
bridge Deverill broke out a second time, and the deaths
in the sub-district equal the births. In one house the
man, wife, and six children were all attacked, and one
child, nine years of age, died. At Exmouth fever has
prevailed. In. "Whipton, Heavitree, small-pox is raging;
several children are suffering, and two have died ;
" still the People refuse cow-pox." Ii Barnstaple
typhus and •small-pox have prevailed ; the deaths have
exceeded tile births. The emigration from Redruth has
been extrmsive, and the births have consequently de-
creased ; in another district of Cornwall, Lerrin, the
registrar says :—" The births and deaths are much below
for 4.o'irheraerge. Numbers are yearly leaving this district
Au stralia, parts of this country, or for America and
tl,.e decrease. is the only explanation I can give of
Measles has be
deaths from puhneonn very
fatal in Truro. In Froma the
; the same diseargY diseases are much above the ave-
rageave prevailed in Bath.
In the West Midt es
h
what above the averaagned;Csount•
Counties the mortality is some-
all-pox prevails in Glouces-
tershire ; Bristol, Gloucester, Stroud have neglected
vaccination ; carbuncles, boils, purulent eruptions
on-the-the as well
have been very prevalent in
as in London. This extensive epidemic has not yet
obtained all the attention which
2vhict.,lla" htashe pßree--
medical profession. A bad form of dsecaserriavets. from the
vailed in Staffordshire, " the
„ciasuseof
gistrar of Bilston conceives, insufficient drainage, i