The Sun.
London, England, 1854-10-04 00:00:00

HEALTH OP LONDON DURING THE WE E.
K.

( From the Report of the Registrar-General. )
Cholera is now rapidly declining in London, an a the
deaths by it have fallen from 2,050 in the first we el s to
754 in the last week of September.
The present epidemic eruption began later tha n the
eruption of 1849, and it has latterly been more r.st tal ;
but the aggregate mortality will yet probably b e less
than it was in 1849 ; for the deaths by cholera in . that
year down to September 29th were 13,098, whil le the
deaths in the present epidemic down to September 30th
have been 9,707.
Yet the loss of nearly ten thousand, or includin g the '
deaths by diarrhoea, of twelve thousand lives, wit 11 in a
few weeks, in the chief city of the empire, is an app a lling
fact, demanding the strict investigation into all its ( totails
which the Board of Health has directed to be insti tatted.
Is London to continue every five years to be at' to eked
by pestilence, and to lose so many thousands of it: s :inha-
bitants ? Cannot the conditions in which disease i g fatal
be determined, and cannot they be removed ? To smist
in the solution of these questions, the area of the r veral
sub-districts, as well as the elevation of the grey m d, is
given in the annexed list.
The 2,216 deaths from all causes, registered in the
week, include the deaths of many persons on wh. en in-
quests bad been held in previous weeks.
West districts, elevation above Trinity high •w ater
mark, 28 feet ; population in 1852, 376,527 ; les ths,
113. North districts, elevation 135 feet ; popu! at ion,
490,396 ; deaths, 50. Central districts, elevati on , 49
feet ; population, 393,256 ; deaths, 62. East di: ttr icts,
elevation, 26 feet ; population, 485,522 ; deaths,. 146.
South districts, elevation, 6 feet ; population, 61( 535 ;
deaths, 383. •
Sub-districts of Kensington-Paddington, St. 1M .ary,
elevation, 82 feet • population, 17,252 ; deaths, 2. _ Pad-
dingtonSt. John,
elevation, 76 feet; population, 2 9, 053;
deaths, 5. Kensington town, elevation, 28 feet ; p opu-
lation, 29,183 ; deaths, 11. Brompton, elevatic en ,12
feet ; population, 14,870 ; deaths, 2. Hammers .n lith,
St. Peter, elevation, 4 feet ; population, 4,467 ; d e: iths,
7. Hammersmith, St. Paul, elevation, 8 feet ; p pula-
tion, 13,293 ; deaths, 8. Fulham, elevation, 6 feet ;
population, 11,886 ; deaths, 7.
Sub-districts of Chelsea.-Chelsea, south, elev a tion
10 feet ;population, 19,050 ; deaths, 4. Chelsea, n orth'.
west, elevation, 12 feet ; population, 17,669 ; dea tl as, 4.
Chelsea, north-east, elevation, 13 feet ; popul a tion,
19,819 ; deaths, 5.
Sub-districts of St. George, Hanover-square.- - Han-
over-square, elevation, 64 feet ; population, 2( 216 ;
death, 0. May-fair, elevation, 56 feet ; popu ition,
12,980 ; death, 1. Belgrave, elevation, 12 feet ; :popu-
lation, 40,034 ; deaths, 18.
Sub-districts of Westminster.-St. John, elevat ;it in, 2
feet ; population, 34,295 ; deaths, 12. St. Ma rg aret,
eievaSiou, 4 feet ; population, 31,314 ; deaths, 18s
Sub-districts of St. Martin's-in-the-Fields.-Cla ring-
cross, elevation 17 feet ; population, 12,587 ; deaf s, 2.
Long-acre, elevation, 60 feet ; population, Li,: 053 ;
deaths, 0.
Snb-districts of St. James's, Westminster.-Bees wick-
street, elevation, 65 feet ; population, 10,798 ; laths,
3. St. James's-square, elevation, 40 feet ; popu
l; stion,
11,469 ; deaths, 0. Golden-square, elevation, 6l 3, feet ;
population, 14,139 ; deaths, 4.
Sub•districts of Marylebone.-All Souls, elevat ior I, 76
feet ; population, 28,841 ; deaths, 8. Cal, en dish-
square, elevation, 73 feet ; population, 14,687 ; de; Was,
1. Rectory, elevation, 68 feet ; population, 27,•633 ;
deaths, 2. St. Mary, elevation, 79 feet ; population,
22,814 ; deaths, 3. Christchurch, elevation, 92 feet ;
population, 33,895 ; deaths, 2. St. John, ele r ation,
124 feet ; population, 29,826 ; deaths, 3.
Sub-district of Hampstead.-Hampstead, ele v ation,
350 feet ;. population, 11,986 ; deaths, 4.
Sub-districts of t. Pancras.-Regent's-park, elevas
tion, 87 feet ; population, 31,918 ; deaths, 0. • T otten-
ham-court, elevation, 3 feet ; population, 2k,433 ;
deaths, 2. Gray's-inn-lane, elevation, 52 feet s popu-
lation, 26,523 ; deaths, 9. Somers town, elevatik n, 60
feet ; population, 35,641 ; deaths, 0. Camdei 1- town,
elevation, 52 feet ; population, 21,115 ; dea ti's, 0.
Kentish-town, elevation, 110 feet ; population, 2;;3,326 ;
deaths, 3. •
Sub districts of Islington.-Islington, West,. eleva-
tion, 100 feet ; population, 47,881 ; deaths, 4 ; Isling-
ton, East, elevation, 88 feet ; population, 42,446 ;
deaths, 2.
Sub-districts of Hackney.-Stoke Newington, eleva-
tion, 72 feet ; population, 4,840 ; deaths, 0. Stan itord-
hill, elevation, 76 feet ; population, 5,549 ; dent ,as, 0.
West Hackney, elevation, 55 feet ; population, lki/.132 ;
death, 1. Hackney, elevation, 44 feet ; poptisaeion,
20,850 ; deaths, 3. South Hackney, elevation, 44 :feet ;
population, 8,458 ; deaths, 3.
Sub-districts of St. Giles.-St. George, Bloornst Airy,
elevation, 71 feet ; population, 16,807 ; deaths, 4. St.
Giles, South, elevation, 64 feet ; population, 19„951 ;
deaths, 5. St. Giles', North elevation, 68 feet ;*:popu-
lation, 17,456 ; deaths, 2.
Sub-districts of Strand.-St. Anne, Soho, elevs lion,
64 feet ; population, 17,335 ; deaths, 4. St. :Nlary.
le-Strand, elevation, 48 feet ; population, 11,615 ; deaths,
2. St. Clement Danes, elevation, 36 feet ; population,
15,510 ; deaths, 2.
Sub-districts of Holborn.-----St. George the -Mar4.yr,
elevation, 66 feet ; population, 18,813 ; death, 0. St.
Andrew, Eastern, elevation, 50 feet; population, 13;971 ;
deaths, 2. Saffron-hill, elevation, 4U feet ; don,
13,837 ; death, 0.
Sub-districts of Clerkenwell.-St. James, elevatic ,n, 44
feet ; population, 21,529 ; deaths, 5. Amwell, elevation,
68 feet ; population, 15,720 ; deaths, 4. Pent(ssiville,
elevation, 84 feet; population, 11,904; death, 0. Gos-
w~ll street, 78 feet; population, ;
death, U.
Suseketriets of St. Luke.-Old-street, elevaince 1, 60
feet; population, 10,617 ; deaths, 0. City-road, t;leva,-
tion,. 52 feet ; population, 16,840 ; deaths, 0. W nite-
crus.,-street, elevation, 52 feet ; population, 13,657 ;
deaths, 2. Finsbury, elevation, 43 feet ; popula Lion,
12,941 ; death, 1.
Sub-districts of East London.-St. Botolph, elevation,
36 feet ; population, 23,824 ; deaths, 2. Crippleigate,
elevation, 44 feet ; population, 20,562 ; deaths, 6.
Sub-districts of \‘ eat Loudon.-West London (North),
elevation, 36 feet ; population, 12,946 ; deaths, 15.
West London (South), elevation, 24 feet ; population,
15,844 ; death, 0.
Sub-districts of City of London-City of London, south
west, elevation, 21 feet ; population, 9,204 ; deaths, 3.
City of London, north-west, elevation, 44 feet ; pop ula-
tion, 11,847 ; death, 1. City of London, south, el eve-
tion 21 feet ; population, 11,461 ; death, 1. City of
London, south-east, elevation, 21 feet • populsaion,.
10,594 ; deaths, 0. City of London, north-east, eleva-
tion, 44 feet ; population, 12,826 ; death, 1.
Sub-districts of Shoreditch-liolywell, elevation, 36
feet ; population, 17,245 ; deaths, 0. St. Leonard., ele-
vation, 41 feet ; population, 19,449 ; deaths, 17. Hox-
ton New Town, elevation, 52 feet ; population, 23,505;
deaths, 3. Hoxton Old Town, elevation, 52 feet ; popu-
lation, 17,431 ; deaths, 3. Haggerstone, west, eleva-
tion, 52 feet ; population, 20,276 ; deaths, 3. Hagger.
stone, east, elevation, 52 feet ; population, 11,361 ;
deaths, 4.
Sub-districts of Bethnal-green-Hackney-read, eleva-
tion, 44 feet; population, 23,910 ; deaths, 5. Green,
elevation, 36 feet ; population, 23,555 ; deaths, 6.
Church, elevation, 36 feet ; population, 21,787 ; deaths,
2. Town, elevation, 36 ; population, 20,941 ; deaths, 4.
Sub-districts of Whitechapel-Artillery, elevation,
36 feet ; population, 6,769 ; deaths, 2. Spitalfields,
elevation, 36 feet; population, 15,336 ; deaths, 2. Mile-
end New Town, elevation, 36 feet ; population, 14,543 ;
deaths, 18. Whitechapel North, elevation, feet ;
population, 12,530 ; deaths, 4. Whitechapel Church,
elevation, 32 feet ; population, 7,818 ; deaths, 8.
Goodman's-fields, elevation, 28 feet ; population, 12,069 ;
deaths, 4. Aldgate, elevation, 19 feet ; population,
10,694 ; deaths, 6.
Sub-districts of St. George's-in-the-East.-St. Mary,
elevation, 26 feet ; population, 18,067 ; deaths, 2. St.
Paul, elevation, 27 feet ; population, 20,319 ; deaths,
5. St. John, elevation, 2 feet ; population, 9,90 ;
deaths, 4.
Sub-districts of Stepney.-Shadwell, elevation, 7 feet ;
population, 16,179 ; deaths, 3. Rateliff, elevation, 18
feet ; population, 15,212 ; deaths, 6. Mile-end Old
Town, upper, elevation, 32 feet; population, 29,582 ;
deaths, 3. Mile-end Old Town, lower, elevation, 28
feet ; population, 27,020 ; deaths, 8. Limehouse, ele-
vation, 10 ; population, 22,782 ; deaths, 7.
Sub-districts of Poplar.-Bow, elevation, 12 feet ; po.
pulation, 18,778 ; deaths, 6. Poplar, elevation, 3 feet ;
population, 28,384 ' • deaths, 13.
Sub-districts of St. Saviour, Southwark. - Christ-
church, elevation, 2 feet ; population, 16,022 ; deaths,
7. St. Saviour, elevation, 4 feet; population, 19,709 ;
deaths, 22.
Sub-districts of St. Olave, Southwark.-St. Olave,
elevation, 6 feet ; population, 8, 015 ; deaths, 14. St.
John, Horselydown, elevation, 2 feet ; population,
11,360 ; deaths, 8.
Sub-districts of Bermondsey.-St. James, elevation, 1
foot ; population, 18,899 ;
deaths, 32. St. Mary Mag-
dalen, elevation, 0 feet
; population, 13,934 ;
deaths, 20.
Leather Market, elevation,() feet ; population, 15,295 ;
deaths, 14.
Sub-districts of St. George, Southwark.--Kent-road,
elevation, 1 foot; population,lB,l- deaths,
Borough-
road, elevation, 2 ; population,
6
15 862 7.-
deaths, 16.
London-road, elevation, 0• •
'
• deaths, 3. PoPulation, 17,836 ;

Sub-districts of Newington—Trinity' elevation, 1 ;
Population, 20,922 ; deaths, 20. St. Peter'srniVal-
worth, elevation, 2 ; population, 29,861 ; deaths
St. Mary, elevation, 1; population, 14,033 ,• death' 29.
s , 7.
Sub-districts of Lambeth—Waterloo-road, Ist eleva-
tion, 3 ; population, 14,088 ; deaths, 5. Waterlooroad, 2d elevation, 2 ; population, 18,348 ; deaths, t;
Lambeth Church, Ist elevation, 2 ; population, 18,409;.
deaths, 4 ; Lambeth Church, 2d elevation, 1 ; popula-
tion, 26,784 ; deaths, 17. Kennington, Ist elevation,
4 ; population, 24,261 ; deaths, 18. Kennington, 2d
elevation, 8; population, 18,848; deaths, 5. Brixton,
elevation, 56 • population, 14,610 ; deaths, 3. Nor-
wood, elevation, 128 (?) ; population, 3,977 ; deaths, 0.
Sub-districts of Wandsworth.—Clapham, elevation,
21 feet ; population, 16,290 ; deaths, 15. Battersea,
elevation, 3 feet; population, 10,560; deaths, 9. Wands-
worth, elevation, 12 Feet; population, 9,611 ; deaths, 3.
Putney, elevation, 12 feet ; population, 5,280 ; death,
0. Streatham, elevation, 72 feet ; population, 9,023 ;
death, 0.
Sub-districts of Camberwell.—Dulwich, elevation, 68
feet ; population, 1,632 ; deaths, 0. Camberwell, eleva-
tion, 5; population, 17,742 ; deaths, 11. Peckham, ele-
vation, 4; population, 19,444; deaths, 12. St. George,
elevation, 3 : population, 15,849 ; deaths, 7.
Sub-districts of Rotherhithe.—Rotherhithe, elevation,
; population, 17,805 ; deaths, 22.
Sub-districts of Greenwich.—St. Paul, •Deptford, ele-
vation, 10; population, 24,899 ; deaths, 5. St. Nicho-
las, Deptford, elevation, 4 ; population, 7,071 ; deaths,
61.0reenwich, West, elevation, 12; population, 18,800;