The Sun.
London, England, 1854-01-11 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING( THE WEEK.

( From, the Registrar-General's Report.)

Fourteen hundred and forty-four deaths were regis•
tered in London in the first week of the year. Of these,
656 were deaths of children under 15 years of age ; 431
were of persons between 15 and 60 years ; and 353 oc-
curred to men and women in advanced life, who had
completed 60 years and upwards.

In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1844•

53, the average number of deaths was 1,262, which, if
raised according to increase of population, becomes
1,388. Though the mortality at this season is usually
high, the present return shows an excess of 56 above
the corrected average. The mean temperature of last
week was 30.2 deg. It fell as low as in the first week
of 1849, and the deaths were then 1,131. It fell to
29.4 deg. in the week ending 2d January, 1847, when
the mortality was as high as that of last week.
There died last week 352 persons from diseases of the
organs of respiration, while the calculated number is
279. Twelve died of laryngtis and laryngismus stridu-
lus, 189 of bronchitis, 104 of pneumonia, 36 of asthma ;
86 children died of hooping-cough. Only the following
two deaths were registered as caused by cholera : -
MAIIITLEBONE; St. John's.—At 50, Acacia-road, on
30th December, the son of a merchant, aged 6 years,
"English cholera (11 hours)."
WHITECHAPEL ; Whitechapel North.—At 10, Goul-
ston-court, on 27th December, a labourer, aged 53 years,
"cholera (24 hours), fever consecutive (3 days)."
In the sub-district of Hoxton Old Town, at 13, Bow-
ling-green-walk, on 2d and 3d January, two children of
a tailor, deceased, aged respectively 8 and 5 years, died
of "scarlatina ; low continued fever." Mr. Pearce, the
registrar, says :—" I am informed that in this house
there are frequently very offensive smells arising from im-
perfect drainage. The mother of the children registered
is in a very destitute condition, living and sleeping with
an aged mother in the apartment where the bodies ar4
now lying."
In Islington West, at 1, Gainford-street, three daugh-
ters of a whitesmith died, one on the 2d and two on the
6th January, of "scarlatina maligna."
In Ratcliff, at the Union Workhouse, on the 31st
December, a basket-maker and his wife died, both at
the age of 75 years, the former of "natural decay ;
cardiac disease," the latter of "natural decay." They
had come from Shadwell-market. Mr. Wells, the re-
gistrar, relates a singular coincidence in the lives of this
aged couple. They were born in the same year, and
on the same day of the month, and died within half an
hour of each other.

in High-street, Battersea, on 31st December, a ship
carpenter, aged 92 years, died from " decay, accele-
rated by destitution." Certified by medical attendant.
In Aldgate, at 21, Peter's-court, on 23th December, a
labourer, aged about 55 years, was " found dead in a
garret, death apparently caused by starvation."
In New Gravel-lane, Shadwell, on 12th December,
the son of a matmaker, aged one year, died from star-
vation, Inquest.

In St. George-in-the-East, at 8, Charles-street, on
23d December, the daughter of a labourer, aged one
year, was "found dead in her father's arms ; death
accelerated by want, exposure to cold, and privations."
In the sub-district of Cavendish-square, on 3d Janu-
ary, a boy, aged 14 years, "acute febrile attack arising
from fatigue and exposure to cold (5 days)."
In Bell-green, Sydenham, on 30th December, a spin-
ster, aged 34 years, died from " debility (4 years), con-
gestion of lungs from exposure to extreme cold (48
hours).

In St. James, Clerkenwell, at 56, Turnmill-street, a
female, aged 48 years, found dead on 3d January ;
failure of heart's action from over-distention of stomach
and cold." Post mort. Inquest.
Last week the births of 679 boys and 694 girls, in all
1,373 children, were registered in London. In the nine
corresponding weeks of the years 1845-53 the average
number was 1,566.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.041 in. The
reading of the barometer decreased from 29.42 in. at the
beginning of the week to 29.15 in. by noon on the 2d ;
remained at about this reading till the evening, when it
turned to increase, and was 29.24 in. at 9 h. a.m. on the
3d ; it then turned to increase, and was 29.24 in. at 9h
non. on the 3d ; it then turned to decrease, and passed
the point 29 in. at about midnight, and was 28-83 in. at
9 h a.m. on the sth ; it then turned to increase, and re-
passed the point 29 in. at about 10 h. a.m. on the 6th ;
and reached 29.06 in. by 9 h. a.m. on the 7th • was 29
in. at 10 h. 30m. a.m., and decreased to 28.81 in. by
the end of the week. The mean temperature was 30.2°,
which is 5.6° below the average of the same week in 38
years. The mean daily temperature was below the ave-
rage on every day of the week, except Saturday, when it
was 4.6° above it. On Sunday it was 9.-8° below it, on
Monday 11.5°, on Tuesday 12-3°. The temperature
then rose. On Monday the highest reading was only
29-B°. The lowest reading occurred on Tuesday, and
was 13'5°. On Saturday the highest reading was 43.9°,
and the lowest 34°. The mean dew-point temperature
was 28-6°. On Wednesday snow had fallen to the
depth of one foot upon the level, and in places it had
drifted to the depth of two feet. On Thursday the
amount of melted snow was 0.60 in. ; but this measure-
ment is probably less than the real amount, as some
would be blown from the guage, Snow fell to the
depth of an inch on Thursday. The lowest temperature
of the Thames for six days was little more than 32°.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED

IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JAN. 7.
Zymotic Diseases 284
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ..... .... 6B
Tubercular Diseases ........ ...,„, . • l9l
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses_,.., l7l
Diseases of the Heart and 8100d-vessels
Diseases of the ''. Lungs and other Organs of '
Respiration ........,
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion ............. .. ......... 71
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. ......
•-• . l lO
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c....••............
Malformations ....................................
Premature Birth and Debility
Atrophy 3B
Old Age • ............................ 66
5udden...................... , ................................. 3
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 3B
Causes not specified

DEATHS PROM ALL CAUSES ..................... 1,444
Population Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated. spending Week in the
1851. of 185. Week.
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256 ...... 220
East Districts 485,522 ....„, 335
South Districts • 616,635

Totals
Males
Females

1,308

1,444
704
.............. 740