The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-23 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

(From the Registrar-General's Report.)

The total number of deaths registered in the
metropolitan districts in the week ending last Satur-
day was 981. They exhibit a small increase on those
of the preceding week, when the amount was 953.
Taking for comparison corresponding weeks of the
ten years 1841-50, it appears that the average was
906 ; but if this average be raised in proportion to
the increase of persons now living in London, it be-
comes 997, which differs not much from last week's
mortality.
Last week 425 children died under 15 years of
age, 367 persons who had reached 15 years, but had
not attained to 60, and 184 who were of 60 years and
upwards.
The table of fatal causes shows that 229 persons,
158 of whom were children, were carried off by one
or other of the twenty-one diseases that are classed
as " epidemic." These diseases in the aggregate do
not at present produce a mortality equal to the aver-
age of corresponding weeks ; but under particular
heads, namely typhus and diarrhoea, the numbers ex-
ceed the usual amount at this season. Typhus was
fatal in 67 cases last week (the average being 53), and
this disease appears to be on the increase. In the
Church sub-district:of Bethnal-green three deaths from
typhus occurred on the 11th, 12th, and 15th October,
at the respective ages of 14, 16, and 23 years ; the
first in Cumberland-place, the second in North-street,
and the third in Trafalgar-place. Mr. .Briggs, the
registrar, reports that the occupiers in these loca-
lities complain of the bad state of the drains.
Scarlatina in this return numbers 43 cases, while
the corrected average of corresponding weeks is 58.
Though the mortality, as collected over the whole
metropolis, is not remarkable, the complaint has
fallen severely on particular families. At 3, Lower
Chapman-street, in St. George in the East, the
daughter of a shoemaker died at the age of eight
months from " exhaustion consequent on scarlatina
(12 days)." This (says Mr. Chatwood) is the second
child that has died in one family within 9 days. The
father attributes the illness of both to noxious effluvia
arising from an uncovered cesspool in the yard of
the house. In Walwof:th, at Laurel Cottage, Hill-
street, on the 9th and 13th Oct., two daughters of a
musician, aged respectively 18 and 3 years, died of
scarlatina, the former after 21 days' illness, the latter
after 14 days. Mr. Turner, the registrar, mentions
that " four members of this family have died of this
disease since the end of September, the first two seve-
rally on the Ist and 3d of October. Four others have
been suffering from it, but are now recovering. The
family, which consisted of 12 persons, occupy a small
house of four rooms." In the same sub-district, at 26,
Portland-street, the son of a journeyman brass-finisher,
aged 3 years, died of " scarlatina (7 days)." This is
the second death in the family from the same com-
plaint within 6 days, one having occurred on the 9th,
and the second on the 15th October. Also in Wal-
worth, at 7, Hen.and-ctiicken-lane, two sons of a
warehouseman, aged respectively 3 and 9 years, died,
the former of " scarlatina maligns (7 days), the latter
of " scarlatina (1 month), dropsy (7 days)." Of
five children in this family the two now mentioned
died on the 12th and 15th October, two are convales-
cent, and one is in a doubtful condition. Besides the
above, Mr. Turner in this weekly return reports three
deaths from scarlatina in various streets, and odds
that the disease is very prevalent throughout the
whole of his district.

Fifteen duaths, only one of which was that of an
adult, were registered last week as caused by small-
pox. Two cases, in which it is stated that vaccina-
tion had been previously performed, occurred to a
child of 7 months and a man aged 30 years. With
reference to a case which proved fatal in Camden-
town, and in which vaccination had been performed
without effect, Mr. 101 l states that two other chil-
dren in the family had been successfully vaccinated
and escaped the contagion. An infant is also regis-
tered this week who died of chicken-pox.

Diarrhmi, which numbers 42 deaths, continues to
decline, though it is still rather more fatal than usual
for this late period of the year. The following case
also occurred on the 12th October, at 3, Port-place,
St. Peter, Walworth :—A journeyman baker, aged
43 years, " choleric disease of stomach and bowels
(24 hours), death by asthenia."
tol.hthisis or consumption has been rather fatal dur-
ing the week, the deaths resulting from it amounting
138. This is a greater number than in any cor-
responding
week of seven previous years Fifteen
deaths
aretasasescritbhed to disease of the liver, in four of
~,, whichei ne
h cirrhosis.
females.
ck ue y
The c fatal complaint is specified as
agedtwfoourypaerrss,ons who died of cirrhosis
on the 15the October, the daughter of
a carpenter,
died from " inflammation
of the intestines,
cherry stones." caused by swallowing plum and
The following selections
made
of
the o‘ffrOo me
t obtehre
registrars' reports :
,
isiiirdiHa,rs I
or.lh..mceeas
At 20, Gray's Inn-lane, onatrhee
9 worst months."a of Gwray
the son of a tailor, aged 2 years, died
and ulcera,,ttehdisbios
wabeolsutfotrhe
y., nn'
lane : some of the houses are in a filthy state
adds that
Wyndham_ Camberwell, at 4, Elizabeth-place,
road, on the 15th of October, the widow of a porter,
aged 45 years, died of " disease of the heart and
hypertrophy.i' Mr. Searle states that " this is the
widow of Anthony Fawcett, who, on the 30th ult.,
murdered two of his children, and afterwards com-
mitted suicide, being at the time in a state of in-
sanity."

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PAST WEEK.
STATE OF THE 'WEATHER DURING THE
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aofuttertnh.oeo,rit as
darecriarrlloystrtahtruese:
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, otherwise the sky was covered with cloud through-
fourths covered
during the even'n
he ; ellmulostrati -and cirrostrati. Rain fell slightly
Tl,EsDAY.—fourths
until
near noon, and over
ree-f°llrths of the sky were covered
cast d •
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GAS-LIGHT AND COILE COMPANIES.
_
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
--
X. a. d. 1. a. d.
British •••••••• • • • • •• 11. 40 0 0 111 0 0 11%
Ditto Provincial- •• 11. Bs. 20 0 0 20 0 0 18%
Brighton •••••• • • • • • • 51. 20 0 0 .... -
City of London .. •• •• 6/. 180 0 0 150 0 0 120
Continental Consolidat. bOs. 75 0 0 31 5 0 39%
Equitable.... .. .•• • • • 503. 50 0 0 50 0 0 263
Imperial ...... •• •• • • 3/. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70
Independent ....... •• ' 61. 40 0 0 40 0 0 46
L0nd0n.............. - 50 0 0 50 0 0 --
- 50 0 0 50 0 0 -
Do., Parl. Preference 61, 25 0 0 7 10 0
Phcenix . ........„ „ 41. 50 0 0 49 0 0 273
Ratcliff ..... .... .. „ bl. 100 0 0 90 0 0 -
United General ...... 11. 50 0 0 50 0 0 16
Westminster Ckartered 81. 60 0 0 - 45
Ditto, New .. .. .. .. 128. 50 0 0 10 0 0 9
LIST OP SCOTTISH COMPANIES' PRICES
Dividend Amount
Name of Company, per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
-- - --. ...._.
£ s. d. £ s. d
Bank of Scotland
British Linen Company 81. per cent. 100 0 0 100 0 0 200
Caledonian Bank
City of Glasgow ISank 61. per cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 11%
Clydesdale Bank •• •• •• 63%, per cent. 20 0 0 10 0 0 13
Commercial Bank •• •• 71. per cent. 500 0 0 100 0 0 175
Eastern Bank .. •• •• •• 61. per cent. 25 0 0 10 0 0 10
Edinb..lkGlasgow Rank 61. per cent. b 0 0 5 0 0 4
Exehangeßnk of Scot 4l. per cent. ,100 0 0 42 0 0 8
National Bank 63(, per cent. '5O 0 0 10 0 0 15%
Northof Scotlandßank 51. per cent. 20 0 0 210 0 2A,
Royalßank of Scotland 51. per cent. 100 0 0 100 9 0 135
Union Bank of Scotland 81. per cent. 100 0 0 50 0 0 91
Western Bank -••• • • • 71. per cent. 50 0 0 50 0 0 70%
Affiance Fire and Life • %Ler cent. 10 0 0 10 0 0 2136
British Guarantee
Caledonian Fire Incur. 101. per cent. 100 0 0 10 0 0 22%
City of Glasgow Life 6/. per cent. 25 0 0 2 0 0 31. 153
Colonial Life
Edinburgh Life Incur. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 15 0 0 21%
Eng.& Scot, Law Life 51. per cent. 50 0 0 217 6 34
Life Assoc. of Scotland 6/. per cent. 10 0 0 110 0 3/. 15s
National Fire and Life 5/. per cent, 10 0 0 1 0 0 255• Od
North British Incur 6l. per cent. 200 0 0 20 0 0 27
Scottish Union 'name 6%1. pr cent. 20 0 0 1 0 0 258.64
Standard Life •• •• .. • • 51. per cent. 50 0 0 7 0 0 123(,
United Dep.Assnrance 51. per cent. 10 0 0 1 0 0 17s 6cl
MISCELLANEOUS.
Dividend Amount
Name of Company. per of Paid. Price.
Annum. Share.
.---------
X. 11. d. X. 8. d.
Assam Tea • ..• •• •• • • - 20 0 0 20 0 0 g
21. 58. 50 0 0 - 26%
/diction Mart • • • • • • • •
Australian Agrictiltnrl 11. 100 0 0 30 0 0 IS
Australian Trust • •
6/. per cent. - 85 0 0 20%
• •
Anglo-Mexican Mint.. 11. 10s. 10 0 0 10 0 0 233(
Ditto, Half Shares..
- - 2 10 0 -
British American Land - -- 85 10 0 -
Canada ............. 61. per cent. 100 0 0 32 10 0 47%
Do. 5 per cent Bonds - - - -
Ditto, 6pr et. Bonds 61. per"cent. - - 109
City Navigation Bonds 31 per cent. - - 933(
Gen. Revers.& Invest. 5 p.c.& hi, 21,100 0 0 100 0 0 95
Equitable Reversionry 5 p.c. & bs. 5/ 100 0 0 100 0 0 1083
Ditto New ........ _ 50 0 0 5 0 0 -
Gen.SteamNavigation 10 p.ct. 15 0 0 14 0 0 27
Hudson's Bay .. .. .. .. - Stock. - 206
Hungerford ... ...... 21. ss. - 100 0 0 47
London Institution ... - - 78 15 0 7
PoninslrBsOrient.Stm. 81. per cent. 5205
New Zealand Company 25 0 0 25 0 0 -
Reversionary Int. Soc. 4%1 -
Ditto, New ........
Mall Rtearn.... 41 -
00
00
5102 100
00
67
Russell Institution.... -
South Australian.... .pr cent. 100100
00 00
118000
00
00 18040%
Royal
. P.
share.
25 0 0! 25 0 0 236
!
• 11. per share.
Van Diemen's Land.. - 100 00129 0 0 1
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RAILWAY BETWEEN GARBT VERPOOL.—
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The
are surveying the
ent ne).ct session for
, with the intention,
of railway between
d, will be near
or us to point
IpToeweprrsestoume.ne'abolef talipepmlytinogconstruct all:
to iirlf,s-1
the two points. The terminus, it is expected,
the Custom-house. It is scare4y necessareyc-ef
ur , and Toxtet
the advantages of such a rapid communication
out to the residents of Garston, Aigb th -
h-park,
The com-
pany the neighbQux-
are also making some excellent roads in
hind of Gskriatvu And AjgbuthowLicerpoo/ Agiox.