The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-19 00:00:00

TEIE

The Royal South Gloceste,r Regiment of Militia, wa%
on Monday called upon to give volunteers to the regular
army. The proceedings were superintended by Oolonel
Horsford, Rifle Brigade, a distinguished officer. 153
men offered, of whom 12 were rdeeted. This regiment
has given a large number of volunteers to the line since
1852, and at all times shown a wiliiermetss to vo'.o ateer.
Tile present strength is about 400 of all ranks. They
have been six months at Aldershott.

-HEALTH 0.? LONDON DURING TEI

WEEK.

( From the Report of the Registrar-Genera?. )

The deaths registered in Lopdon rose irons 1,029 and
1,032 iu the two previous wesks to 1,118 iii 4 e week
that ended last Saturday. If the rate of morte,:iity ha‘i
been the same last week as it was, taking the 3vt.rage,
in the correspsn(ling weeks of the ten years 18;46 55, it
would have produced 1,296 deaths, which More by
178 than the number actually returned. These results.
show that the public health comparatively good,
though the cold weather has had some effect 'at raising
the mortality ; arid it probably accords with common
experience that influeez% and other catarrhal complaints
prevail at this time to an extent greater than can be dis-
covered in the returns of deaths. _

Of the 1,118 deaths 563 were those .of males:, and 555
of females. From diseases of the respiratory organs the
deaths; in the piaceding week were 191 ; last week they
were 223, of which 101 were caused by bronchttia, 92 by
pneumonia, 9 by asthma, the remainder by I.rsryngi•is,
pleurisy, and " disease" of the lungs." Plahisits was
fatal in the two weeks in 129 and 148 cases ; influenza
last week in 2, croup in 7, booping-cough in 47 cases.
Forty-five persons died of typhus and comm.:cm fever ;
18 of those in the East districts, where fever, sa4peciAlly
in Whitechapel north, appears to he prevalent.. ')f 10'
deaths recorded in the sub-district mentiop,ed 6 wore
Frain " febris," 4 of which occurred in the W hitechapel
Woikhouse. Of 9 deaths in the sub-district of Rateliff
1 was from pooping cough, 1 from measles, : mnd 3 from
scar!atina. Toe widow of a farmer, aged 56 years, died
in St. Luke's Workhouse of "fever and • d astitution."
Four children died of measles in Poplar; three of these
in the workhouse. Eight deaths from typhus occurred
in the London Fever Hospital. The body of man who
had died of typhus in Capland-streot, Marylebonet was
kept without burial for a fortnight, in cotisequenco of
the poverty of his relatives.
Two women had arrived at the age of 93 years, one at
95 years, and one is stated to have been 104 years old.
Tnese four aged persons were all widows. Tkie centena-
rian died at 3, Hutchison-street, Aldgate, on. the 10th of
March ; she was a native of Prussia, but, had been in
this country several years. Mr. Spencer, Alta registrar;
adds that she enjoyed good health and the use of her
faculties to the last, and that her son, the informant, of
the death, stated that he himself was 66 years of age, and
the youngest son of a large fa,saily.
Last week the births of 932 boys and 812 girls; in all
1,744 children, were rsgistered in London. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1846-56 the average
number was 1,582.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.965 in. The
highest reading was 30.20 in. at the beginning of the
week. The mean temperature was 36.3 deg., which is
4 6 deg. lower than the average of the same week in 38
years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily
temperature was below the averaa-* throughout the week,
and on Saturday the defect vide 8•4 deg. On that day
the highest reading was only 3S deg. ; the lowest 27.9
deg. ; and the mean, 33.1 deg. The lowest in the week
was 26.5 deg. on Wednesday. The mean dew-point
temperature was 29.5 deg., and the difference between
this and the mean temperature of the air was 6.8 deg.
The mean temperature of the water of the Thames was
41.8 deg. On the last five days the wind blew from the
east and north-east. On Thursday it blew, when strong-
est,. with a pressure of 61b. on the square foot. There
was no rain in the week.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MARCH 15.
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat

Tubercular Diseases . l9B
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses

Diseases of the Heart and Bfood-vessels 49
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration 223
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs

of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &e.

Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &r_.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations
Premature Birth and Debility 33
Atrophy 3O
Old Age
Sudden 9
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 37
Causes not specified

DRAMS PROM ALL CAUSES
Population Deaths in corre- Deat' s
Enumerated. eponding week in the

1851.
of 1855. Week.
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts

Totals

1,4_5

1,118

Males
Females
BIRTHS IN THE WEEK

Males
Females

Total ..

932
812

1,744

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