The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-09 00:00:00

HEALTHOF LONDON DURING THE WEEK

(From the Registrar-General's Report.)
In the week ending last Saturday 1,014 deaths
were registered in the metropolitan districts. In the
10 corresponding weeks of the year 1841.50 the
average number was 980; but if the population in
which this mortality occurred had ;been equal to the
present number of inhabitants the average would pro-
bably have been 1,078.

In the previous week, ending September 27, the
deaths were only 958, compared with which the last
week has apparently produced an increase. It must
be observed, however, that the present return has been
unduly augmented by coroners' cases, many of which
properly belong to antecedent periods, but have bee❑
accumulating till the end of the quarter, when their
registration was ultimately completed.
By far the larger proportion of deaths on which the
coroners hold inquests are produced by violent means,
and fall under the general denomination " violence"
in the table of fatal causes. In last week 70 cases of
this description are enumerated; and of these 3 were
the result of poison, 6 of burns and scalds, 10 of
hanging and suffocation, 22 of drowning and immer-
sion, 24 of fractures and coctusions, 6 of wounds and
other injury. Five children were suffocated—one by
food and three by overlaying, or otherwise, in bed. A
brickmaker died of tetanus, produced by burns which
he received when lying on a brickkiln.
The following analysis is presented of the 1,014
deaths returned last week. The cause of death was—

Certified by written statement of qua-
lified practitioners in •..
Returned by coroner's jury in
Not certified, because the deceased
person had no medical attendance, in 11
Not certified, and only reported by
informant of the death • . •.• 21

Cases.
858
124

Total ...

1,014

From the above it appears that the cases in which
the disease was deseribed by the medical attendant,
together with those returned ty the coroner, form a
proportion of nearly. 7 per cect. of the total number.
Of the 1,014 persons in this return, 260, or about
a fourth of the whole were az victims of epidemic
diseases; 61 died of typhus, 7( of diarrhoea, dysen-
tery, and cholera, 21 of hoopisg-cough, 48 of scar-
latina, 17 of measles, and 18 of smallpox. The wife
of a gardener, who lived in Ifew-street, Deptford,
died on the 28th of September of-smallpox, at the
age of 30 years. She had been vaccinated, but two
children, who are now lying iery ill with the same
complaint, have not been protected by vaccination.
Mr. Paine, the Registrar, adds, that the house con-
sists of four rooms, and has a family in each, in all
about 16 persons, and that a faal case of smallpox
without vaccination is now registered, which occurred
in the house adjoining."
The following deaths occurred in the Smallpox
Hospital at Holloway on the 2.oth, 28th of September,
and Ist of October respectively :
A sailor, a black from Chilli. aged 25 years,
"smallpox, confluent, unprotected (11 days)."
A labourer, from Whitechapel, aged 24 years,
" small-pox, confluent, unprotected (20 days)."
A man from the Richmond Union Workhouse,
aged 74 years, " smallpox, conflueir, unprotected (7
days)."
Four deaths from cholera were registered in the
week ; of these the following are the particulars :
In Belgrave sub-district, at 12i, Commercial-road,
September 29, the wife of a carpenter, aged 34
years, died of " epidemic cholera."
In Islington, west subdistrict, at 5, 'Half-moon-
crescent, September 28, the son of a porter, aged 5
months, "cholera infantum (8 days)"
In Ratcliff sub-district, at 15, Alfred-terrace,
Bath-street, September 29, the daughter of a clerk
in the London Docks, aged 4 months, " cholera in-
fantum (18 hours), convulsions (2 hairs)."
In Wandsworth, at the Surrey County Lunatic
Asylum, a woman 57 years, " billow cholera (28
hours)."
Next in amount to the epidemic class is the tuber-
cular, which numbers 167 cases—of wLich 6 are as-
cribed to scrofula, 21 to tabes meeenterica, 21 to hy-
drocephalus, and 119 to phthisis or consumption.
Diseases of the brain and nervous system follow in
the order of fatality in the present table, and comprise
115 cases—of which 33 are due to apoplexy and 40
to convulsions. Bronchitis, pneumonia, and other
affections of the respiratory organs number only 98
at this season.

Note by Mr. Faulkner, registrar of St. Giles-in,
:he-Fields, south sub-district :

"The last fortnight has been very fatal to young
children in my district. I have registered in this pe-
riod the deaths of 18 children under 8 years of age,
and 10 of whose ages vary from 5 to 14 days. These
10 are classed as follows :-3 were prematurely born,
1 died of debility, and 6of convulsions. Three had
no medical attendance.

STATE OF THE WEATHER DUILING THE PAST WEEK..
SUNDAY.--Clouds were prevalent during the morning and
afternoon, but variable in amount ; at night the sky was clear.
Electricity—Nothing was shown at any examination.
MONDAY.—The sky was overcast till noon, one-half covered
till 4h. P. 51., and the amount of cloud was variable after-
wards ; cumulostratus, cirrostratus, and loose scud. A tne
aurora was visible at night, and the magnets were greatly
disturbed. Electricity—Nothing was shown at any exami-
nation.

TUESDAY.—The sky was for the most part covered with
cloud throughout the day; cirrostratus. Ram fell frequently.
Electricity—.Nothing was shown throughout the day.
WEDNESDAY.—The sky was one-half covered with cloud
till near noon, and overcast during the remainder of the
day; cirrostratus. Rain fell frequently during the afternoon.
Electricity—Nothing was shown throughout the day.
THUILSDAT.—The amount of cloud was very variable
throughout the day ; cumuli and cirrostrati. Showers of
rain fell during the morning and afternoon. An aurora was
visible at night, and the magnets were disturbed. Electricity
—Positive, and tension strong during the afternoon.
FRIDAT.—The aky was generally one-half covered with
cloud during the morning and afternoon; at night the sky
generally clear ; cumuli, cumulostrati, and cirrostrati.
Electricity—Positive, and tension strong during the afternoon.
SATURDAT.—The sky was covered with cloud till near
noon, during the afternoon the amount of cloud was variable,
at night the sky was clear; cumuli, cumuleitrati. Rain fell
during the morning. Electricity—Positive, and tension
strong during the afternoon.
The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main-
mast, and read each day at 9h. A.M. was 554" ; and the mean
reading at 9h. P.M. was 52.0°; the mean readings at the
Royal Observatory for the same times were 56.4 Q and 51.3"
respectively.
The reading of the barometer increased from 2967 in. at
the beginning of the week to 29.83 in. by 10h. A.m. on 28th
September; increased to 29 91 in. by sh. P.M. on let October;
decreased to 29.46 in. by 9h. r.m. on the 3d; decreased to
29.35 in. by 9h. A. 31. on the 4th ; and increased to 29.40 in.
by the end of the week.

MONEY MARKET.—The quotation of gold at Paris
is about 1 per mile discount (according to the new tariff ),
which, at the English Mint price of 31. 17s. 10id. per
ounce for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.141 ; and
the exchange at Paris oa London at short being 25.224, it
follows that gold is about 0.32 per cent. dearer in London
than in Paris. By advises from Hamburgh the price of gold
is 4291 per mark, which, at the English Mint price of
31. 17s. 101 d. per ounce for standard gold, gives an ex-
change of 13.7*; and the exchange at Hamburgh on Lon-
don at short being 13.8, it follows that gold is 0.35 per
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