The Sun.
London, England, 1851-10-30 00:00:00

BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

Males ... ... ... ... ... 876
Females ... ... ... ... •• • 797

Total ... 1,673
*ln this number are included 67 by Scarlatina, 79
by Typhus Fever, 30 by Diarrhcea, and 1 by Cholera.

HEALTHOF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

(From the Registrar-General's Report.)
The total number of deaths registered in the metro-
politan districts in the week ending last Saturday was
977. In the corresponding weeks of ten year', 1841-
50, the number was not so great as that of last week,
except in two instances, namely, in 1843 and 1848,
when it rose above 1,100; while tho average was
929. But if this average, for the sake of better com-
parison, be raised in proportion to the increased po-
pulation of the present time, it will became 1.022,
and last week's return will show a decrease of 45 on
the estimated amount.

There is a considerable increase in cases arising
from epidemics ; the number in this class of diseases
having risen from 242 and 229, the numbers returned
respectively in the two previous weeks, to 268 in the
last. The two epidemics which attract notice in the
table are scarlatina and typhus, the fatality from both
being evidently on the increase, and the former
having 67 deaths assigned to it, the latter 79.
At 1, Dean-street, St. Dunstan's, in West London
(South), on the 24th of October, the daughter of a
compositor died of dropsy consequent on scarlatina.
Mr. Nason states that " this is the third death in a
family of six children, all of whom (as reported a
fortnight ago) have had scarlatina." In the town
sub-district of Bethnal-green, at 18, Nelson-street,
two children of a typefounder, aged 6 and 8 years,
died of scarlatina maligns after 10 and 11 days' ill-
ness ; in the same house two sons of a sawyer died,
one of " fits from worms (5 days)," and the other of
" scarlatina maligna (5 days)." Mr. Gregory adds,
that " the house in which these four children di-d be-
tween the 15th and 24th of Oct. is situated in a street
which is badly drained, and which has no communi-
cation with any sewer." A family is also mentioned,
who reside at 29, London-street, Ratcliff, where two
children of a labourer died of the same disease.

Among fatal cases of fever is one which occurred
at 17, Charlotte-street, Whitechapel ; the deceased,
as stated by the registrar, having been " a very valu-
able officer of the Wnitechapel union, who caught
fever in the discharge of his official &vies."

Small-pox was fatal last week to 22 persons, of
whom all, with only two exceptions, were
boychildren of
five years and a girl of ten, it is stated that vaccination
had been previously performed.
In Spitalfields, at 6, Paternoster-row, the so nand
two daughters of a licensed victualler died within a
week of confluent small-pox, all without vaccination.
The house (Mr. Deboos reports) is close, the situa-
tion confined, and also unwholesome from bad drain-
age and noxious effluvia.
With reference to two fatal cases which occurred,
13,1',? in Britannia-row, Islington, and another in
W n dsor-atreet, both without vaccination, Mr. Butter-
field observes that he is constantly in the habit of
recommending
parents to have their children vacci-
nated ; but a strong
impression exists that vaccination
is the means of inducing other diseases, and it is
surprising how many persons object to it on this
.Diarrhmea exhibits a further decline, and numbers
only 30 in the present return. Cholera Anglica car-
aried
ayosff, ti
ihl en
ecshs i, l da
to f6a, labSt. o upr eert,,
Peter
a-street, Walworth-
common. Mr. Turner remarks, that " the street is
without
drainage, and on one side is a quantity of
filthy stagnant
N_waterinthtabte same
els
svterreyet, o
offeo the
offensively. A.
child died at ... 0. 7
after 26 hours' illness."
Juolvr,boefr
died or measles, 11 of hooping cog:
present tehpeidseamaliecsdea
,isbesste'des those already mentioned,
•
nothing of
unusual chaoracbt,eri childrenoflo3rooo,so f
thrush, one of purpura, one of remittent fever,
erysipelas,3 o
one of f
infantile fever. 11 persons died of
rheumatic fever, 2 of influenza, 4 of dysentery, 5 (of
whom 3 were children) of syphilis ; and 10 womenseof
died after childbirth, to half of whom the cause
death appears to have been puerperal fever.
The I
which aeraese
bated thus :—to scrofulilat,h9i ;
nnuemxtertaoteecipild7e4m,cicass,esa.s regards the amt
of mortality ascribed to it, is the " tubercular," in
Ilybderioucetp.limaelunstiou2esc,i- p These are distri-
buted
mesenterica,ll/3.
'a or consumption, 123.
The
malady destroys more lives than

LONDON,

any other single disease ou the list, but is not more
fatal than usual at present.
At 6, St. George's court, BluPgate-fields, the son
of a labourer, 10 years, died of" phthiiis (2 months)
basinoptysis." The medical certificate adds, that the
disease was " brought into action by swallowing a
bean, which passed into the left lung three months
ago " A post mortem examination was made.
Of 177 persons whose ages were 60 years and up-
wards it appears that 86 were men and 91 were
women. Of these aged persons 59 died before they
reached 70 years, 83 were 70 years and under 80,
31 between 80 and 90, and 4, all women, were 90
years and upwards.

STATE OF THE WEATEIER DURING THE PAST WEEK,

SUNDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day;
cirrostratus.

MONDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day;
cirrostratus.

TUESDAY.-The clouds were slightly broken during the
afternoon, otherwise the sky was overcast throughout the
day ; cumulostrati. cirrostrati, and scud. Misty rain fell
during the morning.
WEDNESDAY.-The sky was overcast throughout the day;
cirrostratus.

TIIURSDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day
cirrostratus.

FRIDAY. —The sky was overcast throughout the day
cirrostratus.

SATURDAY.—The sky was overcast throughout the day ;
cirrostratuB.

ELECTRICITY.—Oct. 23d, 3h. r.m., positive, and tension
weak. this was the only exhibition of electricity during
the week.

The mean reading of a thermometer placed on the main-
mast, and read each day at 9h. A.m. was 56.00 ; and the mean
reading at 9h. P.m. was 55.40 ; the mean readings at the
Royal Observatory for the same times were 51.7 Q and 54.0 Q
respectively.
The reading of the barometer increased from 29 83 in. at
the beginning of the week to 29.98 in. by 9h. P.M. on the
20th; decreased to 29.85 in. by 3h. if. sr. on the 21st;
began to increase after 9h. P.3f., and continued to increase,
with slight exceptions, to 30 29 in. by 9h. A.ss. on the 25th ;
after which it decreased to 30.22 in. by the end of the week.