The Sun.
London, England, 1856-03-12 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THh

WEEK.

( Front the Report of the Registrar•Gencral.)
The total number of deaths registered in London,
which had been 1,029 in the previous week, rose to
1,082 in the week that ended last Saturday. The
rate of mortality now prevailing is considerably less
than has been generally experienced in the begin-
ning of March, for the rate (taking the average)
which prevailed at this period in the last ten years
would have produced in the present increased
population 1,252 deaths. The difference is 170 in
favour of last week.

The present return includes the deaths of 570
males and 512 Linales. To the zymotic or epi-
demic class of diseases 205 deaths are referred,
being a greater number than is found in any of the
other classes into which the causes of death are
divided. The tubercular class, including phthisi,,
has 192 deaths assigned to it ; the class of pul-
monary diseases, principally bronchitis, pneutronia,
and asthma, 191 ; diseases of the nervous sys!em,
125 ; diseases of the digestive organs, 56 ; of the
heart and other organs of circulation, 52. Of par-
ticular diseases phthisis was the most fatal, and
numbered 129 deaths. Hooping-cough, whidli was
fatal in 53 cases, appears to be the most prevalent
of the epidemics ; scarlatina caused 24 deaths,
typhus 52. Of 10 deaths returned by the Registrar
of St. IVlary, Paddington, four were from scarla-
tina, two from measles, and one from hooping-
cough, leaving only three not caused by diseases of
the epidemic character. Four deaths are retuned
from the sub-district of Christchurch, Marylebone,
all by epidemics—viz., 2 by measles, 1 by scarla-
tina, Iby fever. There were 2 deaths from influ-
enza, and catarrhal affections have been common
lately, though not often attendod with the fatal
results which alone place them in the registers.
15 deaths occurred from small-pox ;3 of these in
the Smallpox Hospital. 7 infants died in conse-
quence of malformation of soma part of the body.
15 women died of fever or other disease incidental
to child-bearing. 'A man, aged 65 years, died ou
the Bth of February in the workhouse Mile-end
New-town from want.

A death from cholera is reported ; it occurred
after an illness of a very short duration. The par-
ticulars are as follow :—At 11, Half-moon-street,
Bishopsgate, on the ith of March, a journeyman
blacksmith, aged 48 years, " cholera (10 hours)."
The house (adds the registrar) is drained and ven-
tilated, and there is no apparent circumstance to
account for the disease.

Two women died in the week at the age of 91
years.

- Last week the births of 994 boys and 931 girls,
—in all 1,925 children,—were registered in Lon-
don. In the ten corresponding weeks of the 3 ears
1846 55, the average number was 1,589.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the read-
ings of the barometer were high ; the Mean of every
day was above 30 inches, and the mean of the week
was 30.265 inches. The highest reading occurred
at the beginning of the week, and was 3049 inches.
The mean temperature of the week was 38.3 deg.,
which is 1.6 below the average of the same week
in 38 years (as determined by Mr. Glashier). The
mean temperature was below the average on every
day after Monday ' • and on Saturday the extent of
depression was 4.6 deg. The highest temperature
occurred on Sunday and Saturday, and was 46
deg. ; the lowest occurred also on Saturday, and
was 26 deg., or 6 deg. below freezing point. On
the same day the lowest reading of a thermometer
on the grass was 17 deg. The mean dew-point
temperature was 34.3 deg. ; and the difference be-
twet-ii this and the mean temperature of the air
was 4 deg. The mean temperature of the water
of the Thames was 43.5 deg., and higher by 5-deg.
than the mean temperature of the air. The wind
blew generally from the north-east. A little rain
fell on two days, but too small in amount to be
measured by the gauge.

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

IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MARCH 8
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 52
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respira ti on lOl
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, itc.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Nlalformations 7
Premature Birth and Debility 3l
Atrophy 33
Old Age
Sudden lB
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 43
Causes not specified • 2

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES
Population Deaths in corro- Deatl s
Enumerated. spending week in thd
Its. 1. of 13,5. W,,eg•
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts. 485,522
South Districts

Totals
Males 570
Females. 512
BIRTHS IN TILE WEEK.

Males
Females..

934
931

Total .

1,925

Despatch from General Sir W. Codrington.

( Front the London Gazette of last evening.)
WAR DEPARTMENT, MARCH 10.
Lard Panmure has this day received a despatch and
its enclosure, of which the following ars copier; ed(lressed
to his lordship by General Sir Willarn Codrington,
K..C.8.

Sebastopol, Feb, 20.

My Lord,—l hare the honour to inform your lordship
that :t large portion of the infantry of the English army
,arvled n the 24th instant, on the ridge of the plateau
• • '
overlooking the plain of Balaklava, whero the ground
had become sufficiently dry fir the purpose.
The troops were formed, by division, in a line of con-
tiviout columns of battalions at quarter distar‘ce, ex-
tending for nearly a mile, and marched past at half
distance.

They were subsequently formed on a slope to the rear
of the original line, in ITIPOFOR of columns by divisions,
and »gain marched past in quarter distance.
The day wai fine, but cola, and the general appear-
ance, cleanlinesF, and steadiness of the troops afforded
all the utmost satisfaction, f,r the men looked in the
finest health and vigour.
Marshal Peli-eier, General Durand,, and a large num-
ber of officers of the French and Sardinian armies were
observers of the fine bearing and efficiency of the tro,ps.
I enclose the weekly report of Sir John Hall, Inspec-
tor-General of Hospitals, in which your lordship wilt see
recorded the excellent state of health of the army gene-
rally.—l have, &c.,
W. J. CODRINGTON,
General Commanding.
Ti a tocd Pan mure, &c.

Enclosure.

Ifeael-QumiN.E, Camp, Crimea, Feb. 25, 1356.
Sir,—l have the honour to enclose the weekly st Ike
of sick to the 3d instant, and it affords me great.
satisfaction to be able to replrtthe armynotenlyhaas
enjoyed for continuance
of the excellent health
some time past, be, death from disease has oc-
curred during the w3i lieve one or two deaths
from accidents took pla. e m hospital ; but fer an
army of this strength, r n rer; ice in the field, to have
lost no man by di.ease in a whole week is a remarkable
circumstance ; and when it is taken into consideration
that only 14 men have died in three weeks, little need
be said about the character of the diseases that have
been prevalent in camp ; and as the ratio of rick to well
is only 41 per cent., the sanitary condition of the array
anay fairly, I think, be pronounced satisfactory.
Some of the divisions of the army have enjoyed un-
usually good health of late ; for instance, the Highland
Division at Damara has had only one death for five
weeks, out of a strength of 4,360 men.
In the Third Division in ramp no man has died for
28 days, out of a strength of f,450 ; and in the ght
Division no death has occurred for a fortnight, out of a
strength of 6,460.
This favourable state of things does not,
a Insorry
is
to say, apply to the Land Transport, in which there
still a considerable amount of sickness amongst the
young lads who have been sent out of late.
I have, &0.,
J. HALL,
Inspector-General of Hospitals.
General Sir W. J. Codrington, 1C.C.8.,
Commander of the Forces.

?urea o GOLD.—The quotation of gold at Paris is
about 6 per mills premium (according to the last tariff),
which, at the English Alint price of 3/. 175. 100. per
oz. for standard gold, gives an exchange of 25.32 ; and,
the exchange at Paris on London at short being 25.40,
it follows that gold is about 0.31 per cent, dearer in
London than in Paris. By advices from Hamburg the
price of gold is 4261 per mark, which, at the English
Mint price of 3l 17s. 10Ad. per cz. :or standard gold,
gives an exchange of 13.5 a ; and, the exchange at Ham;
burg on London at short tieing 13.8, it follows that gold
is 1.10 per cent. dearer in London than in Hamburg.
The course of exchange at New York on London for
bills at 60 days' sight is 1091 per cent., and the par of
exchange between England and America being 109
23 40 per cent., it follows that the exchange is nominally
0.33 per cent. against England ; but, after making
allowance for charges of transport and difference of
interest, the present rate leaves no profit on the trans
mission of gold either way between the two countries,