The Sun.
London, England, 1851-07-23 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK

(From the Report of the Registrar-General.)
It was shown in the last period that the public health
had improved to some extent under the influence of
more genial weather; it will now be seen that the return
for the period that has intervened adds its testimony to
the improvement. During May and June the weekly
deaths in London were about 1,000, or never fell very
considerably below that amount; in the week ending
July 12th they declined to 881, and in the week ending
last Saturday to 873. Throughout May and to the middle
of June the mean temperature of each week ranged from
47 deg. to 55 deg.; since that time it has risen to 60 deg.,
and continued near this point—a temperature, however,
which is at present below the average of the season.
In the ten corresponding weeks of 1841-50 the ave-
rage number of deaths was 975, or corrected for increase
of population, 1,073, compared with which the 873
deaths of last week exhibit a great decrease. But it is
to be observed that cholera had made much progress at
this period in 1849, and with diarrhoea had raised the
total deaths in the corresponding week of that year to
1,741; hence the average mortality as now stated is
higher than a normal state of the population would have
produced. The mortality of London last week is equal
to only half its sum at a time when cholera bad begun,
but is greater than what prevails in districts where more
favourable conditions of health exist.

In the present return the deaths arising from diseases
of the respiratory organs amount to 112, while the cor-
rected average of corresponding weeks is 89. In the
zymotic class the number of fatal cases is 209, of which
21 were produced by small-pox, 21 by measles, 34 by
hooping-cough, and only 6 by scarlatina. In the last
three weeks diarrhcea has been fatal successively to '23,
53, and 64 persons, showing a gradual increase. Of
these 64 only 11 were more than 15 years of age.
Eight cases of cholera were registered in various
districts, and the following are the particulars of each
as reported:—
In Marylebone, at 79, Crawford-street, on the 18th of
July, the son of a draper, aged 8 months, died of
" English cholera."
At 19, Essex-street, King's-cross, on 15th July, the
widow of a navigator, aged 68 years, " cholera morbus
(two days)." Mr. 1011, the registrar, remarks that "this
is a very crowded, ill-drained, and dirty locality, in-
habited by poor persons; cholera prevailed in this
neighbourhood two years ago, and here it would pro-
bably be very fatal, if the malady again assume a ma-
lignant character."
In Shoreditch, St. Leonard's, at 4, Bath-place, Old-
street- road, on July 9th, the son of a tripe-dresser, aged
5 months, "English cholera (3 days)."
In the same sub-district, at 5, Norfolk-gardens, on
12th July, the son of an upholsterer, aged 8 months,
" English cholera (6 days)."
In Limehouse, at 11, Nightingale-buildings, on 18th
July, the son of a tailor, aged 10 months, "English
cholera (3 weeks)."
In sub-district of Kent-road, at 18, Swan-place, on
12th July, the son of a labourer, aged 3 months, " Eng-
lish cholera (40 hours)."
At 7, St. Peter's-street, Walworth-common, on 9th
July, the son of a maator whipmaker, aged 4 months,
died of "cholera Anglica (26 hours)." The medical
attendant describes this as the most strongly marked
case of English cholera he had ever seen; there was col-
lapse from the very commencement.
In Lambeth, at 27, Palace-new-road, on the 14th of
July, the widow of a carriage-builder, aged 75 years,
"cholera morbus (1 day)."
St apixopaiethres above cases occurred amongst children un-
der 1 year, the remaining two to persons of advanced age.
I
from the return for Islington, West, that
of two women, aged 21 and 31 respectively, who died
of small-pox in the hospital at Holloway, the former
had been vaccinated in Wales when 4 years old, and
had one cicatrix, the latter had been inoculated twice
and vaccinated three times without effect.

STATE OF THE WEATHER DURING THE PAST WEEK.
SUNDAY.—The sky, with slight exceptions, was covered
with cloud throughout the day; cirrostratus. Electricity—
Positive, and tension moderate at night.
Morroay.—Three-fourths of the sky were covered till
noon, and generally one-fourth part covered during the re-
mainder of the day ; cumulostratus, cirrostratus, and fleecy
clouds. Heavy squalls of wind and rain occurred during the
earlier portion of the morning. Electricity—Negative, and
active at lh. r.nr. ; frequent sparks were shown.
TUESDAY.—The sky was mostly free from cloud
till near noon, and three-fourths covered afterwards; cumuli,
cumulostrati, and cirrostrati. Showers of rain fell between
noon and 3h. P.n. Electricity—Negative, and active between
lb.tn andady.3hE. t:e.:ttr.:ciftrylqupent sparks were shown.
WEDNESDAY.—The sky was generally three-fourths
covee!ed with cumuli, cumulostrati, and cirrostrati throughout
tho day. Frequent
the afternoon. Electricity—positive, we, an
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