The Sun.
London, England, 1856-06-25 00:00:00

_HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE

WEEK.

( Frem the Report of the Registrar-General.)

In the week that ended on Saturday the number of
deaths registered was 963. In the corresponding weeks
of the ten years 1846-55 the average number was 950;
which for comparison with the deaths of last week, that
occurred in an increased population, should be raised by
a tenth part, in which case it becomes 1045. It appears
that the deaths in the present return are less by 82 than
the number obtained by calculation.
Of the total number now returned, 515 were deaths of
males, 448 those offemales. There died 192 infants who
had not completed their first year, and only 33 men and
women who had attained the age of 80 years or mere.
Taking zymotic or epidemic diseases in the aggregate,
the number of deaths referred to them is 235 ; the cor-
rected average of corresponding weeks being 250. It may
be inferred, therefore, that at the present time there is
even less than the usual amount of those diseases to
which the younger part of the population are peculiarly
liable. Seven young persons, and 3 who were 20 years
old °more, died of smalf:porr, 32 children died of measles,
23 children and 3 adults of scarlatina, 44 children of
heeping•cough, and 12 of croup. 63 deaths, of which
35 occurred between 20 and 60 years of age, were caused
by typhus ; the average)e 48. A seventh part of tl e
whole number occurred in the London Fever Hospital.
Two children died on the same day from typhus,
.t-ef both after 14 days' illness, in a family in Lent-street,
Borough-row'. With reference to a family at 1, Bit-
alley, St. James's, Clerkenwell, which basket five of its
members within 18 months, the fifth, a costerrnongr r,
h urine. died on the 14th inst., of bronchitis and low
fever, it is stated by Mr. G trldard, th-ir medical attend.
ant, that the " miserable dwelling they occupied is quite
unfit for human 4eirgs, and he ascribes the mortality, in
some degree, to its bad condition. A house in Stap'e's-
inn-buildings is mentioned where five children have been
ill of scarlatina, and two have died.

La-A week the births of 812 boys and 758 girls, in all
1,570 children, were registered in E-vmdon. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1846.55 the average
number was 1,441.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height
of the barometer in the w eele was 29.734 inches. The
highest reading in the week occurred on the 16th, and.
was 30 01 inches. The mean temperature of the week
was 55.6 deg., which is 4.1 deg. below the average of
the same week in 38 years (as determined by Mr.
Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was below the
average throughout the week. The highest readirg of
the thermometer in the shade was 72.9 deg. on Wednes-
day ; the lowest was 44 deg,. on Saturday ; the range o f
the week was, therefore, 23.9 deg. The highest reading
in the sun was 98.8 deg. on Monday ; the lowest on
Friday was 65.5 deg. The mean dew-point temperature
was 49.5 deg., and the difference between this and the
mean temperature of the air was 6 1 deg. The mean
temperature of the water of the Thames was 63.3 deg.
The temperature of the river varied from 61.5 deg. to
65.1 deg. Wind blew generally from the south-west.
Rain to the amount of 1.20 inches fell on the last three
dap; of which so much as one inch fell or Friday. A
very severe thunder-storm occurred on the afternoon of
that day. At that time rain fell to the depth of half an
inch in five minutes, and 7.loths of an inch in 16 mi-
nutes. Trees were struck by lightning on the east and
west sides of the Observatory, and during the storm the
temperature fell from 61 deg. to 51 deg.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, JUICE 21
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases z l3O
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 42
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration ll3
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs

of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the "Uterus &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c. 2
Malforraations .. 5
Premature Birth and Debility 2B
Atrophy 22
Old Ago 0 35
5udden.......................................... . ............. 7
Violence, Privation Cold, and Intemperance 32
Causes not specified!

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES
Population Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week in the

963

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

Totals
Males
Females.

1,075

963