The Sun.
London, England, 1860-08-01 00:00:00

REALTH OF LONDON DURING TSt

WEEK.

(From Me Registrar-General's Report.)

The deaths in London last week were the same
in number as those of the previous week, viz., 975.
The deaths have not reached a thousand in any of
the four weeks of July except the second. The
average number of deaths has been obtained for
the weeks corresponding with last week of the ten
years 1850-9, and this with a correction for increase
of population, is 1,206 ; the actual number returned.
is therefore less than the estimated amount by 231.
As some explanation of a result apparently so fa-
vourable it should be added that the high mortality
suffered during a great part of this year prematurely
deprived the population of many infirm lives, but,
chiefly, the weather, though still cold for the sea-
son, has been more favourable to health, and there-
fore lightened the bills of mortality.
The returns have lately shown a small increase
in diarrhoea. The weekly deaths in July from this
complaint were 12, 21, 32, and (last week) 52. Of
these 52, all except 5 were those of young children ;
also 2 deaths of infants were referred to cholera.
Diarrhoea and measles were fatal in almost equal
degrees ; for the latter disease carried off 53 chil-
dren. Measles seems to prevail chiefly in the east
districts, in which 24 cases were recorded. Four
occurred in the sub-district Whitechapel North, 5
in St. Mary (St. George-in-the-East), 3 in Ratcliff,
4 in the Poplar district ; and on the south side of
the river, 6in the district of St. Saviour. The re-
gistrar of St. Mary (St. George-in-the-East) states
that measles is now very prevalent in his district ;
of 24 deaths recorded by him in the last fortnight a.
third part was caused by that complaint. Fatal
cases of small-pox have now declined to 7 in the
week ; there were 31 of scarlatina, and 4 of diph-
theria.

Three infants were murdered ; a boy was suffo-
cated on a brick-kiln ; a young woman died 01
epilepsy from the habitual use of opium.
Last week the births of 917 boys and 868 girls, in
all 1,785 children, were registered in London. In
the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1850-59
the average number was 1,534.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.685 in.
The barometrical readings rose from 29.50 in. on
Monday to 29.86 in. on Wednesday. The mean
temperature of the air in the week was 55.6 deg.,
which is 6.3 deg. below the average of the same
week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher).
The mean daily temperature was much below the
average throughout the week. The highest point
attained by the thermometer in the shade was
69 5 deg. on Sunday and Friday ; theiowest point
was 42.8 deg., on Thursday. On the latter day a
thermometer on the grass ?ell to 35 deg. The range
of temperature in the week was 26.7 deg. The
mean daily range was 17.5 deg. The difference
between the mean dew-point temperature and air
wind
temperature was 5.5 deg., showing the amount of
dryness of the air.
complete
was 82: on Monday the humidity was 98, ap-
proachingleiteea mean
degree
saturation.f
The humidity
closely om
was in the south-west on Monday; with this excep-
tion it was in the north-west generally on the first
five days ; it was south-west the rest of the week.
Rain fell to the depth of 0.89 in.; it fell chiefly on
Monday and Saturday. A heavy thunderstorm
occurred between four o'clock p.m., and six on the
latter day.

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was again placed before Mr. Raffles, the stipen-
diary magistrate, when the deposition of the various
witnesses were read over to him. The depositions,
which were very voluminous, occupied the Court
several hours in reading.
The whole of the evidence having been gone
through, the prisoner was fully committed for trial
at the assizes, and the several witnesses entered
into recognisances to appear.
It transpired in court during the proceedings
today that in the case of the tree Townshends,
in whose bodies large quantities of antimony was
discovered by Professor Taylor daring his analysis,
the charge against the prisoner will be deferred,
pending the trial in Mrs. James's case at the ap-
proaching assizes.
The most important evidence against the pri-
soner was given by Inspector Horn, of the detec-
tive force, towards the close of the proceedings
yesterday afternoon. Mr. Horn, amongst
other statements, deposed to taking away.
from Mrs. James's, on the day she was taken to the
ho:Tital, a cup containing a quantity of cooked
sago, Mrs. James having previously partaken of a
portion of the sago. When taking the prisoner
into custody Mr. Horn told him that Dr. Edwards
had analysed this cooked sago, and had found anti-
mony in it. The prisoner replied, " I made the
sago, which I took to her at five o'clock that
morning, n but I put no antimony into t. I know'
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