The Sun.
London, England, 1867-04-17 00:00:00

THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

(From the Registrar-General's Return.)
The following is the weekly return of the Regis-
Tar-General of Births and Deaths in London and

in 12 other large towns of the United Kingdom :
General Register-office, Somerset-house,
April 15.
In the week that ended on Saturday, April 13,
the births registered in London and 12 other large
towns of the United Kingdom were 4,383 ; the
deaths registered, 2,996. The annual rate of mor-
tality was 25 per 1,000 persons living.
In Loudon the births of 1,048 boys and 1,057
gills, in all 2,105 children, were registered in the
week. In the corresponding weeks of 10 years 1857-
66, the average nuniber, corrected for increase of
population, i 32,157.
The deaths registered in London during the week
were 1,372. It W. 13 the 15th week of the year, and
the average number of deaths for the week is,
with a correction for increase of population, 1,481.
The deaths in the present return are less by 109
than the estimated number.

The deaths in the metropolis have greatly de-
creased since the week which ended the 23d of
March, when 1,731 persons died. In the three fol-
lowing weeks the numbers were 1,601, 1,453, 1,272.
The deaths from zymotic diseases last week were
262 ; from diseases of the brain and nervous system,
182; from diseases of the respiratory organs, 248 ;
from diseases of the organs of circulation, 64.
Forty-five deaths from smallpox occurred last
week-3 in the west, 7in the north, 6in the central,
19 in the east, and 10th in the south districts.
Fifty-four persons died from typhus-12 in the
west, 8 in the north, 9 in the central, 15 in the east,

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and 10 in the south districts. Deaths in the Small-
pox and London Fever llospitals are referred to
the districts from which the patients were brought.
The deaths of five persons who were killed by
horses or carriages were registered :—The widow
of a shopkeeper, aged 70 years, run over by a cart
in Pickett-street. Died on the sth of April in
King's College Hospital (post mortem). (Inquest.)
A warehouseman, aged 39 years, run over by a van.
Died on the 6th of April, i❑ Guy's Hospital.
(Inquest.) The daughter of a hawker, aged one
year, run over. Died on the 4th of April, at Nel-
son-street, Bermondsey. (Inquest.) The son of a
butcher, aged one year, run over. Died on the 4th

of April, in the London Hospital. (Inquest.) A '
labourer, aged 55 years, run over. Died on the 7th
of April, in the London Hospital. (Inquest.)
The annual rate of mortality last week was 23 per
1,000 in London, 30 in Edinburgh, 35 in Dublin,
18 in Bristol, 22 in Birmingham, 28 in Liver-
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34 per 1,000 during the week ending the 6th inst.,
when the mean temperature was 4.9 deg. Fahrenheit
lower than in the same week in London, where the
rate was 25.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of_ the barometer in the week was 29.652 in.
The barometrical reading increased from 29.20iu.
on Monday, April 8, to 30.05 in. on Friday, April
12. The mean temperature of the air in the
week was 46.7 deg., which is 1.5 deg. above the
average of the same week in 50 years (as de-
termined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest day
temperature was 58.9 deg. on Sunday, April 7.
The lowest night temperature was 34.5 deg. on Fri-
day. The entire range of temperature in the week
was, therefore, 24.4 deg. The mean of the highest
temperatures of the water of the Thames was 49.5
deg.; that of the lowest was 474. deg. The difference
between the mean dew-point temperature and air
temperature was 6.5 deg. The mean degree of
humidity of the air was 79, complete saturation
being represented by 100. Rain fell to the
amount of 0.46 in. The general direction of
the wind was W.S.W.. At 7 p.m. on Tuesday
a thunder storm occurred, during which ruin fell
heavily, accompanied by very frequent flashes of
brilliant lightning. The thunder followed the light-
ning flashes very closely. At 7.18 p.m. therain ceased
and the clouds cleared off rapidly. According to a
return furnished by the engineer of the Metropolitan
Board of Works, the average daily quantity of
sewage pumped into the river Thames at the
Southern Outfall Works, Crossness, was 47,420,664
gallons, or 215,454 cubic metres, equivalent to
about as many tons by weight.

The Rev. F. K. Harford, minor canon of West-
minster Abbey, is appointed chaplain of the Anglo-Ameri-
can Church at Paris.

w. --
A NEW NAME FOR AN OLD DISEASE.—WhiIe a
young married lady was giving her " liege" a hearty
scolding in a New York train, another lady re-
marked that " Mrs. was evidently suffering
with a severe attack of Inflammation of the Dis-
position."