The Sun.
London, England, 1867-09-11 00:00:00

THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

(From the Registrar-General's Return.)
- The following is the weekly return of the Regis-
trar-General of births and deaths in London and in
12 other large towns of the United Kingdom :
In the week that ended on Saturday, September 7,
4,279 births and 3,004 deaths were registered in
London and 12 other large towns of the United
Kingdom. The annual rate of mortality was 25
per 1,000 persons living.
The annual rate of mortality last week was 22 per
1,000 in London, 20 in Edinburgh, and 26 in Dub-
lin ; 23 in Bristol, 32 in Birmingham, 31 in
Liverpool, 38 in Manchester, 29 in Salford, 28 in
Sheffield, 30 in Leeds, 37 in Hull, 27 in Newcastle-
upon-Tyne, and 23 in Glasgow. The rate in
Vienna was 25 per 1,000 during the week ending
the 31st ult., when :the mean temperature was 9.5
deg. Fahrenheit higher than in the same week in
London, where the rate was 22.
Of the 2,582 deaths returned last week in the 10
large English towns, including London, 507, or 20
per cent., were referred to diarrhcea. Of the annual
death rates per 1,000 from all causes in the week,
the mortality from diarrhcea was 2 in Bristol, 3 in
London, 5 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, 6 in Liverpool,
7 in Sheffield, 8 in Manchester and Salford, 11 in
Hull, and, again highe3t, 12 in Birmingham.

In London the births of 1,064 boys and 974
girls, in all 2,038 children, were registered in the
week. In the corresponding weeks of ten years,
1857-66, the average number, corrected for increase
of population, is 1,951.
The deaths registere I in London during the week
were 1,283. It was the 36th week of the year, and
the average number.of deaths for that week is, with
a correction for increase of population, 1,272. The
deaths in the present return exceed the estimated
number.

One hundred and ninety-eight deaths from diar-
rhoea occurred last week ; 30 in the west, 38 in the
north, 18 in the central, 49 in the east, and 63 in
the south districts In the week which ended July 6
the deaths from diarrhoea were 51 ; in the three fol-
lowing weeks 115, 170, 196 ; the numbers have
since shown little variation. The deaths of 20 per.-
sous from cholera or choleraic diarrhoea were regis-
tered last week ; 4 in the west, 7 in the north, 3 in
the east, and 6 in the south districts. No death
from cholera or choleraic diarrhoea was recorded in
the central districts. In the corresponding week of
last year the deaths from diarrhoea were 132, and
from cholera 157. Forty-two persons died last
week from typhus, which is most fatal in the south
districts of the metropolis. Thirteen deaths occurred
from smallpox, 10 from measles, 29 from scarlatina,
10 from diphtheria, and 21 from whooping-cough.
Chelsea ; North-west.-At 346 King's-road, on
Sept. 4, the son of a grocer, aged 7 weeks, choleraic
diarrhoea. St George, Hanover-square ; Belgrave.
-At 7, Wilton-road, on Sept. 2, the son of a sur-
veyor, aged 5 months, choleraic diarrhea (2 days).
Westminster; St. John.--At 90, Horseferry-road,
on. Aug. 30, a carpenter, aged 45 years, cholera
biliosa (3 days). In the sub-district, at 4, Little
Smith-street, on Sept. 4, the wife of a carpenter,
aged 65 years, choleraic diarrhoea (4 days). Mary-
lebone ; All Souls.-At Middlesex Hospital, from 6,
Milton-road, Stoke Newington, on Aug 30, a gilder,
aged 39 years, cholera. Post. Mort. Marylebone ;
Cavendish-square.-At 44 Devonshire-street, on
Sept. 6, a gentleman, aged 80 years, choleraic
diarrhoea (2 days) ; cerebral effusion (Iday). Mary-
lebone ; Rectory.-at 11, Gray-stret, on Aug. 29,
a female, aged 20 months, choleraic diarrhoea. In
sub-district, at 22, York-court, on Sept. 3, the son
of a labourer, aged 2 years, choleraic diarrhoea,
Pancras ; Kentish-town-At 57, Wiles-road, on
Sept. 5, the son of a pianoforte-maker, aged 10
months, choleraic diarrhoea (6 days). Islington ;
East.--At 15, Frederick-place, Ball's-pond, on Sept.
5, the daughter of an excavator, aged one year, cho-
loraic diarrhoea. Hackney ; West.-At 3, Ufton-
road, North Kingsland, on Sept. 1, the son of a ship-
broker, aged 6 months, choleraic diarrhoea (4 days).
Whitechapel; Church. -At the London Hospital, on
Sept. 2, a labourer, aged 29 years, cholera. In same
sub-district, at the London Hospital, from 1, Wel-
lington-street, Bethnal-green, on Sept. 3, the
daughter of a labourer, aged 36 years, cholera.
Mile-end Old-town; Eastern.-At 15, James-street,
on August 31, the son of a horsekeeper, aged 2 years,
choleraic diarrhoea. Lambeth ; Kennington, first
part.-At 24, Mawbey-street, South Lambeth, on
Sept. 4, the son of a clerk, aged 7 months, choleraic
diarrhoea ; Kennington, second part.-At John's-
place, Thomas-street, on Sept. 1, the wife of a meat
salesman, aged 41 years, choleraic diarrhoea (15
hours), cholera Asiatica. Wandsworth; Battersea.
-At 27, Henley-street, on Sept. 2, the daughter of
a railway labourer, aged 10 months, choleraic
diarrhoea (3 days). Greenwich ; St. Paul, Dept-
ford.-At 1, Tanner's-hill, on Sept. 2, the daughter
of a gasfitter, aged 4 months, choleraic drtrr
(18 hours) ; Greenwich East.-At 22, Edward-
street, on Sept. 2, the widow of a carpenter,,,
aged
82 years, diarrhoea (3 days), cholera (-0 hours) ,
Woolwich Dockyard.--At 4, Coleman-street, oil
August 31, the wife of a tailor, aged 49 years, cholera
morb us.
The deaths of three persons who were killed by
horses or carriages in the streets were registered.

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