The Sun.
London, England, 1867-07-18 00:00:00

THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

(From the Registrar-General's Return.)
In the week that ended on Saturday, July 13,
the births registered in London and 12 other large
towns of the United Kingdom were 4,215 ; the
deaths registered, 2,703. The annual rate of mor-
tality was 23 per 1,000 persons living.
In London the births of 1,061 boys and 1,066
girls, in all 2,127 children, were registered in the
week. In the corresponding weeks of the ten years
1857-66 the average number, corrected for increase
of population, is 1,997.

The deaths registered in London during the week
were 1,262. It was the 28th week of the year, and
the average number of deaths for the week is, with
a correction for increase of population, 1,357. The
deaths in the present return are less by 95 than
the estimated number.

One hundred and fifteen deaths from diarrhoea
were registered ; 12 in the west, 35 in the north, rs
in the central, 36 in the east, and 14 in the south
districts. Sixteen deaths from diarrhoea occurred
in Marylebone, four in the sub-district of All Souls,
two in the sub-district of the Rectory, seven in the
sub-district of Christchurch, and three in the sub-
district of St. John. In the two preceding weeks
the deaths in the metropolis from diarrhoea were 48
and 54 respectively. The deaths of ten children and
two adults from cholera or choleraic diarrhoea were
recorded last week. Thirteen persons died from
smallpox, 23 from scarlatina, and 41 from typhus.
Kensington (St. Mary, Paddington)—At 8, Wood-
field-road, on the 11th of July, the son of a police-
constable, aged two months, " cholera (nine hours)."
St. George's, (Hanover-square)—At 21, Grosve-
nor-market, Davies-street, on the 12th of July,
the son of a wheelwright, aged 11 weeks, " choleraic
diarrhoea, collapse." Islington (West)—At 118,
Caledonian-road, on the 10th July, the daughter
of an office clerk, aged seven months, " cholera
(19 hours.") .Islington (East).—At 1, Pickering-
street, on the 6th of July, the daughter of a shoe-
maker, aged 6 months, " infantile cholera (16
hours)." In the same sub-district, at 430, Essex-
road, on the 11th of July, the son of a compositor,
aged 10 weeks, " choleraic diarrhoea." Hackney
(West).)--At 10, Bainas-buildings. on the 4th of
July, the son of a costermonger, aged 3 months,
" sudden, choleraic diarrhoea"—lnquest. Clerken-
well (St. James).—At 52, Little Sutton street, on
the Bth of July, the son of a labourer, aged one
year, " choleraic diarrhoea." Shoreditch (Ragger-
stone West.)—At 24, Ormesby-street, on the Bth
of July, the son of a butcher, aged 13 months,
" cholera." Whitechapel (Mile-end New-town.)----
At the Workhouse, from 12, Black Lion-yard, on
the sth of July, the widow of an engineer, aged 37
years, " choleraic diarrhoea (20 hours)." St.
George-in-the-East (St. Paul.)--At 27, Anthony-
street, on the 13th of July, a bandboxmaker, aged
46 years, "English cholera (21 hours)." Bermond-
sey St. Mary Magdalen.)—At 29, Brunswick-court,
on the 2d of July, the son of a general labourer,
aged 12 months, " cholerai3 diarrhoea (24 hours."
Lambeth (Church Ist.)—At 4, Dukes's Head-court,
on the 7th of July, the son of a labourer at gas-
works, aged nine months, " dentition, cholera in-
fantum (five days)."
Five persons were killed by horses or carriages in
the streets.

The annual rate of mortality last week was 21 per
1,000 in London, and 27 in Edinburgh, 21
in Bristol, 18 in Birmingham, 26 in Liverpool,
29 in Manchester, 29 in Salford, 22 in Sheffield,
23 in Leeds, 19 in Hull, 23 in Newcastle-upon-
Tyne, and 24 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was
28 per 1,000 during the week ending the 6th inst.,
when the mean temperature was 5.2 deg. Fahren-
heit higher than in the same week in London,
where the rate was 19.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.951 in.
The barometrical reading decreased from 30.16 in.
on Monday, July 8, to 29-57 in. on Saturday, July
13. The mean temperature of the air in the week
was 60.0 deg., which is 0.5 deg. above the average
of the same week in 50 years (as calculated by
Mr. Gldisher.) The highest day temperature was
75.3 deg. on Saturdly, July 13. The lowest
night temperature was 45 0 deg., on Tuesday,
July 9. The entire range of temperature in the
week was therefore 30.3 deg. The mean of the
highest temperatures of the water of the Thames
was 65.4 deg. ; that of the lowest was G 3.3 deg.
The difference between the mean-dew point tem-
perature and air temperature was 8.3 deg. The
mean degree of humidity of the air was 75, com-
plete saturation being represented by 100. Rain
fell to the amount of 0.031 in. on Saturday, July
13, on which day, after 3 p.m., distant thunder
was heard frequently in the S.W., and at 3.16 p.m.,
following a flash of lightning and heavy thunder,
rain began to fall, continuing to fall until 3.86 p.m.,
after this time rain fell at intervals until the even-
ing. 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, Cross-
ness, was 37,964,317 gallons, or 172,489 cubic
metres, quivalent to about as many tons by weight.