The Sun.
London, England, 1867-05-01 00:00:00

THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

(From the Registrar-General's Return.)

In the week that ended on Saturday, April 27,
the births registered iu London and 12 other large
towns of the United Kingdom were 4,766 ; the
deaths registered, 2,768. The annual rate of mor-
tality was 23 per 1,000 persons living.
In London the births of 1,240 boys and 1,145
girls, iu all 2,385 children, were registered in the
week. In the corresponding weeks of 10 years 1857 -
66, the average number, corrected for increase of
population, is 2,097.
The deaths registered in London during the week
were 1,280. It WA3 the 16th week of the year, and
the average number of deaths for the week is,
with a correction for increase of population, 1,404.
The deaths in the present return are less by 124
than the estimated number.

Thirty-four deaths from smallpox were registered
last week-3 in the sub-district Islington East, 2
in St. Giles South, 2 in Bethnal-green Town, 2 in
♦Bow, 7in Poplar, 2 in Lambeth Church (second
part), and 16 in other sub-districts. Typhus was
fatal to 42 persons, 2 of whom died in the sub-dis-
trict of St. John, Paddington ; 4 in St. Paul, Ham-
mersmith ; 2 in Regent's Park sub-district of Pan-
eras, 2 in Mile-end Old Town West, and 32 in
other" sub-districts. Nineteen deaths occurred from
scarlatina, 4 from diphtheria, 44 from whooping-
cough, and 12 from diarrhoea. One death from
cholera was recorded.

The deaths from phthisis were 185, from bron-
chitis 123, and from pneumonia 55.
Four children died from burns or scalds, and six
from suffocation.
Holborn ; St. Andrew Eastern.—At 10, Cottrell-
place, on the 25th of April, a tin-foil beater, aged
41 years, " diarrheas (4 days), cholera (19 hours)."
The deaths of three persons who were killed by
horses or carriages in the streets were registered :
—A gentleman, aged 77 years, knocked down by a
horse in Berkeley-square. Died on the 13th of
icaon
April in St. George's Hospital. (Inquest.) Thewife of a
carpenter,
y:puoDied
years,pri
l in
r un
theovera
mnibus. -
t agedhe 2 5211
o f A
Hamp-
stead-road; near Ampthill-square. (Inquest.) A
baker, aged 71 years, fell front a cart. Died on the
21st of April at \Vest-end, Hampstead. (Inquest.)
The annual rate of mortality last week was 22 per
1,000 in London, 25 in Edinburgh, and 28
in Dublin, 21 in Bristol, 20 in Birmingham,
21 in Liverpool, 31 in Manchester, 22 in Sal-
ford, 24 in Sheffield, 2') in Leeds, 19 in Hull, 32
in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 28 in Glasgow. The
rate in Vienna was 36 per 1,000 during the week
ending the 20th inst , when the mean temperature
was 0.2 deg. Fahrenheit lower than in the same
week in Loudon, .where the rate was 21.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer iu the week was 29.523 in.
The barometrical reading increased from 28.90 in.
at the beginning of the week to 29.72 in. on Thurs-
day, April 25. The mean temperature of the air
in the week was 18.7 deg., which is 1.1 deg. above
the average of the same week in 50 years (as de-
termined by Mr. Gl.iisher). The highest day
temperature was 61.8 deg. on Tuesday, April 23.
The lowest night temperature was 39.0 deg. on
Sunday, April 21. The entire range of temperature
in the week was, therefore, 258 deg. The mean
of the highest temperatures of the water of the
Thames was 53.2 deg. ; that of the lowest was 50.2
deg. The difference lrtween the mean dew-point
temperature and air temperature was 5.6 deg.
The me-nn degree of humidity of the air was 81,
complete saturation being represented by
010304.
Ram fell to the amount of 0.8010., of which 0.34,
in. fell on Sunday, April 21, and
...Ton : fell
of the
Wednesday, April 24. The general dine itished
wind was S.W. According to a return urn
.tropol.tan Board of
by the engineer of
.the
tun )
Works, the average daily quamity of su p
Q;not horn Outf-
into the river `names B.t 1,!!o ,011
Works, Crossness,. NV:IS gallons, or
935,380 cubic metres, equivalent o about as many
tons by weight.

c.Atrirov.—Ti.e rt,p, o:e(L,:ited (,t
Ime°",-.-A'" A!a Rar Oil during the List half century in pro-
shd bNintitying the human
ha7r
caused imitators to spring, up in every possible
' has
v•trxty; some so far copy the label as frequently to de eive
wary; some t fl's•r to i'ispose of the recipe of A Maeas-
6tsihai
cliarrt
011 (omitteineg Rowlands' name), with other recipes of a
r for a 109 postage st• in; s, whilst others
Profess to manufacture the real (?) article at a considerably
reduce l 'hire, it the public will only purc:iase if. Indeed,
the name of these 'll, etched purloiners from, cheap and
trashy receipt books -is " Legion," and calls for mere than
usual care on the p irt 01 the purchasers in their selection of
articles for the toilet. :11Essrs. Rowlands have complaints
repeatecUy from parties who Lave mat..rialiy suffered from
the use of these trashy compounds ; and to frustrate to sonic
extent such impositions purchasers should see that Itc,vi •
lands' name is on the wrapper of each battle.