The Sun.
London, England, 1858-05-26 00:00:00

HEALTH OP LONDON DURING THE

WEEK.

(From the Report of the Registrar General.)
The deaths registered in London, whiett in each of the
two previous weeks were about 1,050, rose in the last
week, ending Saturday, May 22, to 1,082. Ie the ten
years, 1848-57, the average number of deaths in the
weeks corresponding with last week was 1,030 ; but as
the deaths of last week occurred in an increased popula-
tion they can only be compared with the average, after
the latter is raised in a degree proportionate to the in-
crease, a correction which will make it 1 132. Hence it
is seen that the actual number of deaths now returned
is less by 50 than the number which would have occurred
if the average - 'Bf mortality, as calculated for the
third week o • :Aped prevailed.
Of the 4 -" -"s'l:llKiuntiug to 251 from the order of
diseases termen in the tables miasmatic, the largest pro-
portion is still contributed by whooping-cough, which
carried off 72 children, of whom 52 dial within the first
two years of life. ,Mr. Butterfield, tte registrar of the
sub-dietrict,of Islington' by whom 6 deaths from this
complaint are returned for the week, states that it has
been the fatal disease in 14 per cent. of the deaths regis-
tered by him since the 13th of April. Measles was fatal
last week in the next degree, 60 children having died of
it (4 of these in the snb-distriet of St. John, Westmin-
ster). There.were 48 deaths from scarlatina, sof which
occurred in the sub-district of St. George Martyr,
Holton. It was mentioned in last chil-
dren belonging to the samnparents tad died t scarlittina
in Hyde park barracks ; it is now stated that the fourth
and last child in the family has died from the disease.
The wife of a labourer in the Royal Arsenal, Woolwich,
died at 34, Charlotte-street, Plumstead, of "cholera,
typhoid fever," after 6 days' illness. S.x persons who
had attained the age of 20 years and upwards were re-
gistered in the week, the two oldest of whole were a man,
aged 96 years, who died in Great Dover-street, Newing-
ton, and a woman, aged 97, in Beaumont-street, Maryle•
bone. Besides these, a labourer's widow died at the
age of 100 years at 4, Pratt-alley, Whiteehvei.
Last week the births of 846 boys and 779 girls, in all
1,625 children, were registered in London. In the 10
corresponding weeks of the years 1848-57 the average
number was 1,548.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer iu the week was 29.761 in.
The highest barometrical reading was 29'97 in. on
Thursday. The mean temperature of the Peek was
54'9 deg., which is 1.6 deg. above the averags of the
same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher.)
The highest point attained by the thermometer in the
shade was 71 deg. on Friday ; the lowest point was 42'7
deg. on the day previous. The range of temperature in
the week was therefore 28.3 deg. The mean daily range
was 19'3 deg. The difference between the mein dew
point temperature and air temperature was 4 deg.
The mean degree of humidity of the air was 72, com-
plete saturation being represented by 103. Th 3 mean
temperature of the water of the Thames was 55'5 deg.
The direction of the wind was south-west. Rain fell to
the amount of 0.27 inch. On Wednesday afternoon
there was a very heavy f quail of wind, accompanied by
thunder and heavy rain.
The composition of the water supplied by eight of the
water companies in the metropolis has been determined
for the month of April by Dr. R. D. Thompson, F.R.S.,
of St. Thomas's Hospital, and is represented in the sub-
sequent detail. It is proper to mention that the eater
containing the largest amount of impurity happened to
be taken after a fall of rain, when a distinct alterition
in the composition of water derived from the surface
drainage of an agricultural country can usually be de-
tected. In this detail I°, (one degree) of impurity is
equivalent to one grain of foreign matter present die.
solved in the water per gallon. For the scale of compa-
rison water about to be supplied to Glasgow from L)ch
Katrine, and water supplied to Aberdeen from the Lee,
are introduced.

•
Total Organs
Companies. Impurity. Impurity.
Distilled water
Grs. or deg. Gre. or (kg..
0 0
Loch Katrine ............... 2.15 0.80
Aberdeen Water ................... 4.0 1. 75
East London ............................ 17.08 0.96
New River. .......................... 17.48 1.68
Kent
17.80 1 08
Southwark
Lambeth
Chelsea .............................. 19.00 1.80
West Middlesex ..................... 1.95
Grand Junction .................. 20.12 1.72

All the specimens were derived from the main pipeit,
with the exception of that of the New River, which wai
taken from a private tap in Ring W,lliam•street, City,
and the Kent Company a sample, which was obtained
from a house in Meeting-house-lane, Peckham.

PRICE OF.GoLc.—The7price of gold at Paris is about
1i per rnille, and the short exchange on London is 25.05
per pound sterling. On comparing these rates with the
price of 3/. 17s. d.
English Mint I per ounce for
standard gold, it appears that geld 18 about 3-10ths per
cent. dearer in Paris than in London. By advices from
Hamburg the
price of gold is 425 per mark, and the
sheet Exchange on London is 13.51 per pound sterling.
Standard gold at the English Mint price is therefore
rather morn than 1-10th per cent. dearer in London than
in Hamburg. The course of exchange at New York on
London for bills at 60 days sight is about 1091 per cent.,
which, when compared with the Mint par between the
two countries, shows that the exchange is slightly in
favour of Esgland ; and, after making allowances for
charges of transport and difference of interest, the present
rate leaves a small profit on the importation of gold
from the Ucited States.
IMPRISONMENT OF A BOY FOR TRUNDLING A HOOP.
—Through the exertion; of the clergy of Holy Trinity
parish, Hull, and on their payment of the fine and costs,
a little boy, who last month attained the age of ten
years, has been released from Hull Gael, to which he
was committed for seven days, for trundling his hoop in
the middle of Wellington street,
Which, being one of
the widest streets in Hull, was iu use at the time of the
offence as a stand for carriers' carts. It appears that
this little boy, whose name is George Fester, son of a
tradesman residing in Blackfriargate, and who is one of
the pupils of the vicar's school, Was taken before the
magistrate, to whom it was stated by a policeman that
the hoop frightened the carriers' horses, but the boy said
they were no horses to the carts, and only some sheep
behind him. He was fined ls. and costs 3s. 6d., total
4s. 6d., and word sent from the court by a policeman to
the parents ; the mother attended the court, the magis-
trate told her the charge, the fiae, and the costs, and
asked her if she would pay ; she said she would not.
The boy was taken to gaol, but during the remainder of
that day was not put to work ; on the next day his hair
was cut short, and on the following he was sent to pick
oakum with some other boys, one of whom told him he
was a pickpocket. On the boy being missed from school,
the clergy interested themselves in his case, and on the
fourth day they obtained his release,—Hull Packet.

Yesterday the annual meeting of this charity was
held at the Hanover-squire. Rooms—the Hon.
Capt.' Maude, R.N., in the chair. The chairman,
in opening the proceedings, said that the name of
the institution was so comprehensive, that in itself
it recommended it to the support of the British
public. It would, he said, be difficult to realise
the extent of the advantages which the present site,
Frognal-house, Hampstead, afforded the children,
unless one were acquainted with the locality of the
old school in the east of London,. in a neighbour-
hood so degraded that the committee hesitated to
allow the pupils to attend Divine service, lest on
their way frOm the school-house to the church their
eyes and their ears might be offended by the open
profanity of life and conversation which abounded
there. The report, after giving a history of the rise
and progress of the institution, stated that the
number of orphans whom it maintained and edu-
"cated was fifty. Laet Tear six left, for situations as
domestic servants; having been trained in laundry
work and cooking, and six similarly'qualified will
leave in the course of the present year ; and it was
a gratifyicg fact that not one of those girls whom it
had sent out into the world had acted iu a manner
to bring diSgracelupcin the institution: 'lt was
also stated that the trustees of the will of the late
Mrs. Kennedy had apportioned out of her estate,
bequeated for charitable purpose, 2001.` to the in-
stitution, and the committee were in negotiation
with the association for the relief of the wives, chil-
dren, and dependent relatives of seamen and -
-marines in. the royal navy, too undertake OK pay-
ment of certain annuities granted' by thit 'society
on receiving 3,5001. their present value, and they
intended to add to that sum 2,0001. more, and in-
vest the whole as the funded prop.:qty, of the
charity. It appeared from the balance-sheet that
the committee had in hand at the commencement
of the past year a balance of 3,321/. 15s. 9d.,
which, with subscriptions to the amount of 994/.
3s. id., interest 831. Os. 9d., and 277/. ss. Bd. re-
ceived
from the Patriotic Fund, made a total in-
come of 4,6761. ss. 3d. The expenditure was
2,036/. ss. 9d., leaving in hands a balance of
2,639/. 19s. 6d. Since the audit of accounts 56/. 1
18s. was collected in Hampstead by special appeal,
and the Earl of Derby had forwarded 101. as his 1
subscription, with his consent to become a vice- ,
president of the charity. The report was adopted. .