The Sun.
London, England, 1858-07-14 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THB

WEEK.

(Front the Report of the Registrar General.)

In the week ending Saturday, July 10, the deaths re-
gistered in London were 1,191. In the 10 years 1848
—57 the average number of deaths in the weeks corre-
sponding with last week was 977 ; but as the present
return is f ,r a population which has annually increased,
it can only be compared with the average when the hit-
tergof July, for
number by 117
deaths.
has been raised in proportion to the increase, a cor-
rection which will make it 1,074. The comparison
shows that the mortality of last week was much higher
than the average mortality
thein theeBt brneag,iendn in
theactuaal vreersaulteexceeded
If the r.te of mortality in London, with its population
of 2,721,000 persons, were the same as that which is
ascertained to rule in the healthiest districts of England,
the deaths in the week would have been 799. The ex-
Cos, which is the result of what may be termed the
unhealthy rate, is equal to 392 ; and to reduce, if it be
impossible to extinguish, this excess, is the problem of ,
sanitary science.
The deaths from measles last week were numerous ;
they rose from 54 to 71. Diarthea continues to make
progress, the weekly deaths from It, since it began to
,
increase, having been 31, 54, 94, and 129. Of these 12,)
deaths, all except 10 occurred among children, most of
whom were infants. It may be added that nine death. from
this complaint occurred in the sub-dietrict of St. John,
Westtninstsr. Thirteen deaths were also caused by the
cholera, which is usual in summer. Three of these
cases occurred ta adu t , and are returned as follows :
A widow, aged 45 years, on the 6th of July, at 25:
New-street, St. Maitin's-lsne, cholera (after 32 hours
illness). A widow, aged 85 years, on the 2d of July, at
5, Berkeley-street, Clerkentvell, seuectus, cholera (5
days). A widow, aged 61 years, on the 6th of July, at
the workhowe, Mile-end New-town, English cholera
(10 hours).
Lost week the births of 721 boys and 749 girls, in all
1,470 children, were registered in London. In the 10
c rresponding weeks of the years 1848.57 the average
number eras 1,414.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
luiglit of the barometer in the week was 29'653 in. The
highest reading was 30'07 in. at the beginning of the
week. The mean temperature of the week was 55 9
deg., which is less by 5 7 deg. than the average of the
same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Gleisher).
The menu temperature was below the average on every
day. The highest point attained by the thermometer in
the shade was 73 deg. on Sunday, the 4th inst. ; the
lowest was 47 3 deg. on Wednesday ; the range of the
week was therefore 25'7 deg. The mean daily range
was 20'4 deg. The difference between the mean dew-
point temperature and air temperature was 7'2 deg. The
mean degree of humidity of the air was 79. The mean
temperature e f the water of the Thames was 63-3 deg.
which is 7'4 deg. above the mean temperature of the air.
The eind, which had been previously in the south-west,
blew generally from a northerly point on the last three
days. Rain fell on every day, and the total amount
measured was 137 in. There was thunder on Weden3-
day and Thursday.
In the 13 weeks ending July 31 the deaths in London
ware 14,541, of which more than half were those esf per-
sons under 20 years of age. A rise of nearly 17 deg.,
from 38 deg., which was the mean temperature of the
first or winter quarter of the year, to 541 deg., that of
last quarter, wan accompanied by a decrease of 'deaths,
equal to 2,767, or an average of 213 weekly. The beat
of last quaiter was unusual ; the mean temperature was
higher by 2.7 deg. than the average of nine previous
spring quarters, and in none of these was it so high as
that which has been now attained. The meteorological
conditions of the seasons have not hitherto been unusu-
ally uufavourable to health, and the mortality has been
below the London average, notwithstanding the preva-
lence of measles and whooping-cough, which were very
fatal, and also of scarlatina and diarrhea, the latter of
which has been excited to premature activity. If the
&aths in the crza:ter had b,2en at the rate derive :I from
least unhealthy districts in England they would have
bt en 10,387, or less by 4,154 than the number aetoally
1 registere .

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