The Sun.
London, England, 1866-11-29 00:00:00

THE PUBLIC HEALTH.

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 :
General Register-office, Somerset-house, Nov. 26.
In the week that ended on Saturday, November 24, the
births registered in London and 12 other large towns of the
United Kingdom wore 4,274 ; the deaths registered, 3,070.
The annual rate of mortality was 26 per 1,000 persons
living.

In London the births of 1,101 boys and 1,034 girls, in all
2,135 children, wore registered in the week. In the cor-
responding weeks of 10 years 1856-65 the average number,
corrected for-increase of population, was 1,993.

The deaths registered in London during the week were
1,435. It was the 47th week of the year, and the average
number of deaths for that wec'Ac is, with a correction for in-
crease of population, 1,608. The deaths in the present re-
turn are less-by 173 than the estimated number.

Eight deaths from cholera, and 26 from diarrhoea, were
registered during the week., , Vor the first time since the
origin of the epidemic the, nuMber of deaths by cholera is
less than the number of deaths by diarrhoea. The deaths
by cholera during the last seven weeks were 207, 144, 112,
73, 67, 32, and 8 ; while the weekly deaths by diarrhoea fell
from 47 to 26 in the same time.
It must be allowed that the circurhscription of the most
dangerous epidemic of the year in London is very much
duo to the measures by which it has been combated; and
the tithe hate now come for the extension of similatneastires
panies supplied each house with a metric ton of
such as typhus
fteovtehre. extinction of other zymotic diseases,
The com
water daily in October.
br.Letheby has described the array of disinfectants em-
ployed under his instructions in the city, and has laid down
rules for their use at once clear, judicious, and practical.
If, with other wise measures, disinfection is strictly car-
ried out, it is piobable that the weakly deaths by diarrhoea
26, fever 55, whoopingcough 31, measles 26, smallpox 26,
scarlatina 42, and diphtheria 3, will be much reduced dur-
ing the coming winter.
Tho deaths of four persons, who were killed by vehicles
in the streets, and of 11 children and three adults, who
died from burns or scalds, were registered in the week.

The annual rate of mortality last week was 21 per 1,000
in London, 30 in Edinburgh, and 31 in Dublin ; 22 in Bris-
tol, 24 in Birmingham, 31 in Liverpool, 30 in Manchester,
18 in Salford, 22 in Sheffiald, 29 in Leeds, 26 in Hull, 32 in
Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 29 in Glasgow. The rate in
Vienna was 30 per 1,000 during the week ending 10th inst.,
when the temperature was 0.6 deg. Fahrenheit lower than
in the same week in London, whore the rate was 23 per 1,000.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, tho mean height
of the barometer iu the week was 29.838 inches. The
barometrical reading decreased from 30.18 at the beginning
of the meek to 23.53 on Friday. The mean temperature of
the air in the week was 39.2 degrees, which is 2.2 below
the average of the same week in 50 years (as determined
by Mr. Glaisher). The highest.day temperature was 50.6
(on Sunday), the lowest was 26.5 (on Wednesday). The
entire range of temperature in the week was, therefore,
24.1. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water
of the Thames was 41.8, that of the lowest 40.2. The dif-
ference between the mean dew-point temperature and air
temperature was 4.8. The mean degree of humidity of the
air was 83, complete saturation being represented by 100.
Rain fell during the week to the amount a A•'44in.

POLICE INTELLIGENCE.---This Day.

MANSION-HOUSE.

THE SHIP SCUTTLING CASE.—The three persons in
custody on a charge of being concerned in scuttling and
destroying the Severn, were this morning again placed
before the Lord Mayor for the purpose of further exami-
nation:

Mr. Lewis, on tho part of the prosecution, said he be-
lieved that Holdsworth, for whose apprehension a large
reward had been offered, was at present in custody, thoui;li
not in England ; under these circumstances he asked that
the three persons then at the bar might be remanded until
Friday week, when he had no doubt Holdsworth would
be placed with them at the bar.
The application was at once granted.