The Sun.
London, England, 1859-06-22 00:00:00

HAMPTOAr RACES-THIS DAY'.

INNKEEPERS' PLATE.

Salonica
Mushroom
..
Volatore

BETTING ON THE COURSE.
NORTHUMBERLAND PLATE.
2to 1 agst the field (offered)
sto 1 agst Paul (taken)
10 to 1 agst any other .(offered)

HEALTH OF LONDON .DU.RING THE
WEEK.

(From the Report of the Registrar General.)
The deaths in London, which have shown a con-
tinual decrease during the last seven weeks, de-
clined to 913 in the week that ended last Saturday.
In the ten years 1849-58, the average number of
deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week
was 973 ; but as the deaths returned for last week
occurred in an increased population, they can only
be compared with the average raised in proportion
to the increase, namely, with 1,070. ,The fact that
the deaths of last week were less by 157 than the
number that would have occurred if the average,
rate of mortality had prevailed, is a proof of a com-
paratively satisfactory state of the public health.
Diarrhoea exhibits an increase; the deaths from
this complaint, which were 6 in each of the two
previous weeks; having been 20 last week. Besides
these, two deaths from cholera are returned as
follows :—" On June 13, at Weitzell, Cottage, ICen-
sall-road, Chelsea, a boy, aged 5 months, choleraic
diarrhoea (3 days) ;" and " on June 15,at 47, WelLs-
street, Marylebone, a dealer in fried fish, aged 39
years, choleraic diarrhoea (4 days)." Smallpox
was fatal in 14 cases, scarlatina in 43, and diphthe-
ria in 13. In addition to the three cases mentioned
in the last report as having been fatal in the same
house, a fourth child is returned as having died last
week at 46, William-street, Kensington, from scarla-
tina and diptheria : all the deaths in this family hare
occurred within 10 days. Four children and 2 adults
have died last week from syphilitic disease ; 3 per-
sons from intemperance, besides 4 who are returned
as having died from delirium tremens; 4 infants
from cyanosis ; 2 deaths were by murder, 7by
suicide.

METROPOLITAN WATERS IN MAY.
The condition of the waters supplied by the dif-
ferent companies, as determined by the analyses of
Dr. Robert Dundas Thomson, F.R.S., of .St.
Thomas's Hospital; is an indication of the existence.
of much dry weather during the month of May.
For the sake of comparison the composition of the
water about to be supplied to Glasgow is given,
and likewise that of one of the shallow pump wells
of London which have been proved to be prejudi-
cial to health.

Total impurity Organic ink
per gallon. purity.
grs. or deg. grs. or deg.
0.0 0.0

Distilled Water
Loch Katrine water, new supply
to Glasgow
THAMES COMPANIES,
Chelsea
Southwark
Lambeth
'West Middlesex

1. 128
:-!1.1)3
1•24
1•50

Grand Junction
OTHER COMPANIES.
New River
East London
Kent
Well, Castle-street, Oxford-street 110••80

I'2B.
'1.84
.1'36
,t 3•96

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The table is read thus :—Loch Katrine water
contains in the gallon 2.14 degrees or grains of
foreign matter in solution, of which `0:8 degrees are
of vegetable or animal origin.
Dr. Lankester says—" The analyses of 76 sUrface
wells situated in various parts of London give, the
quantity of organic and inorganic impurities in
grains per gallon. In no one instance is the quan-
tity of organic matter less than four grains per
gallon, whilst in many cases it exceeds 150 grains,
and in two instances is above 200."
Last week the births of 852 boys and 841 girls,'
in all 1,693 children, were registered in London.
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1849-
58 the average number was 1,470.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.812
in. The barometer rose from 29.55 in. on Sun-
day to 30.01 in. on Saturday, being respectively
the lowest and highest readings in the week.
The mean temperature of the week was 59.7 deg.,
which is 0.7 above the average of the same week in
43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The
thermometer in the shade reached its highest point
on Monday, when it was 77 deg., and fell to its
lowest point, 47 deg., on Friday. The extreme
range of the week was therefore 30 deg.; the mean
daily range was 21.5 deg. The range on Sunday
was 11.5 deg. ; that on Saturday was 27.3 deg.
The difference between the mean dew-point tem- ,
perature and air temperature was 8.4 deg. The'
mean degree of humidity of the air was 73 ;. on
three days it was only 65. The mean temperature
of the water of the Thames was 65.8. The wind blew
most frequently from the north-west. The rain
fall of the week was 0.23 inch., all of which oc-
curred on Sunday. On this day there was a thun-
derstorm in the afternoon ; and at Lewisham rain
fell to the depth of more than half an inch.