The Sun.
London, England, 1857-05-27 00:00:00

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS

NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED

IN THE WEEK ENDING SATDRDAY, MAY 23
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 53
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration . ...
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. .. 5
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ...... —. 8
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations ..- 2
Premature Birth and Debility 33
Atrophy .. .... 30
Old Age
sudden .. 2
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 26
Causes not specified

. 3.6

* •••• 14

MUMS 1191011 ALL CAUSES 948
Population Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week in the
1851. of 1856. Week.
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts

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Totals
Males 4P7
tamales
BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.
_ _ _

Males
Females..

885
748

Total ••••. ••••••• ••••••••••••••••••••••••• 1,633

(From the General Board of Health.)

Rise and Decline of Disease.—Compiled from the
District Returns, with Remarks, by Conway
Evans, M. 8., London.

The institutions from which returnswere received
for the week ending Saturday, May 16 are, with two
or three exceptions, the same as those by which in-
formation was supplied the preceding week. They
consist of 27 workhouses, the out-door poor of 33
districts and sub districts, 9 general hospitals, 5
special hospitals and asylums, 27 dispensaries, 5
lunatic asylinfis, 1 lying-in hospital, 1 school, 1
military asylum, 1 prison, and 1 hospital for
foreigners. In these institutions there came under
treatment during , he past week no fewer than
6,685 new cases ofli *ease.
_ _

Of these 6,685 new cases of disease 1,057 oc-
curred in the west divisio❑ of London, 2,224 oc-
curred in the north division, 1,390 in the central
division, 831 in the east division, and 1,183 in the
south division. In the 27 workhouses 392 new
cases came under treatment ; among the out-door
poor of the 33 districts and sub-districts 2,055 new
cases ; in the nice general hospitals 2,516 ; in the
5 special hospitals and asylums 161 ; and in the 28
dispensaries 1,419.

The weather, which bad lately been remarkably
cold for the time of year, became unusually warm
during the past week. The wind, which had been
almost constantly in the north-east, changed in the
early part of the week to the south ; and during
the last days blew from the south-west and west.
The rise in temperature commenced in the latter
part of the previous week. It increased steadily,
and Saturday was a very warm day, the thermome-
ters having stood above "summer heat." The
nights, however, were comparatively cold, and
consequently the daily ranges of temperature were
great.
At Greenwich the thermometer rose to 80
deg. on Saturday, having stood at 39 deg. the pre-
ceding Sunday; thus giving a weekly range of 41
deg. At Sr. Thomas's Hospital the weekly range
' was only 29 deg. (74 deg.-45 deg.) The mean
bar 'metric pressure was 29.876 in. At Hackney
the air was much drier than at the other stations,
.and the amount of ozone observed there was un-
usually large. There were showers the first three
days of the week, but the quantities of rain col-
lected at the several stations varied considerably.
Thus, at St. Thomas's Hospital the amount which
fell was .33 in., while at Hackney it was only *lO
in. At Fulham a little thunder, accompanied with
rain and hail, occurred on Monday afternoon.
It is interesting to remark that the quantity of
water flowing down the streams. which supply
London appears to be rapidly -diminishing, as
evidenced by the results of the observations on the
river Lea.

Bronchitis and catarrh continue to decrease, the
total number of new cases of these disease being less
by 51 than that registered the previous week (543
as compared with 549). This decline will probably
be more marked dui ing the neat week or fortnight,
if the present warm weather should continue.
Of small-pox 11 cases are recorded. It is remark-
able (as, indeed, happened also last week) that
more than two-tbirds of the entire number occurred
in the northern districts, and more than one-third
(4) in the parish of St. aryleboiae. The number
of cases of chickenpox, as compared with the pre-
ceding week, has nearly doubled (21 against 11),
the principal increase having taken place in the cen-
tral and eastern districts.

Meas'es ;a slightly on the decline, the total num-
ber being less by 13 than that returned the pre.
violin week. This malady prevails at the present
moment to a considerable extent in the eastern
portiOn of the Btrand district. Both scarlatina,
and whoopin,c,)ugh exhibit a decided increase in
all the (liviiinns of London, the former having ristn
trom 25 to 43, the latter from 92 to 123.
Diarrhoea is also on the rise, 22 cases having oc-
curred this 'week in excess of the number regi:stered
the preceding w-ek. , The officer of health for
Marylebone states that a ease of diarrhoea, "accom-
panied with vomiting and Cramps," occurred dur-
ing the week in a patient of the St. John's-wood
Free Dispensary, and that a similar case came
under treatment at thatinstittition the previous
week.
Respecting the other diseases enumerated in the