The Sun.
London, England, 1857-01-28 00:00:00

lIEALTJ3 OF LONDON DURING THE

WEEK.

(From the Report of the Registrar-General.

The deaths registered in London, which in the two
previous weeks bad been 1,135 and 1,171, rose in the
week that ended last Saturday to 1,216. In the ten
years 1847-56 the average number of deaths in the
weeks corresponding with last week was 1,177. But
thedeaths of last week are to be compared with the ave
rage the latter should be raised proportionally to the in-
crease of population, in which case it will become 1,295.
Hence it will be seen that, although the rate of morta-
lity has beep rising lately, it is still below the average.
In comparing the results of the last two weeks an in-
crease is observed in the deaths of old persona; for
whereas 41 men and women who had attained the age
of 80 years or upwards died in the former week, the num-
ber last week was 74. In these 74 old persons in unusual
number of nonagenarians is found—namely, 14, A roan
and a woman were each 95 years of age, and the two oldest
were women, who had reached the age of 96 years.
In the present as compared with the previous return
there is an increase in zymotic diseases, and also in dis-
eases of the nervous system and the heart ; whilst the
numbers referred to pulmonary complaints are almost
identical, and deaths by phthisis (or consumption) de-
creased from 152 to 135. The increase in the class first
mentioned arises altogether from hoopieg-cough and
typhus (which includes common fever), the cases in
which the former was fatal having increased from 55 to
67, and those of the latter from 84 to 52. Six children
died of pooping-cough in the sub-district of St. Margaret,
Westminster, and three of these in the same house—viz.,
2, Church-court. The men died of " febris" on the 21st,
22d, and 23d instant respectively, in the workhouse,
Mile-end, New Town. Measles was fatal last week in 26
cases. This complaint appears to have prevailed in the
Norwood Workhouse, as 4 children died there from it
theresides
natll7,
11th and 17th January. A musician, who
Lillington-street, Westminster, has lately
lost all his children (four daughters) from measles.
Three persons died of carbuncle. The deaths of 5
persons are recorded ia the present return as caused
by intemperance.
Last week the births of 904 boys and 885 girls, in all
1,789 children, were registered in London. In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1847.56 the average
number was 1,553.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29,547 in. The
highest reading was 30.20 in. at the beginning of the
week ; the lowest 28.97 in. on Saturday. The mean
temperature of the week was 38.1 deg., which is 1 deg.
above the average of the same week in 43 years (as
determined by Mr. Glaisher), The highest tempera
tare occurred on Sunday (the 18th), and was 49.8 deg. ;
the lowest was 28.4 deg., which occurred on Thurs-
day ; the range of the week was 21.4 deg. The mean
dew.point temperature was 36.1 deg., and the difference
between this and the mean air temperature was 2
deg. The mean temperature of the water of the
Thames was 39.4 deg. The temperature of the river
was remarkably constant. The wind blew generally
from the west. Its horizontal movement varied from
15 miles on Wednesday to 165 on Friday. Rain fell to
the amount of 0.41 ire., more than half of whieh fell on
Tuesday. Rain fell on every day except Wednesday.