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HEALTH OF LONDON DUBIN
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(From the Registrar-General's Report .)'

The deaths registered in London, which were
1,175 in the previous week, declined to 1,141 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 1,234 ; but as
those now returned occurred in a population which
has increased, they can only be compared with the
average raised in proportion to that increase,
namely, with 1,357. The result of the comparison
is satisfactory, for it appears that 216 persons our-
. vived who would have died last week if the average
rate of mortality for the latter part of March had
prevailed.
The number of children born last week exceeded
the number of persons at all ages who died in the
same period by 801.
Scarlatina was fatal in 63 cases, diphtheria in 14.
In the two previous weeks the numbers referred to
the latter disease were respectively 19 and 15.
The 14 deaths from diphtheria now recorded, as-
curred in sub-districts as follows : St. John
Paddington 1, Chelsea South 1, Belgrave 2, All
Souls Marylebone 1, Rectory Marylebone 1, Is-
lington West 1, Hoxton New Town 2, Hoxton Old
Town 1, London-road 1, Battersea 1, St. Paul's
Deptford 1, Plumstead 1.
Small-pox carried off 7 children and 6 adults in
the week. Seven of these cases were registered in
the sub-district of Islington West, all of which
occurred in the Small-pox Hospital. Four deaths
from measles occurred in St. John, Paddington.
The deaths caused by bronchitis were 105, those by
pneumonia (or inflammation of the lungs) 66. Both
diseases exhibit a mortality, considerably below
their corrected averages, which are for the former
145, for the latter 103. Three cases of child
murder are returned. The oldest persons who died
in the week are two widows aged 91 and 93, two
men each 95, and a man, 98 years.
Last week the births of 961 boys and 981 girls,
in all 1,942 children, were registered in London.
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years
1849-58 the average number was 1,653.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.938 in.
The readings varied from 30.21 in. to 29.75 in. The
mean temperature of the week•was 46.1 deg., which
is 4.1 deg. above the average of the same week in
43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). Oaths
last two days the mean daily temperature was
9 deg. and 7 deg. above the average. The thermo-
meter fell to its lowest point, 34 deg., on Tuesday,
and rose to its highest, 58.2 deg., on Friday. The
range of the week was therefore 24.2 deg. ; the
mean daily range was 12.3 deg. On Sunday the
range was as much as 19.6 deg. • on Thursday it
was only 9 deg. The difference between the mean
dew-point temperature and air temperature was
7.4 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air
was 76. The mean temperature of the water of
the Thames was 48.1 deg. After noon on Monday
the wind blew generally from the north-west. The
rain-fall was 0.17 in., all of which took place on
Monday.

PRICE 4D. STAMPED, SD.

THE MEROPOLITAN GAS SUPPLY.-
PARLIAMENTARY COMMITTEE.

The committee appointed to inquire into the
supply of gas for the metropolis met again on
Monday, in room 15, for the purpose of taking
further evidence on the subject.
The members of the committee present were,
Mr. George Byng (chairman), Sir William Dunbar,
Sir J. V. Shelley, Mr. T. Russell, Mr. Barron, Mr.
John Abel Smith, Mr. Whitbread, Mr. Ayrton,
and Mr. T. Mills.

On the chair being taken, Mr. Barron stated
that he had a suggestion to make which might
have the effect of considerably abridging the pro-
ceedings, and the room was cleared for the purpose
of allowing the hon. member to make such sug-
gestions.

The committee remained in deliberation, with
closed doors, up to within ten minutes to three
o'clock, in the course of which it was understood
that no less than twelve divisions took place, and
on the admission of the public the Chairman stated
that no evidence would be taken on that occasion,
and the committee adjourned at three o'clock.

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