The Sun.
London, England, 1857-06-03 00:00:00

REALM OF LONDON DURING TIE
WEEK.

(From, the Report of the Registrar-General.) i
The returns from the metropolitan districts ex-
hibit a further decrease in the weekly mortality.
The deaths, which in the two previous weeks were
1,050 and 948, were in the week that ended on.
Saturday, 915. In the 10 years 1847-56 the ave-
-1 rage number of deaths registered in the
weeks cor-
responding with last week was 972 ; but as-.the
deaths of last week occurred in an increased popu-
lation, the average must be raised for the purpose
1 of comparison in proportion to the increase,' in
which case it will become 1,069. Hence it appears
that last week was so favourable to the health of
London, that the number of Its inhabitants who
died was less by 154 than that which would have
been placed on the registers if the average rate of
mortality.,had prevailed. During the last three
weeks the,4neau temperature of the air has been
58 deg., or nearly 14 deg. higher than it had-been
in the three weeks preceding.
The deaths arising from diseases of the respira-
tory organs continue to decrease ; the numbers
returned in the last three weeks were 202, 167, and
139. Bronchitis, one of the diseases in this class,
was fatal in the .same times in 102, 84, and 67
cases ; pneumonia (or inflammation of the lungs)
in 75, 66, and 56 cases. The deaths referred to
phthisis (or consumption) which is placed in the
tubercular class of diieases, were in the last three
weeks 153, 118, and 124. This disease was leas
fatal last week than usual, for under the aveme
rate of mortality the number would have been 150
instead of 124. _ _

With reference' to diseases of the zymotic charac-
ter, it may be stated that hooping-cough is de-
cidedly more fatal than is usual at the end of May.
Tho deaths caused by this complaint rose again la t
week from 50, to 71; the average is 46. Only 'one
death from-small-pox is recorded ; and not more
than 16 from scarlatina ; 30 from typhus and com-
mon fever ; 17 from diarrhoea ; 3 infants from
syphilis.
Two persons-died from lead poison. Six mOna-
genarians are returned, all women except two. The
age of the oldest did.no', exceed 92 years. • ,
Last week the births of 846 boys and 856 girls,
in a 11,1,702 children, were registered in London.
In the ten cdhesponding weeks of the years /847-
56 the average number was 1,436.
At the. Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.597 in.
On Saturday the reading reached 29.91 in., the
highest in the week. The mean temperature of
the week was 56.9 deg., which is 1.9 deg. higher
than the average of the same week in 43 years (as
determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily
temperature exceeded the average on every day of
the week, though generally only to a small extent.
The highest reading of the thermometer in the week
was obtained on Thursday, and was 74 deg. The
lowest occurred on the same day, and was 42.9
deg. The entire range of that day, and also of the
week, was 31.1 deg. The highest in the sun oc-
curred on Saturday, and was 95 deg. The mean
dew-point temperature was 48.2 deg., and the
difference between this and the mean air tempera-
ture was 8.7 deg. On the first five days the wind
was generally in the south-west ; on the last two
in the north-east. The rain in the week was 0.12
in., all of which fell on Monday.

r MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, MAY 30
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 26
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration 139
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion .... 53
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ......
Diseases of the Skin, &c. 0
Malformations 4
Premature Birth and Debility 35
Atrophy .. 24
Old Age
sudden ..... 4
Violence, Privation' Cold, and Intemperance 2O
Causes not specified

MEATUS MON ALL Cons 915
Population Deaths in eons- Deaths
Enumerated. aponding week in the
1851. 011856. Week.
West Districts
North Districts 490,396 ...... 201 ...... 181
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts

Totals 2,362,236
Males 444
Females. 471
BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.

1,027

Males
Females

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