The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-28 00:00:00

REALM OF LONDON DURING THE

WEEK.

(From the Report of the Registrar-General. )
The total number of deaths registered in London
in the week that ended on Saturday (Oct. 24) is
938. In the corresponding weeks of ten previous
years 1847-56 the average number was 1,002. The
same rate of mortality iu the present increased po-
pulation would produce 1,102 deaths ; and a com-
parison of the real with the estimated result shows
a difference in favour of last week to the extent of
114.

Whilst the population of the metropolis lost 988
last week, the registration of births shows that 1,582
children were born ; sufficient to supply the places
of the deal, and to increase the number of inhabi-
tants by 594.
The deaths.from diarrhoea, which numbered 79
in the first week of October, fell last week to 42,
about the average of former years ; of that number
27 occurred to children under 5 years of age.
Six deaths from cholera and choleraic diarrhoea
were registered last week. At 19, Asylum-terrace,
Chelsei, a boy aged 11 months, died of " cholera
irifintum (62 hours)." At 10, Duke-street, Old
Artillery-ground, Whitechapel, a boy, aged 6 years,
died of " choleraic fever (14 days)." At 3, Nelson's-
court, L;mehouse, a boy, aged 9 months, died of
" cholerine (7 days)." At 2, Mast-house-place,
Poplar, a man, aged 77 years, died of
" Asiatic cholera (5 days), collapse (2 days),
secondary fever (3 days) At 8, Aldred-street,
Bermondsey, a man, aged 39 years, died of " cho-
leraic diarrhoea ;,' and at Hill-house, Gordon-road,
Peckham, a girl,. aged 8 mouths, died of "choleraic
diarrhoea." Typhus was fatal to 54 persons, 29 of
whom were under 20 years of age • 21 children died
of measles, 50 of scarlatina, 27 of hooping-cough.
At 17, George-terrace, Brook-street, Upper Clap-
ton, a man, aged 37 years, died of fever (3 weeks).
The registrar adds, " This is the secoad death from
typhus fever in Brook-street, and there are 8 or 9
other cases of fever."

Last week the births of 814 boys and 768 girls,
in all 1,582 children, were registered in London.
In the tan corresponding weeks of the years
1847-56 the average number was 1,475.
The registrar of the West Ham sub-district,
which adjoins London, reports : "No fresh case of
cholera or of death has occurred in ray district
during the week."

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the weex was 29.638 in.
Tue highest reading was 29.974 in., which occurred
on Saturday ; the lowest was 29 414 in., which oc-
curred on Sunday. The wean temperature of the
air was 51.5 deg., which is 2.7 deg. above the aver-
a,ze of the same week in 43 years (as determined by
Mr. Glaisher). The lowest temperature in the
week was 42/ deg. on Thursday. The wind was
variable during the week ; bnt the north-east winds
prevailed. On Thursday the wind blow from the
north and uorth north-east, while heavy rain fell
continuously during the whole day, making the
total fall at 9 p.m. 2.57 in. Tee average au-,
nual fall of rain in London during the 17 years
1840-57 was 24 in., consequently morn than a
tenth part of the average fall of rain in 365 days
fell on Thursday last. The fall of rain on an acre
was 58,140 gallons, or rather wore by weight than
259 tons. As the area of the London districts is
78,029 acres, the fall of rain on the whole surfac,
if the average rainfall be assumed to be represented
by the Greenwich Observation, exceeded 20 million
tons, or 84 million hogsheads. Now the question
of the drainage of London is uudor consideration,
chc., duuUt, attract Lee attention or engi-
neers.

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MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED

IN TILE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, OCT. 24.
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 33
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration
173
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion
66
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Boues, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c. .
a
Malformations 1
Premature Birth and Debility .. 31
A trophy
Old Age
;udders. 7
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 26
3 Causes not specified

DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES 9BB
Population Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated. eponding week in the
1851. of 1856. Week.
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256 .. 134
East Districts 485,522 ~ . 223
South Districts

Totals

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