The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-12 00:00:00

ILEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE TFTEr

(From the .Regzstrar-General's Weekly Return.)
The Registrar-General's report states that the
Population of London has been returned by the local
officers at 2,803,034 ; and this number will appear
Provisionally in the weekly table until the exact
numbers are determined at the Census-office. The
Population on the same area in 1851 was 2,362,236,
and the increase therefore is 440,798. The new-
comers are nearly equal in number to the total in-
habitants of any of the largest cities in Europe, ex-
cept Paris and St. Petersburg. The rate of increase
was a little less than 19 per cent. in the interval
between' the two censuses, and it was precisely
18.66 in ten years, or 1.72 per cent. annually.
The same rate of correction as was employed pre-
viously to the last census is still applicable. In the
week that ended last Saturday the number of deaths
registered in London was 1,101, showing a small
increase on that of the previous week, when a con-
siderable reduction was obtained. The average
number of deaths, as derived from the retarns of the
Weeks corresponding with last week in the ten years
1851-60, and corrected for increase of population, by
adding a tenth part, is 1,093. Hence it appears that
the rate of mortality that prevailed last week dif-
fered but slightly from that obtained by calculation.
The mortality from hooping-cough now exhibits
a decrease. The fatal cases of this disease, which
were above 90 in each of the previous weeks, were
last week 72. The deaths from croup were numer-
ous ; for while the corrected average is only eight,
20 children died from it in the week. Diarrhcea
does not show any increase, but three children are
returned as having died from summer cholera. Eight
infants died from syphilitic disease ; and besides
three deaths from delirium tremens, four were re-
ferred to intemperance. Three infants were mur-
dered. A man died from morphia taken medicinally.
The widow of a butler died at 38, Dorset-street,
Marylebone, at the age of 101 years, as " attested
by the family Bible." A shoemaker, aged 54 years,
Vas choked by food.
Last week the births of 963 boys and 884 girls,
in all 1,847 children, were registered in London.
la the teu corresponding weeks of the years 1851-
60 the average number was 1,594.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29 822 in.
The barometrical readings rose from 29.70 in. on
Sunday, to 29.91 in. ou Tuesday. The thermometer
in the shade fell to 46.5 deg. on Sunday, and rose
tto 66.8 deg. on Wednesday, being respectively the
lowest and highest readings in the week. The
ineaet temperature of the air was 53.3 deg., which
is 3.7 Leg. below the average of the same week in
43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The
mean daily temperature was below the average
throughout the week. The extreme range of the
thermometer was 20.3 deg. The mean daily range
was 13.6. deg. The difference between the mean
dew point temperature and air temperature was
5.4 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air
Was 83, complete saturatien being represented by
100. The wind blew generally from the north and
north-east. The rain-fall was 0.34 in., most of
'which was measured on Sunday and Tuesay. The
thermometer in the sun rose to 110 deg. on Wed-
Ilesday. The mean temperature of the water of the
Thames was 61.3 deg. Thunder was heard fre-
quently during the morning and afternoon of Wed-
nesday.

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STRANGE CASE OF DESERTION IN HIGH LIFE.
r. Monday morning, about 2 o'clock, police-constable
while on duty near the gate of 37, Grove-end-road,
St" John's-wood, was attracted by hearing faint cries ra-
rolbling that of a very young infant, and discovered a fine
male child lying in the roadside, carefully wrapped in
clothes of a fine texture and crying lustily. He at once
removed the deserted little creature to St, Narylebone
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rkhouse, where it is doing well It appears to be about
one month old, was wrapped in a white bedgown, an elabo-
rate hood, and a blue shawl, and, judging from the fineness
of the texture and workmanship of the clothing, but little
doubt exists that its mother must be in a position of
'4.-uuttence.