The Sun.
London, England, 1861-10-23 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON _DURING THE WEEK.

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.)
The return of births and deaths in London, issued
by authoritylof the Registrar-General, states that
the deaths in London, which had previously ranged
above 1,100 in a week, fell to 1,065 in the week
that ended last Saturday. After correction is made
for cholera epidemics within the period of compari-
son, it will be found that the deaths of last week
were less by about 50 than they would have been
if the average rate or mortality in corresponding
weeks of 10 previous years had prevailed.
The births in last week exceeded the deaths in
the same time by 781.
The mortality from measles is reduced in a re-
markable degree, only two deaths from this com-
plaint having been returned in the week ; one of
these in Marylebone, the other in Hampstead. There
were six from sraall-pox, two of which were in
Mile-end and three in Poplar. On the other hand
scarlatina is clearly on the increase, and it was re-
corded in 87 cases in the week, besides 17 cases ix
which diphtheria was the cause of death. Five
deaths from scarlatina occurred in Camden-town,
11 in Islington, 6 in Bethnal-green, 7 in the Christ-
church sub-district of Southwark. There were 36
death from whooping cough and typhus severally,
and 34 from diarrhoea. Zymotic diseases in the
aggregate produced 286 deaths, while the corrected
average of corresponding weeks is 332. Three
nonagenarians, all widows, died in the week, of
whom the oldest were 95 and 98 years respectively.
Two children, both of the ago of 6 months, died
from erysipelas after vaccination. In one case
the erysipelas commenced a fortnight after the
operation. A man in St. Luke's Hospital, aged
44 years, died of " English cholera; " and a girl
of 16 years died of cholera at 2, Andrew's-build-
ings, Woolwich. A boy, aged two years, died
from the effects of a deadly poison called novar-
gent,' taken accidentally and in ignorance." (In-
quest.) It is stated that this composition contains
nitrate of silver, is sold in small bottles by chemists,
and used after having been mixed with whitening,
for renovating plated articles.
Last week the births of 954 boys and 892 girls, in
all 1,846 children, were registered in London. In
the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1851-60
the average number was 1,606.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.952 in.
The mean daily reading was above 30 in. on Wed-
nesday and Thursday. The barometer rose to
30.17 in. on Thursday, and it fell to 29.74 in. on Sa-
turday. The mean temperature of the air in the
week was 54.6 deg., which is 4.9 deg. above the
average of the same week in 48 years (as deter-
mined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily tempera-
ture was above the average throughout the week :
and
,on Monday this excess was as much as 12.2
deg.

COUN7BY MARKETS.

BRISTOL—OcT. 22.

At our market to-day there was Wfair attendance of
millers, but very little business was done; prices were is
higher than last Tuesday for English wheat, and the same
for foreign. Oats dull. Indian corn is advance on late
quotations ; peas is to 2s dearer