The Sun.
London, England, 1861-06-27 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.

(From the Rerstrar-General's Weekly Return.)
In the week that ended last Saturday the total
number of deaths registered in London was 1,077,
exhibiting a decrease on that of the previous week,
which was 1,121.: The average number' as obtained
from the returns of corresponding. Weeks in the ten
years 1851-60, and corrected for increase of popu-
lation,
returnis 1
is
, 19. number
ss b contained n4t2a in
thane din i thet
w opur
led-
have been if the average rate of mortality had pre-
vailed. therefore The
The progress of putrefaction in the cesspools and
sewers will, it is feared, again give rise to some
epidemic, unless the health officers bestir themselves.
The offensive emanations from the gullet'-holes in
the Strand and other principal streets may assuredly
be diminished by the use of M'Dougall's, Condy's,
or some other efficacious disinfectants in houses and
streets.

Zymotic diseases were fatal in 257 cases, the cor-
rected average for corresponding weeks being 277.
Small-pox was recorded in only two cases, measles
in 23, scarlatina in 24, diphtheria in 12, whooping-
cough in 78, which last-mentioned complaint is still
by far the most prevalent disease in this class, whilst
it also considerably exceeds its usual mortality in
the third week of June. Measles was fatal in
d 7
cases in Westminster. Typhus, under which.heas
are included deaths from gastric fever, continu_sd
fever, &c., was returned in 26 cases; diarrhoea
arei
the same number. Three deaths from cholera
returned as follows :—At 3, Park Cottagdes,
place,
" purging and vomiting ;" at 6,
aged 5
Ham-
mersmith, the daughter of a labourepr,oarflean4d.
fishmonger,
Bethnal-green, the son of a
d diarrhoea (20
months, " cholera after neglectecri
pplegate, the
hours) ;" and at 9, Crown-court,
it summer cholera
wife of a bricklayer's labourer, i 0
the age of 11
years,
(16 hours)." A boy
The deaths disease.
adults died from syphilitic
exclusive of phthi.sis,
d to pulmonary diseases,e
being
129.
years died from sunstir.no.kP.eu
are 130, the corrected average g
882 boys and 867 girls, in
Last week the birthseoregisteredPutney
in London. In
weeks of the years 1851-60
the'ten corresponding weeks were
in the week was 29.832 in.
number
the average
At the Royal Observatory,
Greenwich,
,the mean
bar
all 1,749 children,
oni was
height of the 1632.
Tha readings rose to 29.94 in. on Tuesday and fell
9-66 in. on Saturday. The mean temperature
of the air in the week was 62.9 deg,, which is 3.3
deg. above the average of the same week in 43. years
(as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The therm ometer
in the shade fell to 46.8 deg. on Tuesday, a nd rose
to 81.8 on Wednesday, being respectively tb e lowest
and highest points in the week. The rang in the
week was therefore 35 deg. The mean da'ily range
was 23.8. The difference between the muan dew-
point temperature and air temperature was 5.6 deg.
The mean degree of humidity of the air was 83,
complete saturation being represented by- 100. The
highest temperature in the sun wa5,136•4 deg. on
Sunday. The mean temperature of this water of
the Thames was 63 deg. The wind was; chiefly in
the north-east and south-east. The whole amount
of rain was 0.15 inch, most of which fe'd on Thurs-
day. There was thunder and lightning on the same
day.

THE REPRESENTATION OF WOLVERHAMPTON.
—A meeting of the electors of this boroug'n in the Liberal
interest is to be convened immediately wil .h the view to fix
upon some gentleman for the representati on of the borough,
consequent on the vacancy caused by Sir Richard Bethell's
elevation to the Chancellorship. The gt 3neral feeling is in
favour of some gentleman interested in 'the commercial con-
cerns of the district. In that spirit, Air. John BartlQY
(Thorneycroft and Co.) has been named, and 0310 or two
others. Mr. -Sergeant Shee and Mr. R Malcolna Kerr, of
the Northern Circuit, and Judge of. the Sheriffs' Court in
London, have been in communication with son ie of the
chiefs of the Liberal party, but have, been infant rod of the
preference for some one engaged im mercantile pursuiti.
There are many rumours afloat, but until the meeting
referred to above has been held nothing will be decided
upon,