The Sun.
London, England, 1857-09-02 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE

WEEK.

(Prom the Report of the Registrar-General.)
The deaths registered in London during the week
that ended on Saturday (Ang. 29) were 1177. They
exhibit an increase in the number of the previous
week, which was 1091. In the ten years 1847-56
the average number of deaths in the weeks corre-
sponding with last week was 1,345, which, if it be
raised tor comparison with the deaths of last week
in proportion to increase of population, will become
1,480. But the average is swelled beyond ordinary
limits by choleia in the epidemic yews 1849 and
1854 ; and if this disturbing element be withdrawn
frord the calculation it will be found that the rate
of mortality in last week exceeds, but only to a
small extent, the average rate at the end of Aug.
The, number of children born in the week ex-
oeeded the number of persons of all ages who died
by 479.

The total mortality of last week exceeded that of
the week which preceded it, as has been stated
above ; but the increase does not arise from diseases
of the zymotic character taken in the aggregate, for
though typhus (with common fever) was fatal in
more cases, the number having risen from 41 to 66,
scarlatina and diarrhoea showed a decrease. The
fatal cases of diarrhoea in the last three weeks
were 244, 215, and 198 ; those referred to " cho-
lera" in the same period, 21, 12, and 15. The sub-
districts of St. John, Marylebone, and St. Paul,
Deptford, returned more deaths last week from
diarrhoea than any other of the metropolitan sub-
districts ; there were 7 in St. John and 8 in St.
Paul. Eight fatal cases of small-pox are recorded,
3 of which occurred in the Small-pox Hospital.
Three persons died of intemperance, a child from
"destitution," 12 infants from want of breast-milk,
13 women from diseases incidental to childbearing.
Six persons are returned who before they died had
attained the age of 91 years or more ; of these only
one was a man, who died at the age of 95 at Lee,
the rest were widows at ages varying from 91 to 95,
the oldest having died at Deptford.
Last week the births of 857 boys and 799 girls, in
all 1656 children, were registered in London. In
the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1847-56
the average number was 1470.

At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.943 in.
The main daily reading was above 30 in. on three
days. The highest reading was 30.11. in on Thurs-
day. The mean temperature of the week was 66.9
deg., which is 7.1 deg. above the average of the
same week in 43 years (as determined by 'Mr.
Glaisher). The mean temperature was above the
average on every day of the week ; and on Sunday
and Monday the excess was respectively 12 deg.
and 13 deg. The temperature fell as the week
advanced. The thermometer in the shade reached
its highest point on Sunday, the 23d, when
it was 85.9 deg. ; the lowest point was 48.8
deg. on Friday. On Tuesday the thermometer
in the sun rose to -106.4 deg. The thermo-
metrical range of the weak was 37.1 deg. The
mean dew-point temperature was 58.3 deg., and
the difference between this and the mean tempera-
ture of the air, indicating its dryness, was 8.6 deg.
The mean temperature of the water of the Thames
was 69.1 deg. The air was. calm during great
part of the week ; at the beginning the wind was
in the south-east, at the end in the north-east. No
rain was measured by the gauge.

MORTALITY IN THE !METROPOLIS
wuminut OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUG. 29
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases . 206
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Biood-vessels 2B
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration BB
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases o f the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c. 3
Malformations 2
Premature Birth and Debility 34
Atrophy 45
Old Age . .. 42
sudden .. 6
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 56
Causes not specified

DEATHS EBOM ALL CAUSES
Population Deaths in cone- Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week in the
1451. of 1856, Week.
West Districts
North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 893,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts

Totals
Males 564
Famales 613
BIRTHS IN THE WEEK.
_ _ _

Males
Females...

857
799

Total
- 1,656

THE MOORS AND FORESTS.

The Inverness Courier of Thursday says :—The
excitement of the first week of grouse shooting and
the wish to "make a bag" having passed away for
the season, the reports from the moors have be-
come very scanty. Our first jotting is from Ury,
where Mrs. Baird of Cambusdoon and pat ty bagged,
on the 15th and 17th inst., 16/ brace of grouse, and
on the 20th and 21st, 33 brace, on Auchmedden.
The birds were generally strong on the wing, and
very wild. Mr. W. Williams, Tulchen Lodge, on the
20th, got 9/ brace ; and made h-elf a day on the 21st,
when he realised 10/ brace, with many hares. Sir
C. Ross, of Balnagown, Batt., on the 22d inst., on
Leamington-park moors, shot 7/- brace groove and
two bares in three hours. Geo. Maclachlan, Esq.,
shot 14 brace in four hours, at Scotsburn. Birds
are'not so plentiful about Cullen as they used to be,
but theyare prettynumerous and in good condition.
On a.. small moor there 17 brace di fine plump birds
were killed on-Friday last, shooting over an old dog.
The broods were six to ten birds- strong, and very
wild. The Caithness moors have turned out very
well. Mr. Dunbar, Brawl Castle writes respecting
them :—The sport on all our Caithness moors is likely
to exceed even that of last year. The following is
what some of the parties have already done :—On
the Strathmore moors Mr. Simpson has bagged up-
wards of 200 brace; Mr. Chandless and Mr. Dawson
from 129 to 150 -each; on the Crown moors, Mr.
Forsyth and friend 150 brace in five days' shooting;
Capt. Hartley and friend, at Brawl Gastle, 128
brace; on Duhbaath, Mr. S. J. Brown and his son,
59 brace in two days ; Col. Whitelock and friend,
on the Clyth moors, 130 brace. The parry at Brae-
mar has done well, having killed above 100 brace
the first day. Most moors in the county have done
equally well; the birds are entirely free from disease,
and unusually strong for this period of the set son.
The forests are turning out even better than we
anticipated. Deer are numerous, and in splendid
condition. The Duke of Leeds killed a very good
stag in Coulan forest—a pretty-head of 11 points,
and so large and heavy that the men had difficulty
in putting it on horseback. The pony, at a short
distance, lay down; he was too heavy for him. A
royal head has been sent to be stuffed by Mr. Vau-
ghan ; it was killed by Mr. Flewelyn, who is on a
visit to Inchbae. The antlers measure 2 ft. 52 in.
in span, and 2 ft. 3 in. in length. There are two
remarkably floe brow antlers on each side, measur-
ing 'lok in. and 10 in. respectively, and altoge' her
13 tines, with a small call in each antler. The head
is:quite free of velvet. Another good head, but of
the upright stamp, has been sent 'by Mr. J. G.
:Watt-;, it has 10 tines ; velvet not quite free. Lord
Lovett and the Master of Lovat have stalked some
Ulf-a-dozen good stags in Glen' Strathfarrar ; one
(AMA*, killed by the Master of Lovat, was a
1,7 superior animal-. Mr. Greville Smith brought
Mrstag in Glen Claunich on Thursday ; and
asnak
• Ings has bad good sport in his old quarters at
yie. There is every prospect of seeing some
magnificent heads this season. Even the young
fivekinarter old Stagg have, in some instances, 11
and 12 Sims, thebut
vital velvet is not off yet. he
rivers had fallen
rapidity during the last
10 days, aid there hj
be.ecvaeatrilleittle successful angling
during tlAt time. The
torcl.
tallmost as transpa--
rent as tiftrair-itselr.- -
asooor caught the
largest salmon, " the muekle
the 25th instant, In ititr-La-dies, po:e_pseason, on
Ness. The salmon weighed 24 Pounds,"lnt
Ihe river
bfresh run, gave four hours' work tattle angle; beefing
the influence of the rod and line brought the ire
prize to land. The hon. T. Cl. Bruce, fishing weitaits
the net in the Spey, at Grantown, on the 11th, got
at one draught as many. as 222 fishes—sdroon,
grilse, and sea trout. This is almost unprecedented.
Some rather good sport hai also been got in the
Avon. The Rev. J. King, at Lagganauld, went a
fishing on the 15th and killed four salmon, captur-
ing another salmon in a fishing expedition on the
20111.

The Carlisle Patriot of Saturday reports :—Birds
upon the celebrated Bowes Moor h Ave been rather
scarce, but good and strong. On the 12th instaut,
Mr. Clarkson got 30 brace, which were the best
bag. Another gentleman, w hose name, we believe, I
is Holmes, got 25 brace ; Lieutenant Sowerby, 18
brace ; Dr. Trotter got 16 brace ; Mr. Bennett, 14i I
brace; Captain Dawson, 11i brace the first day and
5 brace the second. Dr. Trotter got 7 brace the
second day, which were the best bag 4. One gun on
Scargill killed 25 brace ; four guns on Cotherston,
30i the first day, and 314 the second day, The