The Sun.
London, England, 1857-12-02 00:00:00

TH.g LATE 'LIEUTENANT' SALKELD,

Our readers :will learn with much regret..the
death of Lieutenant Philip Sakeld, of the Bengal
Engineers, who recently displayed such daring and
gallantry in firing
the siege train at thoCashmere-
ztitt; of Delhi. He gradually sunk under the
"igianda which he received on that occasion, and
died at Delhi about the 10th-a Octvber.
Philip Salkeld was a Dortetihiro than by con-
nection and parentage. His -ratklier was the Xtev.
.R.*Salkeld, who was some years ago resident at
Servan, Ile et Vilaine, and his soil.was born on the
13th of Oct.,. 1830, stA)iatmat the time of his death
he had only just completisi the th year of his age.
He obtained his nomination-to the service from the
late Mr. William Astell, father of one of the pre-
sent directors of the East India Company, and
received his early education at the Royal Military
College of Addiscombe, where he was selected for
,the Engineers in 1847, and presented at: the
same time with the highest prizes in mathe-
matics and French. On quitting Addiscombe he
went to the Royal Engineer establishment at Chat-
ham, where he remained for nearly two years study-
ing the theory of engineering and fortification. He
quitted that institution in January, 1850, and ar-
rived at Calcutta in the following June, when he
joined the corps of Sappers and Miners. In June,
1853, he was selected to officiate as 'executive ingi-
neer at Meerut, and in the following November
was transferred to the charge of the Grand Trunk-
road, on which he was continually employed down
to December last, when he succeeded to the office
of executive engineer of the Delhi division. He
joined the force before Delhi shortly after the death
of General Anson, and was specially thanked by
General Sir Archdale Wilson for his daring exploit
in blowing open, the Cashmere-gate—an operation
equally difficult and dangerous, and for which he
was rewarded on the spot with the Victoria cross.
We deeply regret that the name of so able, intre-
pid, and promising an officer, a' Lieut Sal eld
should have been added to the Already long list of
those who have paid their liveaas tho price of sup-
pressing the Indian mutiny and of re-establishing
our Indian empire on what, we trust, will prove
even a firmer basis than before. •

HEALTH OP LONDON DURING TEE WEEK.
(From the Report of the Registrar General.)

The sickness which is now so generally diffused

throughout the metropolitan population continues
to develope itself in a high rate of mortality. The
deaths registered in London, which rose in the pre-
vious week to 1,382, were of nearly equal amount
in the week that ended last Saturday (Nov. 28),
the number having been 1,373. In the 10 years
1847-56 the average number of deaths in the week
corresponding with last week was 1,183. But the
deaths of last week occurred in an increased popu-
lation, and with the view of comparison the average
must be raised in proportion to the increase, iu
which case it will become 1,301. It appears, there-
fore, that the deaths now returned exceed by 72 the
number which the average rate of mortality, as ascer-
tained for the close of Nov., would have produced,
At this period in 1847 influenza began to be very
prevalent, and in a population which was not so
great as it is now the deaths foam all causes rose to
1,677.
The births registered last week exceeded the
deaths in the same peridcl by 227.
In this return the number of cases in which in-

iluenza is recorded under its specific design. atiou is
only 13 ;in the previous week it Was nine. The
epidemic has certain distinguishing features ; and.
in all cases where medical attendants observe it,
either as the primary disease, or as supervening on
pulmonary or other complaints, it is important that
it should be specially mentioned by that name
which is both popular and scientific. It deserves
to be noticed that the deaths referred to diseases of
the respiratory organs,:which class, does not include
plithisis in the tables, were precisely the same nu-
merically as thoSe in the-samextassitr-t!te-previous
week—the number in each case having been 390.
This number exceeds the corrected average of 10
weeks corresponding with last week by-102. Of
the 300, by far the largest proportion arose from
bronchitis—namely, 217 deaths, which are thus
distributed according to the ages at which they oc-
curred :-75 occurred in the period from birth to
20 years, only 5 between 20 and 40 years, 33 in the
period 40-60, 87 at GO-80, and 17 at Byears and
upwards. But to correctly estimate the widely
different degrees in which bronchitis is fatal in dif-
ferent stages of life it is evident that these numbers
must be compared with the numbers living at the
several periods.
In the last four weeks the deaths from bronchitis
increased or decreased in the following numbers :-
116, 152, 227, and 217 ; pneumonia 115, 108, 127,
and 143 ; whooping cough, 4Q, 53, and 58 ;
phthisis, 137, 151, 159, and 171.
The deaths of six nonagenarians and one centena-
rian are included in the returns. Among the
former are two women whose respective ages were
95 and 96 years. The most advanced in life was a
man who died in Trafalgar-road, Greenwich, said
to have been 100 years old.
Of 43 cases in which scarlatina was fatal four ()c-
-owed in the sub-district of St. John's, Westminster,
and also four in that of Lambeth Church (2d part).
A child -died of starvation, a verdict of manslaugh-
ter having been recorded in this case ; and a erros•
sing-sweeper also perished from starvation. A man
who had been employed by a farrier died from
glanders.
Last week the births of 803 boys and 797 girls,
in all 1,600 children, were registered in London.
Iu the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1847-

56 the average number was 1,487. -
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.575 in.
The instrument fell from 30.18 in. at the beginning
of the week to 29.09 in. on Tuesday, the lowest
to'.nt in the week. The mean temperature of the
week was 41.6 deg., which is 0.4 deg. above the
average of the same week in 43 years (as deter-
mined by Mr. Glaisher). The highest reading of
the thermometer was 554 deg. on Monday ; and
the lowest 30.5, deg., which occurred on Wednes-
day. The mean daily range of the week was 13.4
deg. The difference between the mean dew point
temperature and the mean air temperature was
I'9 deg. ' The mean temperature of the water of
the Thames was 45.9 deg. The wind on the first
three days was in the south and south-west; after-
wards it was mostly in the north-east. The amount
of rain measured was 0.78 in., most of which fell
on Tuesday. The first snow this winter fell on the
morning of Thursday in large flakes.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEA.THS FROM ALL OAUSES REGISTERED
IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, NOV. 28.
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat

233
39

Tubercular Diseases .. 206
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 49
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion •.• -. 64
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ......
Diseases of the Skin, &c. .. 3
Malformations
APrtermoAtyur.e..B..!t.h...an...d. . D...e.b..i
.. i.t.y 4414
Old Aga . . 75
ipludders ........................................................ 12
Violence, PriVation, Cold, and Intemperance ...... .. 42
Causes not specified
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DEATHS PROM ALL CAME 1,373
Population 'Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week in the
1851. of 1856. Week.
West Districts
North Districts ...... 490,396
Central Districts 393,256 - 220
East Districts 485,522 - 292
South Districts - 360

• Totals ' 2,362,236 1,373
_ Males 664
Females .............. ..
_...
BIRTHS ... 'TOE .....

1,158

Males ..................... ................ 803
Females ......................... ....... 797

Total

• '''' oo ..• 1,600

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