The Sun.
London, England, 1861-02-28 00:00:00

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING TD :E WEEK.

(From the Registrar-General's Weekly Bez,"urn.)
The deaths in London in the week that ended,
last Saturday were 1,318, the number in the pre-
ceding week having been 1,328. The average num-
ber of deaths as obtained from the returns of cor-
responding weeks in ten previous years 1851-6151,
and corrected for increase of population, is 1,414.
1-,4- will be seen that the deaths registered last week
wei e nearly a hundred less than they would'
have been if the average rate of mortality had
ruled. The mean temperature of the air which
in the previous week was 37.6 deg., was so high
as 45.9 deg. last week. On Thursday, when an
unusually heavT gale occurred, the mean tem-
perature was 48 6 dog. In the corresponding
week of 1855 the mean temperature of the air
was only 26.7 deg., avd the deaths then rose
to 1,604.
gregate were fatal last
Zymotic diseases in the ak:,
week in 283 cases, whilst the corrected average of
corresponding weeks is 272. Seven very young
children died from small-pox ;20 children from.
measles; 36 from scarlatina • and there were also
11 deaths from diphtheria. Whooping-cough car-
ried off 78 children. Ten deaths, 7of which were
of children, were caused by syphilitic disease; and
there were 2 from intemperance, besides 2 from
delirium tremens. The most fatal disease in the
list is bronchitis, which was fatal in 188 cases ; the
next is phthisis, fatal in 149. The mortality of the
former differs little from the average; that of the
latter is below it.
Eleven deaths were caused by suffocation, 7 of.
which occurred in bed, and 3 were by the impac-
tion of food or other substance in the throat. Two
cnildren were burnt by their clothes taking fire;
two by other means; five children were fatally
scalded, among whom was a boy scalded by drink-
hot water from a teapot. The deaths of two
centenarians, a widow aged 100 years, and a man
102 years, were recorde in the week. It appears
that boa! ages are wellsscertained. The former
died at 34, George-street, Somers-town. She was
a native of Lincolnshire ; her husband died in 1798.
and she had lived for more than 60 years in Lon-
don. The latter died at 1, Newburgh-villas, Isling-
ton. His relations were also remarkable for
longevity.
The wife of a shoemaker, aged 50 years, died on
the 7th inst., at 25, Nelson-street, Bethnal-green,
from "inflammation of the lung and want of the
necessaries of life ;" and a man who bad been for-
merly a master tailor died at the age a 78 years.
on the 16th inst., at 83, Milton-street, Gripplegate,
from "ossification of the heart, accelerated by want
of proper nourishment." Inquests were held in
both cases.
Last week the births of 1,035 boys and 856 girls,
in all 1,891 children, were registered in London.
In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 18,51-
60 the average number was 1,781.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean.
height of the barometer in the week was 29.461
in. The readings fell from 29.67 in. on Sunday to
29.09 in. on Thursday. The oscillations of the
surface of the mercury were continuous between
4h. and 9h. on the latter day. The mean tempera-
ture of the air in the week was 45.9 deg., which is
74 deg above the average of the same week in 43
years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher.) The mean
daily temperature was much above the average,
throughout the week, and on Thursday the excess
was equal to 10.1 deg. The thermometer in the
shade attained its highest point on Sunday, viz. 50
deg.; it fell to its lowest, 351 degrees on Wednes-
day. The range of temperature in the week
was therefore 20.3 deg. The mean daily range was
121 deg. The difference between the mean dew-
point temperature and air temperature was 2.2 deg.
The mean degree of humidity was 93, complete
saturation being represented by 100, which point
was attained on Saturday. The wind was in the
south and south-east on the first two days ; after-
wards it blew from the south-west. Rain fell on
Thursday and Saturday to the amount of 0.55 in.
There was a heavy gale on Thursday. Between 5
o'c
varlojecdk
from p. m
iBpas.on.
the
ee pegreusarsuerefs of the
tho e
2wsiind
b s.
The velocity of the air between those hours must
have been about 70 miles per hour. The mean tem-
perature of the water of the Thames was 42.6 deg.

COUNTRY MARKETS.

NEWARK-FEB. 27•

The trade in wheat was slow, but late rates were for the
most part realised for all fine qualities. A moderate show
of barley, but trade dull. Oats a steady sale, at late rates.
Beans and peas very little changed.
White wheat, new, 58s to 76s Barley, grinding.. 32s to 35s
Red do. sos to 70s Oats, old, .. 32s to 37s
Old white sBs to 76s New do 23s to 29s
Red do.. 50s to 70s Beans. 56s to 689
Barley, malting.... 38a to 44s Beans. new 38s to 43s
Peas, ....40s to 50s.