The Sun.
London, England, 1857-04-08 00:00:00

ILEALTH OF LONDON DURING :THE

WEEK.

(From the Report of the iiegistrar-General.)

In the week that ended on Saturday the total
number of deaths registered in London was 1,235,
of which 620 were deaths (4' males, and 615 those
of females. In the 10 years 1847-56 the average
number of deaths was 1,192, but for comparison
with the deaths of last week, which occurred in an
increased population, the ilverage must be raised
proportionally to the increase, in which case it will
become 1,311. The deaths now returned are there-
fore less by 76 than would have occurred if the
average rate of mortality had prevailed.
The deaths from pulmonary diseases, which in
the two previous weeks were 292 and 278, were
last week 264, the corrected average for the 10
weeks corresponding with last week being 273.
Bronchitis, one of the diseases in this class, was
fatal in the last three weeks in 164, 160, and 130
cases, showing a decline with the higherand steadier
temperature of last week. Hooping-cough num-
bered 64 cases, which differs little from the num-
bers returned in many previous weeks. Smallpox,
scarlatina, and diarrhoea exhibit a low mortality,
the deaths from them being respectively 2, 12, and
7. Eight persons had attained the age of 90 years or
upwards; they were all women except one ; th 3
three oldest died at the age of 93 years. A young
seaman died in the Dreadnought Hospital ship of
" scorbutus, ,abscess, and tetanus ;" and a labourer,
aged 71 years, died at 30, Duke street, Old Artil-
lery Ground, of " neglect, filth, and imperfect nu-
trition."

Last week the births of 93d boys and 902 girls, in,
all 1,838 children, were registered in Loudon. In
the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1847-56
the average number was 1,555.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.334 in.
The mean temperature was 47.8 deg., which is 41
deg. above the Rverage of the same week in 43 years.
The mean temperature was above the average on
every day. The thermometer in the shade was 584
deg. on Friday, the highest point in the week ; the
lowest temperature was 401 deg. on Wednesday.
The mean dew-point temperature was 421 deg.,
and the difference between this and the mean-air
temperature was 5.1 deg. The general direction of
the wind was S. E. There was more or less rain on
every day ; and the whole amount in the week was
0.45 in.

In the first quarter of the year—viz., the 13
weeks that ended March 28th, the deaths in Lon-
don were 16,093, which exceed the deaths of the
same quarter in 1856, but are less than those of
1855. The increase on last year arises from pul-
monary diseases bronchitis, pneumonia, and
phthisis ; for though the mean temperature was
nearly 39 deg., which is about the average of the
winter qttarter, and the mean weekly temperature
was on nine weeks above the average, the fifth and
sixth weeks were very cold, and on two days at that
time the thermometer fell to 20 deg. But though
there is an excess iu last quarter as compared with
the same quarter in 1856 in the total number of
deaths there is a decrease in those arising from zy-
motic diseases; and it is remarkable that the deaths
from this class of complaints (2,713) were less than
in any of the four previous corresponding quarters
of 1853-56, though the population has increased.
The deaths from small-pox were GO, being little
more than four in a week. There is a marked de-
crease also in typhus, which numbered 489, hiving
is the same quarters in 1853-56 ranged from 572 to
719. Twelve persons,. or nearly one in a week, died
from want of the common necessaries of lite ; 26
persons from intemperance ; and if 'to these be
added 14 who died from delirium tremens, it will
appear that excess in intoxicating liquors was fatal
to three persons weekly.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED

IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, APRIL 4
Zymotie Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular 'Diseases , 204
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 57
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration ... .. 264
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. 6... 17
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and' Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations .«4
Premature Birth and Debility ' 28
Atrophy .. 28
Old Age
sudden .. 28
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance ..... —. 96
Causes not specified

DEATHS MX ALL CAUSES 1,235
Population Deaths in corm- Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week in the

1851. 011856. Week.
West Districts

North Districts 490,396
Central Districts 393,256
East Districts 485,522
South Districts 616,635 349

Totals 2,362,236
Males
Fomales

1,284

1,235
620
615