The Sun.
London, England, 1850-08-15 00:00:00

THURSDAY EVENING,

Elder-street, Norton Folgate, the daughter of a weaver,
d 5 months, " chulera Anglica (1 week)." At 17,
Grundy-street, Poplar, the s'h August, widow of a
lodging-house-keeper, aged 49 years, " English cholera
(6 days)." At 107, Long-lane, St. Miry M igdalen,
dermondsey, the 7th August, a daughter of a journey-
man hearth-rug maker, aged 4 years, died of " cholera
(10 hours):" the mother states that the child was in
perfect health up to the time of the attack. In St.
Mary Newington, the 7th August, at 53, Paragon-row,
the daughter of a labourer, aged 7 years, " English
cholera (10 hours)." In the same neighbourhood, at
4, York-buildings, the Bth August, the daughter
of a batter, aged 11 months, " English cholera (18
hours)." At Clark's-buildings, Greenwich, the 3d
August, the daughter of a labourer, aged 6 months,
" English cholera (6 days)." At 6, Bloomfield-street,
Dalston, the 3d August, the son of a commission agent,
aged 5 months, " infantile cholera (2 days), convulsions
(5 hours)." On the sth August, at 5, Hutchison's-
avenue Aldgate, the son of a labourer, aged 8 months,
" simple diarrheei (7 days), choleraic diarrhces." At 1,
East-street, Finsbury-market, Shoreditch, vie son of a
labourer, aged 4 years, " cholera maligns, (1.2 hours)."
Mr. Earles, the registrar, states that " the child was pre-
viously ill for seven weeks from intermittent fever; the
eeighbourhood is well drained and healthy." On the 4:h
August, at 97, 041-street-road, Shoreditch, the son of a
greengrocer, aged 4 months, " sporadic cholera (4 days)
convulsions (4 hours);" this house is imperfectly
drained. On the 9:h August, at 46, Carnabs -street,
Golden-square, the daughter of a tailor, a;ed 3 years,
" English cholera (24 hours)" At 34, Lucas-street, St.
George-in-the-East, sth August, the son of a patten-
maker, aged 11 mouths, " English cholera with convul-
sions (16 hours)." Ott the 31st July, at High-street;
Bromley, a grocer, aged 54 years, " broken constitution,
English cholera (4 days)."
The following, selections are made from the registrars'
reports:—
In Hanover-square sub-district, at 38, Thomas-street,
the daughter of a stableman, aged 11; died of " diarrhceit
from dentition (4 days), convulsions (1 day). The in-.
formant states that " the ventilation of the room in which
the family lived was defective."
Mr. Leonard, registrar for the sub-district of Charing-
cross, states that " the number of cases of diarrhces rather
increases, and the sudden prostration of the vital powers
is rather more marked than last Week; there are as many
adults seized as infants, but if the first symptoms are
promptly attended to,. the complaint is extremely
manageable, and danger
:appears to depend entirely on
the neglect of the persons themselves."
In Camden-town sub-district, ac 3, Queen's-place, the
daughter of a French polisher, aged 7 weeks, died of " in-
flammation of the lungs." Mr. Holl states that " the
neighbourhood is poor and crowded, and the drainage
bad." Also at 5, Lower Union-place, the son of a rail-
way labourer, aged 2 years, died of " small-pox (5
weeki), vaccinated without effect." The neighbourhood
is crowded and poor, and the drainage bad.
In Islington West sub-district, at the Small-pox Hos-
pital, an omnibus conductor, aged 22 years, died of
" small-pox, confluent, unprotected." Mr. Watts 'states
that " this is the first death at the new hospital, which
is situated in the most salubrious parrof Upper Hollo;
way. It has been opened more than a fortnight, and the
patients have been removed from the old hospital at
King's-cross, which is now being pulled down,' as well as
the Fever Hospital, to make room for the terminus of
the Great Northern Railway." .
In Islington East sub-district, at 2, Fort-street, the
son of a gardener, aged 4 months, died of " diarrhce.t."
Mr. Butterfield states that " this house is situated close
to an open sewer; two other cases it is feared may prove
fatal."

In St. George's, Bloomsbury, sub-district, at 22, Comp-
ton• street, a draper's assistant, aged 21 yeare, died .of
" typhus." The informant states " that • typhus fever
was preceded by diarrbo33 and dysentery, and that the
deceased was employed in business in the Blackfriars-
road, when he lett, suffering from diaracea, only a week
before his death."
In Flaggerstone West sub-district, at the workhouse,
Kingsland-read, from 31, Catherine-street, the daughter
of a timber-merchant, aged 16 years, died of " phthtsis."
Mr. Bowring states that " the neighbourhood is close,
confined, overcrowded, badly drained, and very dirty.
The deceased was brought to the workhouse on the 27th
Of July, and every attention was paid to her, but she rank
rapidly and did on the Bth day."
In Hackney-road sub-district, at 21, Vincent-street,
the 8911 of a toymaker, aged 7 months, died of " pneu-
Monis (14 days)." Mr. Murray states that " this street
is close and crowded, with a cesspool drainage." Also
at No. 3 in the same street, the son of a labourer, aged
year, died of "diarrheas (3 weeks)."
In Goodman's.fields sub-district,. at 11, Goodman's-
yard, the daughter of a commercial clerk, aged 5 months,
died of " diarrhoil (12 days)." Mr. Taylor states that
" this house is situated near a soap-factory."
In St. James's. Bermondsey, sub-district, at William-
square, the son of a ropemaker, aged 4 years, died of
scarlatina (4 weeks)." Mr. Martin states that "this is
the second death in one week in the same room, which
is very small, six persons slept therein, another child
is likely to die. The house is situated un a tidal
ditch (Jacob's.lsland). There is neither outlet, drainage,
nor sweet water. This part of the tidal ditch is worse
than ever." _

In Trinity sub-district, at 45, Deverell-street, the wife
of a carpenter, aged 43, died of " cachexia." The
medical attendant states that "he believes that this
arose from malaria from bad drainage."

MORTALITY in the METROPOLIS.
NUMBER OF DEATIIS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED IN
THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, AUG. 10, 1850.

Epidemic, Endemic, and Contagious Diseases ... *391
Diseases of Uncertain Seat ... ... 46
Tubercular Diseases ... 165
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves, and Senses... ... 100
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels ... 42
Diseases of the Lungs, and other Organs of
Respiration ... „. 76
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, an▪ d
other▪ Organs
of Digestion... ... 74
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c. •.. ••• 20
Childbirth, Diseases of the Uterus, &c. 10
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles ... 7
Diseases of the Skin, &c. ••• ••• ••• •i• 0
• Malformations—• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 2
Premature Birth
" —. 33
Atrophy ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 32
Old Age ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• ••• 29
Sudden ... ••• 5
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intem•
peranc▪ e
... 50
Causes not specified ... 5

DEATHS FROM ALL CAI7BEB
Population Deaths in come-
Enumerated, gponding week
1841. of 1849.
West Districts... 301,189, 197
Forth Districts.. 376,568 •• 268 •••
CEeasnttrpalislt)riiscttrs ... 3
374,199ict597 78
3:06
3275
South Districts.. 503,346 791

997
Deaths
in the
Week.
147
190
181
240
239

Totals... ..... 1,948,369 ... 1,909 ... 997
Males ••• ... • 497
Females ... 500