The Sun.
London, England, 1857-10-14 00:00:00

.7zIEALTH OF LONDON DURING' THE
WEEK.

(From the Report of the .Registrar-General.)
The total number of deaths registered in London in
the week that ended on Saturday, Oct. 10, is 993. In
the 10 years 1847-56 the average number of deaths in
the weeks corresponding with last week was 1,007 ; but
as the deaths of last week occurred in an increased popu-
lation, it is necessary, with a view to comparison, to
raise the average in proportion to the increase, in which
case it will become 1,108. The public health is therefei e
so far in a satisfactory state that the number of deaths
last week was less by about 100 than would have oc-
curred under the average rate of mortality as derived
horn the early part of Oct. in former years. The excess
of births over deaths is 375.

Dian lent, which was so prominent during the summer,
is now reduced nearly within its ordinary limit, and, as
compared with other diseases of the zymotic class, is
third in order of mortality. Typhus was fatal last week
in 57 cases, scarlatina in 52, diarrheei in 41, hoopine-
cough in 26, meatier in 21, croup in 13, dysentery in 12,
small-pox in 3, cholera in 1. The single case of cholera
occurred to a girl, 13 years, at 3, Fisher'e•alley, Spital-
fields ; the illness was of 5 days' duration, and termi-
nated in consecutive fever. Pour of the deaths from
scarlatina occur red in the district of Hampstead, of these
2 at 16, New End ; 4 of these from measles occurred in
the sub-district of Gray's-inn-lane. Cancer was fatal in
19 cases ; 8 women died of diseases incidental to child-
bearing ; 8 infants of inanition and want of breast-milk.
A. woman in Wandsworth was poisoned by muscles. The
four persons: whose deaths are returned for the week and
who stand highest in point of longevity, are all widows,
two of whom had attained the age of 90, one 91, and
the oldest is' a centenarian, whose reputed age is 102.
The death of the last occured at 22, Red Lion-street,
Clerken well.
Lest week the births of 690 boys and 678 girls—in all
.1,368 children—were registered,in London., In the ten
corresponding weeks of the years 1847-56 the average
number was 1,397.
At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean
height of the barometer in the week was 29.357 in. The
highest barometrical reading was 29.75 in. at the begin-
ning of the week the instrument fell to 28.67 in.—its
lowest point, on Thursday. The mean temperature of
the week was 60.7 degs , which is 1.6 deg.. below the
average of the earns week in 43 years (as deter Mined by
Mr. Glaiaber.) The mean daily reading was below the
average till Saturday. The highest temperature in the
shade occurred on Wednesday, and was 63.4 degs.; the
lowest was 41.9 degs:on Monday. The entire thermn-
metrical range was therefore 21.5 dogs. The mean dew
point temperature was 47.9 dogs, and the difference be-
.eee.this and the mean temperature of the air was only
2.8 degs. The wind was generally in the south-west on
the first three days, and was very variable afterwards.
There w:►s'rain on almost every day—the amount mea-
sured was 0.83 in., a great part of which fell on Wed-
nesday and Thursday.
According to an analysis which has been made by Dr.
R. Dandies Thomson, at St. Thomas's Hospital, the
composition of the Southwark Company's water, taken
from the stand pipe at the cab-stand opposite the hospi-
tal, was in Aug. 16 28 grs. of total impurity per vallon,
of which 1.08 grs. were organic matter. On the 7th of
Sept. the total amount of impurity was 75.66 grs. per
gallon, and of this 566 grs. were organic matter. This
water in September, 1857, was as impure as the dirty
water which was supplied to the iuhabiti.nts of London
in former years, !when the water was taken frog the
Timmer; at Vauxhall.

MORTALITY IN THE METROPOLIS
NUMBER OF DEATHS FROM ALL CAUSES REGISTERED
4 IN THE WEEK ENDING SATURDAY, OCT. 10.
Zymotic Diseases
Diseases of Uncertain Seat
Tubercular Diseases
Diseases of the Brain, Nerves and Senses lO5
Diseases of the Heart and Blood-vessels 27
Diseases of the Lungs and other Organs of
Respiration 137
Diseases of the Stomach, Liver, and other Organs
of Digestion
Diseases of the Kidneys, &c.
Childbirth, Diseases 01 the Uterus, &c.
Diseases of the Joints, Bones, and Muscles
Diseases of the Skin, &c.
Malformations 4
Premature Birth and Debility 3B
Atrophy
Old Age
gudden 5
Violence, Privation, Cold, and Intemperance 46
Causes not specified

MIATIIS PROM ALL CAUSES 993
Population Deaths in corre- Deaths
Enumerated. sponding week in the
1851. of 1856. Week.
West Districts
North District§ 490,396
Central Districts..... 393,256
East. Districts 485,522
South Districts

Totals
Males
Pommies.

939 993
476
517