The Sun. — 1860-08-01 (London, England)

LONDON DURING MS  WEEK.  (From the Registrar-General's Report.) The deaths in London last week were the same in number as those of the previous week, viz., 975. The deaths have not reached a thousand in any of the four weeks of July except the second. The average number of deaths has been obtained for the weeks corresponding with last week of the tell years 1850-9, and this with a correction for increase, of population, is 1,206 ; the actual number returned is therefore less than the estimated amount by 231. As some explanation of a result apparently so favourable it should be added that the high mortality suffered during a great part of this year prematurely deprived the population of many infirm lives, but, chiefly, the weather, though still cold for the season, has been more favourable to health, and therefore lightened the bills of mortality. The returns have lately shown a small increase in diarrhoea. The weekly deaths in July from this complaint were 12, 21, 32, and (last week) 52. Of these 52, all except 5 were those of young children; also 2 deaths of infants were referred to cholera. Diarrhoea and measles were fatal in almost equal degrees ; for the latter disease carried off 53 children. Measles seems to prevail chiefly in the east districts, in which 24 cases were recorded. Four occurred in the sub-district Whitechapel North, 5 in St. Mary (St. George-in-the-East), 3 in Ratcliff, 4 in the Poplar district; and on the south side of the river, 6in the district of St. Saviour. The registrar of St. Mary (St. George-in-the-East) states that measles is now very prevalent in his district ; of 24 deaths recorded by him in the last fortnight a third part was caused by that complaint. Fatal cases of small-pox • have now declined to 7 in the week ; there were 31 of scarlatina, and 4 of diphtheria.  Three infants were murdered ; a boy was sutfo• cated on a brick-kiln ; a young woman died. of epilepsy from the habitual use of opium. Last week the births of 917 boys and 868 girls, in all 1,785 children, were registered in London. In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1850-59 the average number was 1,534. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.685 in. The barometrical readings rose from 29.50 in. ea Monday to 29.86 in. on Wednesday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 55.6 deg., which is 6.3 deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was much below the average throughout the week. The highest point attained by the thermometer in the shade wee 69.5 deg. on Sunday and Friday ; the lowest point was 42.8 deg., on Thursday. On the latter day thermometer on the grass fell to 35 deg. The range of temperature in the week was 26.7 deg. The mean daily range was 17.5 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 5.5 deg., showing the amount of dryness of the air. The mean degree of humidity was 82 : on Monday the humidity was 98, approaching closely complete saturation, The wind was in the south-west on Monday; with this exception it was in the north-west generally on the first five days ; it was south-west the rest of the week. Rain fell to the depth of 0.89 in. ; it fell chiefly on Monday and Saturday. A heavy thunderstorm occurred between four o'clock p.m., and six on the latter day.