The Sun. — 1859-11-30 (London, England)

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.  (From the Report of the Registrar-General.)  - , The deaths in London continued to increase in  the week that ended last Saturday. The numbers registered in the two previous weeks were successively 1,051, and 1,233; last week the number was 1,307. In the ten years 1849-58 the average number of deaths was 1,210 ; but as the deaths contained in the present return occurred in a population which has increased, they should be compared with the average raised in proportion to the increase —namely, with 1,331. The comparison shows that the deaths in last week were below the calculated number, but that the difference is not of important amount.  The births of last week exceeded the deaths in  the same period by 478. The diseases which predominate as the year draws to a close continue to increase. The deaths referred to affections of the organs of respiration rose in the last three weeks as follows :-179, 233, 314. Those caused by plithisis or consumption are not included in these numbers ; they were 132, 157, and 165. Bronchitis was fatal in the same period in the following numbers of cases, 102, 138, and 198 ; pneumonia GO, 64, and 73; whooping-cough 14, 20, 30. Of the 198 deaths from bronchitis last week 21 occurred to infants; 19 occurred at one year of age and under ten ; 10 in the period of life 20-40 years, 46 in the period 40.60 years, 85 at the age 60-80, and 17 at 80 years and upwards. Small-pox was fatal last week in 30 cases, six of which occurred in the Small-pox Hospital. Although that institution is situated in the north districts, the east, in which 10 deaths from this disease were registered, returned more than any group of districts. 86 deaths were ascribed to scarlatina, 13 to diphtheria. The former oppears to prevail much in the north parts of London ; it was fatal in five cases in Kentish-town, in five in Islington east. Six deaths are also referred to in Bethnal-green, and four in Mile-end Old Town.  Nine infants died by suffocation, two by murder or-manslaughter. A child suffering from inflammation of the lungs was treated with a narcotic poison by an unqualified practitioner; a man died from destitution ; another from exposure to cold. Of bricklayers 2 died in the week, of bricklayers' wives 1, of bricklayers' children 4 ; of carpenters 13 died in the week, of carpenters' wives 5, of carpenters' children 18 ; of masons one died, of masons' children 4 ; of painters 8 died, of painters' wives 2, of painters' children 12 ; of plasterers' 2 died, of plasterers' wives 1, of plasterers' children 2. Last week the births of 904 boys and 881 girls-1,785 children—were registered in London. In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1849-58 the average number was 1,548. _ _  Acihe Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.797 in. The readings fell from 30.11 in. on Sunday to 29.51 in. on Saturday, being respectively the highest and lowest in the week. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 41.1 deg., which is 0.3 deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years, as determined by Mr. Glaisher. The thermometer in tjle shade fell to its lowest point, 28 8 deg., on Tuesday, and rose to its highest, 53 deg., on Wednesday and Saturday. The range of temperature in the week was therefore 24.2 deg. The mean daily range was 16.3 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was only 1.3 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was so high as 95; on Tuesday and Wednesday the humidity reached the point 100, which is equivalent to complete saturation. Dense fog obscured the sky on the mornings of those days, when the temperature of the water of the Thames was 43 deg., and that of the air, which was calm, fell below the freezing point of water. On Sunday the thermometer on the grass fell to 18.2 deg. The wind blew almoit always from a south-easterly point. Rain fell to the amount of 0.08 in.  A supplement to the London and China Telegraph affords some valuable details respecting the progress of British trade with China during the last ten years. The value of the exports to China in 1849 was £1,537,100, and in 1858, £2,875,447. In the value of the imports from China considerable fluctuations are shown from year to year.