The Sun. — 1862-06-11 (London, England)

THE WEEK.  :From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.)  The number of deaths in London registered in the week that ended on Saturday was'l,ll4, which is almost the same as that of the previous week. The mean temperature of the air in each of the last three weeks has been successively 55 6, 57.6, and 58'6 deg.  The average number of deaths derived from the returns of corresponding weeks in the years 1852 61 (corrected), is 1,108. The rate of mortality last week scarcely differed from the average calculated for the first week of June.  ment :  With reference to zymotic diseases, the fact that chiefly requires notice is that typhus E till maintains its predominance in this class. It was fatal last week in 79 cases (the corrected average being 41). Ten of those were returned by the London Fever Hospital; five by the registrar of St. Margaret, Westminster; five by the registrar of Mile-end New-town,  Of 37 deaths from scarlatina, 6 occurred in the sub-district of Lambeth Church, second part. In this sub-district 91 fatal cases of that disease have been returned in the last ten weeks. Five cases of murder or manslaughter were registered in the week. A girl aged 4 years-died from eating a quantity of horse beans; a boy of the same age from eating crab fish.  A boy aged 4 months died from infantile cholera ~after two dayellineas,_ at 18, Aliodeswell-terrace, Mile-end Old-town. _ _  Last week the births of 915 boys and 878 girls, in all 1,793 children, were registered in London. In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1852-61 the average number (corrected) was 1,797. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.766 in. The reading rose to 30.03 in. on Wednesday, and fell to 29 46 in. on Friday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 58.6 degrees, which is 1.7 degrees above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was above the average on •very day except Tursday. The highest day temperature was 73.5 degrees, and occurred on Monday. The lowest night temperature was 45.7 degrees on Wednesday. The range of the thermometer in the week was therefore 27 8 degrees. The mean daily range was 19.1 degrees. The range on Monday was 26.5 degrees. The difference between the mean dew point temperature and air temperature was 7.4 degrees. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 78, complete saturation being represented by 100. On Saturday the humidity was only 67. The wind was for the most part in the south-west. The fourth part of an inch of rain fell, most of it on Thursday. The mean of the highest temperatures of the water of the Thames was 62.9 degrees ; the mean of the lowest was 60.7 deg.  METROPOLITAN WATERS IN MAY, 1862, These waters, according to the analyses of Dr thenm contain more purity as the d Robert Duudas Thomson, F.R.S., as compared with larsyt season month, advances. continuedvane es. Some to improve or of v than a due proportion of organic matter, undoubtedly derived from various most objectionable sources. For the sake of comparison, the composition of Bala Lake is given, showing that in Wales water in be equal purityobtained. irh to the a t o f t h the constitution S c o t ot if s h Highlands can a most objection able well at Deptford, still unfortunately used, is appended :  Total impurity Organicim per gallon. purity. gra. or deg. gra. or deg. 01) 01)  Distilled Water Loch Katrine water, new supply  to Glasgow Bala Lake water Well at Deptford