The Sun. — 1860-06-06 (London, England)

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE  WEEK.  (Rom the Registrar-General's Report.)  For the week that ended on Saturday the London returns of deaths exhibit a considerable decrease. The weekly number, which was about 1,200 at the beginning of May, and afterwards 1,100, was at the end of the month 1,004. For the ten years 1850-9 the average number of deaths, in the weeks corresponding with last week, is, with a correction for increase of population, found to be 1,088. The mortality of last week was therefore less by 84 deaths than the average rate as obtained for the end of May would have produced.  The births of last week exceeded the deaths in the same time by 513. The deaths referred to zymotic diseases were 224, the corrected average being 259. There were 17 from small-pox, 5 of which oceured in the Smallpox Hospital. :Measles, which has lately shown an increase, was fatal in 51 cases; but this number is not greater than that of the previous week. Five occurred in Islington, 5 in Stepney, 4 in Rotherhithe, 5 in the two sub•districts of Lambeth Church. There were 27 deaths from scarlatina, and 7.from diphtheria. Three persons died by murder, 2 of whom were infants; 3 children by suffocation, 2 of these in the bed-clothes. Six children received fatal injury from being burnt ; the daughter of a spectaclemaker, aged 4 years, by her bed-gown taking fire ; the daughter of a porter, aged 4 months, by the bed-clothes taking fire; and two children of labourers, aged respectively 3 and 4 years, by their clothes taking fire from lucifer matches. Two other children were burnt by means not stated in the registers. A boy aged 3 years died in two hours from drinking about four ounces of rum and gin. A girl aged 4 months died from erysipelas after vaccination.  Last week the births of 766 boys and 751 girls, in all 1,517 children, wera registered in London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1850-59 the average number was 1,809. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.578 in. The barometer fell from 28.89 in. on Tuesday, the highest reading in the week, to 28.97 in. on Saturday, the lowest in the week. The thermometer in the shade fell to its lowest point on Tuesday, 33.8 deg., and it rose to its highest, 66.3 deg. onFriday. The range of temperature in the week was therefore 27.5 deg. The mean daily range was 17.1 deg. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 51.3 deg., which is 4.5 deg. below the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was below the average on every day. On Friday the thermometer in the sun rose to 110 deg., the highest point attained in the week. The mean temperature of the water of the Thames was 58.3 deg. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 7.3 deg., showing the dryness of the air. The mean degree of humidity was 78, complete saturation being represented by 100. On three days the humidity was only 66 ; on Thursday and Saturday it was 99. The wind was variable, chiefly north-west at the beginning of the week, south-west at the end. Rain fell to the amount of 1.53 in., the greater part of it on Thursday and Saturday. A strong gale blew on Monday, during which, between noon and one p.m., the pressure of the wind rose to 231bs. on the square foot. Several trees were blown down in Greenwich Park. Saturday is described as "an extraordinary day for the season." Rain fell constantly from eight a.m., with the exception of an hour in the afternoon. A heavy gale commenced at half-past nine a.m. and continued throughout the day, with pressures for the most part between IMb. and 151 b., and in one instance reaching 231 b. on the square oot. Large branches of trees covered the park.