The Sun. — 1861-03-20 (London, England)

CAVOUR, M. MINGIIIETTI, C. B. CASSINIS, F. S. VIGICZZI, M. FANTI, T. MANIANT, T. CORSI, U. PBRUZZI."  HEALTH OF LONDON DURING THE WEEK.  (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Return.)  The report states that the deaths registered in London in the week ending on Saturday were 1,226, which is about 100 less than they were in the corresponding week of February, and 700 less than in that of January, when the weather had been singularly cold.  The average number of deaths obtained from returns of corresponding weeks in ten years 18M-60, and corrected for increase of population, is 1,427; and therefore the deaths returned for last week are less than the calculated number by 201. The births of last week exceeded the deaths of the same period by 734. In the zymotic class of diseases whooping-cough alone exhibits a rather high mortality. In the last seven weeks the deaths from it have fluctuated 1,9tween 91 and 77. Last week the number was 86, all of which, except 14, occurred to children .who had not completed the third year of life. Ten children died of it in the district of Pancras. Of 20 deaths from measles so many as six occurred in Kentish-town. There were 27 from scarlatina, 12 from diphtheria,• 16 from croup, 6 from syphilis. Cancer was fatal in 24 cases. Phthisis, or consumption, carried off 165 persons, the corrected average being almost the same. Bronchitis and pneumonia both exhibit results very considerably below their respective averages ; and a similar observation applies to asthma. It seems a reasonable supposition that the cold weather hastened the death of many persons, subject to these complaints or predisposed to them, whose lives, in a season not ui:usually severe, would have been extended for weeks or months, and that to this circumstance the present decrease of the mortality should be attributed. Two infants were murdered. Three children were burnt or rufft, ,cated by their houses taking fire. A boy, aged 2 years, N.,-.as scalded by inhaling steam from a kettle. Another, aged 4 months, was A poisoned by an over dose of Godfrey's cordial. boy and a man (a sailor) died of scurvy. Three young children of eczema. and 964 girls, in Lastai 1, A9'6eoek ethhieldbriernt,hws ofer 99 London. In the ten corresponding weeks of the years 1851-60 the average number was 1,788. ore6gibsotyersed At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.686 in. The barometrical readings fell from 30.18ia. earn Sunday to 29.13 in. on Monday. The mean temperature in the week was 42.4 deg., which is 14 above the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher.) The thermometer in the shade attained its highest point on Sunday, which was 57.8 deg. ; and it fell to its lowest on Thursday, viz. 29 1 deg. The entire range in the week was therefore 28'7 deg. The mean daily range was 16.8 deg. The difference between the mean dewpoint temperature and the air temperature was three degrees. The moan degree of humidity of the air was 91, complete saturation being represented by 100, which point was nearly attained on Saturday, on which day the wind blew from the south-West, having been very variable Thursday a thermometer the weei:r. On deg. The thermometer in ori the grass fell to 16-7 the s registered 100.5 !leg. on Sunday. The mean temp, -rature of the water of the Thames was 44.9 deg. There was rain on every day, but chiefly on Monday and Saturday. The total amount was 0.55 in. Thunder was heard on too afternoon of Tuesday.