The Sun. — 1865-09-27 (London, England)

HEALTH OF LONDON.  .4.  (From the Registrar-General's Weekly Report.) In the week that ended on Saturday, Sept. 23, the births registered in London and ten other large towns of the United Kingdom were 3,996 ; the deaths registered 2,528. The annual rate of mortality was 23 per 1,000 persons living.  In London the births of 992 boys and 970 girls, in all 1,962 childr'en, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of ten years, 1855-64, the average number, corrected for increase of population, was 1,917. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,143. It was the 38th week of the year, and the average number for that week was, with a correction for increase of population, 1,183. The actual return is less than the estimated amount by 40 deaths.  The deaths from diarrhoea were 83. It can hardly be said that the number shows the slightest variation on any of the three preceding weekly returns. It also corresponds with the corrected average for the 38th week in 10 previous years.  Three deaths were referred to cholera. They occurred to two young children, and a boy aged 15 years. Five cases of murder or manslaughter were returned in the week.  On the 13th instant a woman, aged 60, died in the workhouse, Bethnal-green, of disease of the lungs, accelerated by want and privation.  A girl nearly four years old died, it is said, from being frightened at church by the sight of the minister in his surplice. The following six cases are recorded in which accidents on the streets by horses and conveyances were attended by fatal consequences :—ln Old-street-road, on Sept. 20, a fish-dealer, aged 60 years, by the wheel of a van ; died in Guy's Hospital. At North-end, Fulham, on Aug. 27, the daughter of a tailor, aged 5 years, run over. On Sept. 14, a carman, aged 47 years, run over; died in the German Hospital. In Newport-street, on Aug. 30, a girl, aged 4 years, run over by a cab; died in Charing-cross Hospital. On Sept. 15, a traveller, aged 43 years, run over; died at Hackney-wick. In Long-acre, on Sept. 3, the son of a porter, aged 4 years, run over by a cab. The annual rate of mortality last week was 20 per 1,000 in London, 25 in Edinburgh, and 20 in Dublin; 34 in Liverpool, 34 in Manchester, 22 in Salford, 23 in Birmingham, 33 in Leeds, 20 in Bristol, 24 in Hull, and 25 in Glasgow. The rate in Vienna was 25 per 1,000 during the week ending the 2d inst., when the temperature was 3.5 deg. Fahrenheit higher than in the same week in London, where the rate was 20 per 1,000.  In Liverpool the births in the week were 376, the deaths 306 ; in Manchester the births 281, the deaths 231; in Salford the births 76; the deaths 47; in Birmingham the births 282, the deaths 143 ; in Leeds the births 234, the deaths 142; in Bristol the births 98, the deaths 62; in Hull the births 82, the deaths 48; in Edinburgh the births 108, the deaths 83; in Glasgow the births 333, the deaths 202; and in Dublin the births 164, the deaths 122. There were 272 deaths in Vienna during the week ending the 2d inst. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 30.167 in. The mean reading was above 30 in. on every day except Wednesday. The reading fell to 29.88 in. on Wednesday, and rose to 30.32 in. Saturday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 60.9 deg., which is 4.9. deg. above the average of the same week in 50 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was above the average on every day except Saturday, the excess having been considerable till Thursday. The highest day temperature was 81.2 deg., and occurred on Wednesday ; the lowest night temperature was 40.2 deg., and occurred on Saturday. The range of the thermometer in the week was 41 deg. The mean daily range was 21.8 deg. The range on Thursday was only 9.7 deg. The difference between the mean dewpoint temperature and air temperature was 7.7 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 76, complete saturation being represented by 100. The general direction of the wind was north-east. The rain was 0.16 in., which fell on Thursday.