The Express. — 1860-08-29 (London, England)

HEALTH OF LONDON.  The weekly return of births and deaths in London lamed by the Registrar-Gene al states that the deaths in Landes), which were 1,099 hathe previous weeks fell to 937 in the week that ended last Satunlay. If the deaths from epidemic cholera in the thirty-fourth week of 1854 are excluded from the returns of previous years, it will be found that the average number of deaths in the same week during the last ten years was 1,068 ; which, with a correction for increase of population, becomes 1,175. It may be stated that the mortality of London is, in the present sewn, so far reduced that the deaths of last week were less by about 200 than th would have been if the average rate for the latter part of August had prevailed. This result is due chiefly to a great decrease in the mortality from diarrhea as compared with that of previous summers, the complaint probably having been restrained by the coldness of the season, and the unusual quantity of rain_ The deaths from diarrhea last week exhibit a decrease on the weekly deaths, which wen not numerous, of the earlier part of the present month ; they were only 69, whilst in the corresponding weeks of 10 previous years the average number (corrected fur population) was 180. In the same week of last year the number was 215. Two deaths were returned as caused by cholera : a boy, aW 7 months, died on the 17th natant, at 75, Henry-street, Marylebons. of " English cholera ;" and a woman, wed 75 years, on the 20th inatant, at 80, Frederick-street, Calealoniari•road, of the same complaint, after 10 days' illness. A man, aged 70 years, died of eczema. Two children died of scarlatina at 47, Red Lion-street, Holborn, where three other children are suffering from the same disease. A labourer died of "exhaustion from destitutiou," having been received into the Whitechapel Workhouse, probably not long before his death. Five deaths, of which 4 were those of infants, were referral to murder or manslaughter. A child died of porrigo larvslis ; another of stomatitia Only 4 deaths occurred from small pox, 40 from measles, 8 from diphtheria. Four deaths from scarlatina were recorded in Poplar, 5 from measles in Camberwell, and 4 from the latter disease in Belgrave. Eight nonagenarians dial in the week, all women, and all widows except one. Last week the births of 827 boys and 71lOgirle, in all 1,607 children, were registered in London. In the ten correspond. lug weeks of the years 1850.59 the average number was 1,563. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.1116 in. The barometrical readings fell from 29.81 in. ou Tuesday to 29.31 in. on Wednesday. The mean temperature of the air in the week was 57.., degs., which is 3 degs below the average of the same week in 43 years (as determined by Mr. Glaisher). The mean daily temperature was below the avenge throughout the week. The thermometer in the shade attained its highest point, 70.1 deg. on Tuesday. and fell to its lowest 47.4 dogs. on Thursday. The whole range of temperature in the week was therefore 22.7 dega. The mean daillerenge was 12.9 dogs. The range on Thursday was 19.4 . ; that on Saturday was only 5.7 deg,. The difference between the mean dew-point temperature and air temperature was 3.4 dirs.,, showing but a small amount of dryness. The menu degree of humidity of the air was 91 complete saturation being represented by 100, a point which was actually attained on Friday. Thu wind blew chiefly from the west, at other times from the south-west. The mean temperature of the water of the Thames was 60.4 digs. An inch and three-tenths of rain fell in the week. Nearly half an inch fell on Friday, and smaller quantities were measured on every day except Tuesday.