The Sun. — 1859-12-14 (London, England)

HEALTH OF LONDON DURING TILE  WEEK.  (From the Report of the Registrar-General.) The return of deaths in London in the week tha ended last Saturday exhibits a small decrease on the numbers of the two previous weeks, which a little exceeded 1,300, while that now given is 1,289. In the 10 years 1849-58 the average number of deaths in the weeks corresponding with last week was 1,221; but as the deaths now registered occurred in population which has increased, they should be compared with the average raised in proportion to the increase—namely, with 1,343. The comparison shows that the 1,289 deaths of last week were less by 54 than the number that would have occurred if the average rate of mortality for the first week of December had prevailed. The births of last week exceeded the deaths in the same time by 549. The fatal cases of smallpox recorded last week were 40, of which 29 occurred under 10 years of age, 1 at 10 years and under 15, 3 at 15 and under 20 years, itad`7 at 20 and under 40 years. Seven deaths from the disease occurred in the Smallpox Hospital. Of 31 deaths from measles, 5 occurred in the Green sub-district of Bethnal-green. Eightytwo deaths are referred to scarlatina, and 15 to diphtheria. From the former disease 9 occurred in Islington, and 7in Mile-and Old Town. The deaths from bronchitis were 181, of which two-thirds occurred to persons who were 40 years old and up 7 wards. The greatest age recorded in the week's returns is that of a widow, who died at the age of 98. Twelve persons died by suicide ; 2 infants by murder, 5 by suffocation, 28 from having been born prematurely. Four deaths were the direct result of intemperance. Of bricklayers 3 died in the week, of bricklayers' wives 2, of bricklayers' children 5 ; of carpenters 8 died, of carpenters' wives 2, of carpenters' children 28; of masons 1 died, of masons' wives 1, of masons' children 2 p of painters 9 died, of painters' wives of pl3,oafstperaeirnst, ilecrsh'dn 4. childrenre 11 ; of plasterers 1 died, Last week the births of 920 boys and 918 girls, in all 1,838 children, were registered in London In the 10 corresponding weeks of the years 1849-58 the average number was 1,585. At the Royal Observatory, Greenwich, the mean height of the barometer in the week was 29.923 inches. The daily barometrical reading rose steadily on the last five days, and was above 30 inches on inchestl e las to nthree Monday,days. a n (IT rose eb taor o3mo,.wersth9heeir which hntf eehhlielser tinsoo.oo429de.e2tge Saturday, being the lowest alniejad.s3mnah ydeder:eh)ong.i rg. temperature highest deperoagitn: points below respectivelyloowftthh the ekowrn.o.afssGTthui4le same week in 43 years (as 1 aadfeiberl tolev trienomti 2inhnt6ehet h:daevawbeewreygaee:gme, freezing point of water, and rose to 55.5 deg. on the next day, these being the lowest and the highest in the week. The entire, range in the week was therefore 28.6 deg. The mean daily range was 12,1 deg. The temperature fell towards the end of the week. ; The mean temperature of the water of the Thames was 411. deg. The difference between the mean-dew temperature and air temperature was 24 deg. The mean degree of humidity of the air was 92. The wind blew from the southwest in the earlier half of the week ; afterwards chiefly from the south-east and east. Rain fell to the amount of 0.41 inches, most of it on Monday.  ih,141 0\ DUBLIN, .ThEsE.> ............ Prtii •