The Express. — 1868-12-09 (London, England)

HEALTH OF LONDON.—The weekly return issued by authority of the Registrar-General states that in the week that ended on Saturday, .sth December, 4.426 births and 3,617 deaths were registered in London and in thirteen other largo towns of the United Kingdom. The minuet rate of mortality was 29 per 1,000 persons living. The annual rate of mortality last week was 28 per 1,000 in London, 32 in Edinburgh, and 28 in Dublin; 22 in Bristol, 21 in Birmingham, 29 in Liverpool, 32 in Manchester, 39 in Salford, 27 in Sheffield, 38 in Bradford, 38 Leeds, 23 in Hull, 32 in Neweastle-upon-Tyne, and 39 in Glasgow. The death rate in Berlin was 3.5 per 1,000 during the seven days ending the 3rd inet. The fatal prevalence of small-pox in Sheffield shows no decline. Bering last week 17 more deaths were recorded from this disease within the borough, making a total of 251 that have enrred since the beginning of July last. Of the 17 last week, 10 were certified as of unvaccinated persons, awl it was not stated with regard to the other 7 Lases whether v.u-eination had or had not been performed. Small-lax has also recently prevailed in Hull, and in the Myton sub-district 4 deaths resulted therefrom last week, all unvaccinated cases. The mortality fromscarlatina in Manchester and Salford, and from typhus in Liverpool, showed but a slight decline upon recent weeks. The excess of deaths in Leeds is in a great measure due to an epidemic of measles. In Londe n the births of 1,136 hove and 1,035 girls, in all 2,171 children, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of ten years 1858-67 the aver:we number, corrected for increase of populatiou, it 2,067. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,672. It was the forty-ninth week of the year ; and the average number of deaths for that week is. with a correction for increase of population, 1,593. The deaths in the present return existed by 79 the estimated amount, and exceed by 11l the number recorded in the preceding week. The deaths from rymotic diseases were IV, the corrected average number being 360. Eight deaths front small-pox, 31 from measles, 107 from scat-latent, 9 from diphtheria, 46 from whooping-cough, 59 from fever, and 11 from diarrhu'e wore registered. Four deuths from scarlatina were recot ded in the sub-district of Kensington Town, 4 in the sub-district of Fulham, 2 in the subdistrict of Chelsea north-east, 4 in the sub-district of Belgrave, 2 in the sub-district of St. James'sesquare, 2 in the sub-district of St. Mazy, and 2 in the sub-district of St. John Marylebone, 3 in the sub-district of Somerstown, 6 in the sub-district of Hackney, 2 in the subdistrict of St. I temp Bloomsbury, 3 in the sub-district of St. Andrew F.aatern Holborn. 2 in the sub-district of Cripplegate, 2 in the sub-distort of Boston Old-town, 4 in the town sub-district of Bethnal-green. 3 iu the sub-district of Limehoe.c. 4 iu the sub-district of Mite-end Old Town West, 4 in the sub-district of Mile-end Old Town East, and 3 in the sub-district of Battersea. One hundred and eighty-seven deaths occurred from plithise, 270 from bronchitis, and 121 from pneumonia. In the preceding week the deaths from phtbisis were 19'2, from bronchitis 217, and from pneumonia 110. Diseases of the brain anal nervous system proved fatal to 180 persons, and (12 persons died from disesies of the organs of circulation. The &Atha of eight infants and one adult from syphilis, of three children from bums er scalds, of two persons from draw • g, of eight infants from suffocation, of six perverts who committei suicide, and of two persons who were killed by horses or carriages in the streets were registered.