The Sun. — 1868-09-30 (London, England)

THE PUBLIC IIEALTII.  MARLBOROUGH STREET.  A ITEM PTED S UIC IDE —4'atrick Hanley, a dejected looking man, was charged before Mr. Tyr, whitt with attempting to commit suicide by cutting his throat.  rt—ifiPeirs from the return issued by the authority of tlier Registrar-General, that In the week that ended on Saturday, the 26th September, 4,500 births and 3,123 deaths were registered in London and in thirteen other large towns of the United Kingdom. The annual rate of mortality was 25 per 1,000 persons living. The annual rate of mortality last week was 22 per 1,000 in London, and 28 in Edinburgh ; 19 in Bristol, 20 in Birmingham, 31 in Liverpool, 35 in Manchester, 42 in Salford, 23 in Sheffield, 32 in Bradford, 34 in Leeds, 22 in Hull, 25 in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, and 28 in Glasgow. The rate in Berlin was 38 per 1,000 during the seven days ending the 17th inst. The excessive mortality from summer diarrhcea,, principally infantile, which recently prevailed, has nearly disappeared. The deaths referred to this disease in the eleven large English towns, which exceeded 900 both in the last week of July and the Ist of August, had declined to 228 in the week ending last Saturday. During the ten weeks ending last Saturday the annual death-rate from diarrhoea in the several towns was 4 per 1,000 in London, Bristol, and Newcastle, 7 in Bradford, 8 in Liverpool, Sheffield, and Hull, 10 in Manchester, Salford, and Leeds, and, highest, 11 per 1,000 in Birmingham. More than 6,000 deaths were referred to this disease in these eleven towns during the ten weeks, thus raising the average annual deathrate by 6 per 1,000 persons living. In London the births of 1,062 boys, and 1,069 girls, in all 2,131 children, were registered in the week. In the corresponding weeks of ten years, 1858-67, the average number, corrected for increase of population, is 2,085. The deaths registered in London during the week were 1,327. It was the thirtyninth week of the year ; and the average number of deaths for that week is, with a correction for increase of population, 1,285. The deaths in the present return exceed by 42 the estimated amount, and exceed by 107 the number recorded in the preceding week.  Police constable John Marshall, 172 C, said that on the 26th July last he was called to a house in Littl3 Compton-street, and found the prisoner lying on a bed iu a state of insensibility, with his throat cut, and on a table by the bedside he saw a razor covered with blood. Ile took the prisoner to the Middlesex Hospital, and he had remained there ever since.  Inspector Harrison said the prisoner had refused to give any information as to his friends.  Mr. Henry Case, house surgeon to the Middlesex Hospital, said that the prisoner was admitted to the hospital on 26th July last with a wound in his throat four inches in length, the trachea being divided. The prisoner had bee❑ very weak from the loss of blood, but was now convalescent.  In answer to Mr. Tyrwhitt, Mr. Case said that the wound was a very dangerous one.  Mr. Tyrwhitt said the prisoner ought to feel very much indebted to the gentlemen at the hospital, as he had had a narrow escape. Mr. Case said the prisoner had no home to go to, and still required looking after, as he was in a very desponding state.  Mr. Tyr whitt remanded the prisoner for a week, stating that he would be taken care of in the meantime, and by that thee it would be seen whether anything could be done for him.