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The total deaths under 5 years during the Quarter are 199,
which shows a rate of mortality of 31.6 per cent, in relation to the
total deaths, including those of non-residents, and 31.3 percent, to the
total births. The rate of mortality under 1 year, in relation to the
total births, is 17.0 per cent.
Pauper Illness in the District.
The Medical Officers of the Union have attended, during the past
Quarter, 1023 new cases ol illness out of the Workhouse ; including 1
of small-pox, 12 of measles, 3 of hooping-cough, 7 of diarrhoea, 2.5 of
febricula, and 4 of erysipelas. In the corresponding Quarter of the
previous year the number of pauper cases of illness was 1066; including
0 of small-pox, 3 of measles, 24 of hooping-cough, 8 of diarrhoea, 9 of
fever, 24 of febricula, and 7 of erysipelas. The total number of cases
of illness in the Workhouse has been 1033 ; including 11 of diarrhoea,
3 of fever, 9 of erysipelas, and 11 of febricula. In addition to the
above cases, there were 40 of syphilis and gonorrhoea ; thus making a
total of 1073.
Uncertified Deaths.
Nine uncertified deaths are recorded during the Quarter. Three
are returned in the Mile End New Town sub-Distri(ft, 3 in the Whitechapel
North sub-District, 1 in the Whitechapel Church subDistricft,
and 2 in the Goodman's Fields sub-Distriift.
Meteorology of Greenwich.
The Returns of the Registrar-General show that the rain-fall in
the Metropolis during the Quarter has been 5.47 inches. One-inch
deep of rain-fall on an acre weighs (allowing 10-lbs. to a gallon,
which is the weight of a gallon of distilled water), nearly 101 tons.
During the corresponding Quarter of last year the rain-fall was 3.63
inches. The mean temperature of the air was 40.0. In the corresponding
Quarter of last year it was 42.6. The coldest days during
the Quarter were Friday, 9th March, Saturday, 10th March, and
Saturday, 24th March, when the thermometer indicated respectively
23.4°, 22.6°, and 20.6°. The lowest mean weekly temperature was
for the week ended 10th March, which was 27.4° ; last year it was 34.20.
The coldest days during the corresponding Quarter of the previous
year were Thursday, the 2nd February, Wednesday, the 25th January,
and Saturday, the 4th February, when the thermometer indicated
respectively 24.8°, 25.4°, and 25.7°.
The results of the meteorological observations are to be understood
as applying to the civil day, or from midnight to midnight.