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Kensington 1871

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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Table: TABLE O.Deaths Registered in Kensington during each Quarter of the year, 1871 (Deaths of Non-Residents in the Brompton Consumption Hospital excluded.)

TABLE O.

Deaths Registered in Kensington during each Quarter of the year, 1871 (Deaths of Non-Residents in the Brompton Consumption Hospital excluded.)

Kensington Town.Brompton.Causes of Death.AGES.
All ages.UnderI and un der 55 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 and upwards
8616(classes.) I. ZYMOTIC DISEASES10228388101152
5714II. CONSTITUTIONAL114510251773
24862III. LOCAL31064401827568619
2484IV. DEVELOPMENTAL5427......1...717
501V. VIOLENT DEATHS12...3.........3...
133(Not specified or ill-defined.)16422251...
4651005651309038659110942
I. ZYMOTIC DISEASES Order 1.—miasmatic.
114Small-po1533...45......
7...Measles752...............
162Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)18313...2.........
3...Diphtheria3...11............
......Quinsy.....................
41Croup532...............
232Whooping-cough2510132............
......Typhus........................
13Enteric or Typhoid Fever4.........4.........
61Simple continued Fever7......4...11...
......Erysipelas51.........21
...Puerperal Fever (Metria)..............................
......Carbuncle........................
......Influenza........................
......Dysentery1............1......
......Diarrhoea...1............2...
......Simple Cholera........................
...Ague........................
1Remittent Fever1...1...............
3Rheumatism.3..........11
Other Zymotic Diseases. ...
Order 2—enthetic.
..1Syphilis11............
....Stricture of Urethra............ .... ....
....Hydrophobia.... ..............
....Glanders...... ...............
....Order—3—dietic.................
....Privation........................
......Want of Breast-milk........................
......Purpura and Scurry........................
......Alcoholisma Del. Tremens........................
......b Intemperance........................
...Order 4—parasitic
......Thrush........................
......Worms, &c........................
II CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASE! Order 1—diathetic.
11Gout2...............11
......Dropsy........................
72cancer9............63...
......Cancrum Oris (Noma)........................
......Mortification2..................2
Order 2—tubercular
......Scrofula........................
12Tabes Mesenterica311...1.........
399Phthisis4811824113...
7...Hydrocephalus7232............
III. LOCAL DISEASES Order 1—nervous system.
3...Cephalitis3......1......1...
74Apoplexy111...21421
91Paralysis10............162
...1Insanity1............1......
......Chorea .........................
229Epilepsy2.........2.........
102Convulsions3124..................
102Brain Disease, &c123...2212...
Order 2—organs of circulation
...1Pericarditis1............1......
......Aneurism........................
296Heart Disease, &c35....2511161
Order 3—respiratory organs
6Laryngitis6321............
7019Bronchitis891610131733
416Pleurisy.....................
......Pneumonia478114...611...
32Asthma5.........122...
133Lung Disease, &16441222...
Order 4—digestive organs.
...1Gastritis1.....................
...1Enteritis21.........1......
2...Peritonitis2......1......1...
......Ascite........................
1...Ulceration of Intestines1.....................
1Hernia3...............21
1...lleus1.....................
......Intussusception.........1............
......Stricture of Intestines........................
......Fistula........................
4...Stomach Disease, &c.41............2
......Pancreas Disease, &c.........................
1...Hepatitis1...............1...
13Jaundice42...............1
8Liver Disease, &c8...............3...
......Spleen Disease, he........................
Order 5—urinary organs.
1...NephritisI......1............
......Ischuria........................
32Bright's Disease (Nephria)5............4......
1...Diabetes1.....................
......Calculus (Stone).....................
1Cystitis........................
2...Kidney Disease, Si1
Order 6—organs of generation.
......Ovarian Dropsy........................
2...Uterus Disease, &c2.........1.........
Order 7—organs of locomotion
......Synovitis (Arthritis)........................
......Joint Disease, &c. Order 8—integumentary system,........................
2...Phlegmon21...11......
......Ulce........................
......Skin Disease, &c........................
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
11Premature Birth22..................
......Cyanosis........................
1...Spina Bifida11..................
...Other Malformations........................
61Teething752...............
Order 2—diseases of adults.
......Paramenia........................
......Childbirth (see Puerperal Fever)................
222Order 3—diseases of old people Old Age24...............717
Order 4—diseases of nutrition.
20...Atrophy and Debility2019......1.........
V. VIOLENT DEATHS, &c.
31Fractures and Contusions4............111
1...Wounds1...............1...
......Burns and Scalds........................
......Poison........................
......Drowning........................
4...Suffocation422...............
......Otherwis........................
Order 3—HOMrcide.
1...Murder and Manslaughter11..................
Order 4—suicide.
1...Wound : Gunshot, Cut, Stab1...............1...
......Poison........................
......Drowning........................
......Hanging........................
......Otherwise Order 5—execution.
...Hanging........................
1...Violent Deaths (not classed)1............1......
......Sudden Deaths, (cause unascertained)........................
133Causes not specified or ill-defined16422251...