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Kensington 1871

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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TABLE O-—continued.

Kensington Town.Brompton.Causes of Death.AGES.Registration District.
All ages.Under 11 and un der 55 to 2020 to 4040 to 6060 to 8080 and up-wardsKensington Town.Brompton.Total Deaths in entire Parish.
(classes.)
12017I. ZYMOTIC DISEASES ..1372860221565152591616
8722II. CONSTITUTIONAL1091087452513130995404
24454III. LOCAL2985547122150932789191980
5014IV. DEVELOPMENTAL64314...5241819445239
74V, VIOLENT DEATHS9222122...194847
8...(Not specified.)83...3...1139342
51610962512912145868611840189S4332328
I. ZYMOTIC DISEASES Order I .^—miasmatic.
121Small-pox1321271......10317120
283Measles319193............60464
283Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina)3031881.........88795
12Diphtheria3... ...3...............9211
......Quinsy.................................
52Croup7151............19423
122Whooping-cough1410...............65772
11Typhus2......11.........426
102Enteric or Typhoid Fever122153...1...20828
3...Simple continued Fever3...11............12315
4...Erysipelas41.........3......10414
3...Puerperal Fever (Metria)3......11.........314
......Carbuncle.................................
......Influenza.................................
......Dysentery.................................
10...Diarrhoea1032...1...3110623129
......Simple Cholera.................................
......Ague....................................
......Remittent Fever........................3......
...1Rheumatism1.........1.........729
......Other Zymotic Diseases........................1...1
.Order 2—enthetic.
2...Syphilis22..................729
......Stricture of Urethra.................................
......Hydrophobia.................................
Glanders.................................
Order—3—dietic.
......Privation.................................
......Want of Breast-milk........................3...3
......Purpura and Scurvy........................1...1
......Alcoholisma Del. Tremens........................112
b Intemperance...........................11
Order 4—parasitic
11Thrush22..................213
......Worms, &c.................................
II. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES
...1Gou1............1......325
1...Dropsy1.....................1...1
153Cancer18.........268141849
......Cancrum Oris (Noma)........................1......
1...Mortification1...............1...6...6
Order 2—tubercular
......Scrofula........................5......
41Tabes Mesenterica5311..................36
1516Phthisis7414543183...18867255
81Hydrocephalus963...............42446
III. LOCAL DISEASES Order 1—nervous system
1...Cephalitis1...1........................
113Apoplexy14......1...571411354
104Paralysis14............310135742
1...Insanity1...............1...123
11Epilepsy.................................
94Convulsions13121......1......5927910
105Brain Disease, &c.1554...2...4...501060
Order 2—organs of circulation
3...Pericarditis3......2...1......314
2...Aneurism2...............2...617
33'8Heart Disease, &c.412...17101921729146
Order 3—respiratory organs
2...Laryngitis2...11.........12113
7513Bronchitis882118218251318644230
2...Pleurisy2.........11......314
347Pneumonia418214224...10317120
7....Asthma7.........115...14216
95Lung Disease, &c.1441...233131839
Order 4—dtgestive organs.
......Gastritis...........................11
31Enteritis42............2...8210
2...Peritonitis2.........11......7310
1...Ascities1............1......123
1...Ulceration of Intestines1.........1.........3...3
......Hernia........................325
......Ileus........................213
......Intussusception.................................
1...Stricture of Intestines1...............1...1...3
......Fistula.................................
5...Stomach Disease, &c.5.........113...12...12
......Pancreas Disease, &c..................................
...1Hepatitis..................1......1314
3...Jaundice........................538
. ...Liver Disease, &c3............3......25328
......Spleen Disease,&c.3..............................
Order 5—urinary organs.
......Nephritis........................112
......Ischuria.................................
6...B right's Disease (Nephria) ...6............6......20525
...1Diabetes1...............1...224
1...Calculus (Stone)1...............1...2......
2...Cystitis2.....................3...3
5...Kidney Disease, &c.5.........2...3...9211
Order 6—organs of generation.
11Ovarian Dropsy2............2......213
2...Uterus Disease, &c Order 7—organs of locomotion...........................13
......Synovitis (Arthritis).................................
......Joint Disease,&c...............................
Order 8-integumentary system,
1...Phlegmon11..................6...6
1...Ulcer1...............1...112
......Skin Disease, &c.................................
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL OF DISEASES. Order 1—diseases of children.
82Premature Birth1091...............1256131
......Cyanosis.................................
......Spina Bifida........................1......
......Other Malformations.................................
13Teething431...............12921
Order 2—diseases of adults.
......Paramenia.................................
. 43Childbirth (see Puerperal Fever)7.........52......8614
Order 3—diseases of old people.
193Old Age22...............418621476
Order 4—diseases of nutrition.
183Atrophy and Debility21192...............861096
V. VIOLENT DEATHS, &c. Order 1—accident or negligence
21Fractures and Contusions3......1......2...10441
......Wounds...........................414
......Burns and Scalds........................3...1
......Poison..............................
......Drowing.................................
31Suffocation422...............11213
......Otherwise........................1...1
Order 3—homicide.
......Murder and Manslaughte........................5...5
Order 4—suicide
......Wounds : Gunshot, Cut, Stab........................2...2
1...Poison1............1......1...1
......Drowning..............................1
......Hanging1........................11
......Otherwise........................2...2
Order 5—execution
......Hanging.................................
......Violent Deaths (not classed).................................
......Sudden Deaths, (cause unascertained).................................
8...Causes not specified or ill-defined83...3......1139342