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Kensington 1875

[Report of the Medical Officer of Health for Kensington]

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TABLE III.

Deaths Registered from all causes during the year 1875.

(The Deaths in Public Institutions of non-residents being excluded.)

CAUSES OP DEATH.AGES.Total deaths umder FoveGrand Total.SUB-DISTRICT
Under11 to22 to55 to1515 to2525 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 to 95.95 and upwards.KensingtonBrompton.
(classes)
I. ZYMOTIC DISEASES159819857172712913108......341494376118
II. CONSTITUTIONAL8642312051916465353281...159526411115
III. LOCAL23991593421549911617317913221...3891218982236
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL1912241...74133451265217349298236
V. VIOLENT DEATHS1224142145323......18523651
(Not specified)21121...2......22......413103
I. ZYMOTIC DISEASES. Order 1.-Miasmatic68924219711594181195196227259204485112826522113539
Small-pox...................................................
Measles689...........................2323...
Scarlet Fever (Scarlatina')'j,3523831211
Diphtheria12710111..................1023158
Quinsy............in......11.....................211
Croup2794...........................1822166
Whooping-cough40312871........................99107876
Typhus............11........................22...
Enteric or Typhoid Fever......152611311......121129
Simple continued Fever......3...1......1......1......3642
Erysipelas62.........111632......822175
Puerperal Fever (Metria)............454.....................13112
Carbuncle...................................................
Influenza...................................................
Dysentery......1...............1............1211
Diarrhœa76184......3......141......981079512
Simple Cholera4......1...........................4532
Ague...................................................
Remittent Fever1....................................111...
Rheumatism......1553...5223......126188
Other Zymotic Diseases...................................................
Order 2—enthetic.
Syphilis92.........21..................1114122
Stricture of Urethra...................................................
Hydrophobia...................................................
Glanders...................................................
Order 3.—dietic.
Privation...................................................
Want of Breast-milk...................................................
Purpura and Scurvy...................................................
a Del. Tremens...............131..................541
Alcoholism b Intemperance...................................................
Order 4.—parasitic. Thrush10....................................101073
Worms, &c...................................................
II. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES. Order 1.—diathetic.159849857172712913108......341494376118
Gout...................................................
Dropsy1......1............121......166...
Cancer...............31017191861......745816
Cancrum Oris (Noma)...................................................
Mortification...........................2l.........321
Order 2.—tubeeculae.
Scrofula4473212..................1523203
Tabes Mesenterica521221...........................66675215
Phthisis...349498752481510.........727721364
Hydrocephalus and Tubercular Meningitis2923186...........................70766016
III. LOCAL DISEASES. Order 1.—nebvous system.8642312051916465353281...159526411115
Cephalitis1......1533...1............11495
Apoplexy11...1...59101117142...2715516
Paralysis............1...43122110.........513516
Insanity..................1.....................11...
Chorea....................................................
Epilepsy...1...2...213...............1981
Convulsions62l261...........................80817110
Brain Disease, &c42431355101281...10584810
Order 2.— organs op circulation.
Pericarditis...21............1...............344...
Aneurism...............21..................33...
Heart Disease, &c1...185718263834231...216213329
Order 3.—eespibatoet organs.
Laryngitis511.........1...1............7972
Bronchitis79432121541838534913...14332627353
Pleurisy1......2............122......1844
Pneumonia54201881101615138103...9217614828
Asthma...............155221......16142
Lung Disease, &c.18532...1...534......2643349
Order 4.—digestive oegans.
Gastritis2.........12......11.........2752
Enteritis31......11......1...2......4972
Peritonitis1............31331.........11293
Ascites...............1...11...............33...
Ulceration of Intestines...1............311............166...
Hernia........................111.........33...
Ileus1......11...1......21......1752
Intussusception.....................1..................1...1
Stricture of Intestines..................1...1...............211
Fistula...................................................
Stomach Disease, &c.1...............12...1.........1532
Pancreas Disease, &c....................................................
Hepatitis...............21...12............642
Jaundice2...............1...1...1......2541
Liver Disease, &c..........1...3108105............3741
Spleen Disease, &c...............1...2..................312
Order 5.—urinary organs.
Nephritis.........1...............1............321
Ischuria...................................................
Bright's Disease (Nephria)......1......164761......1261511
Diabetes..................114...1.........761
Calculus (Stone)...........................1............1...1
Cystitis........................122.........55...
Kidney Disease, &c....1...1222133.........115123
Order 6.—oegans of generation.
Ovarian Dropsy...............1...22...1.........66...
Uterus Disease, &c.............1...22...1............651
Order 7.—organs of locomotion.
Synovitis (Arthritis) ....................................................
Joint Disease, &c.............1......1..................22...
Order 8.—integumentary system.
Phlegmon2...2..............................444...
Ulcer1...............2..................133...
Skin Disease, &c...11..............................2211
23991593421549911617317913221...3891218982236
IV. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES. (Order 1.—diseases of children.
Premature Birth42....................................4242348
Cyanosis...................................................
Spina Bifida2....................................222...
Other Malformations5......1...........................5651
Teething14111..............................2626197
Order 2.—diseases of adults.
Paramenia...................................................
Childbirth (see Puerperal fever)...............74.....................1183
Order 3.—diseases of old people. Old Age........................23451265...1189919
Order 4.—diseases of nutrition. Atrophy and Debility128113............11............14214413113
1912241...7413345126521734929851
V. VIOLENT DEATHS, &c. Order 1.—accident of negligence.
Fractures and Contusions...123173113......322118
Wounds...................................................
Burns and Scaldsl111......1..................355...
Poison.....................1..................1...1
Drowning1....................................111...
Suffocation8...............2..................81082
Otherwise.....................1..................11...
Order 3.—homicide.
Murder and Manslaughter...................................................
Order 4.—suicide.
Wounds: Gunshot, Cut, Stab..................1.....................1...1
Poison........................1...............11...
Drowning..................1...1...............22...
Hanging............l...1......1............312
Otherwise...............'11.....................2...2
Order 5.—execution.
Hanging...................................................
Violent Deaths (not classed)...................................................
Sudden deaths (cause unascertained2...1...........................333...
Causes not specified or ill defined1224142145323......18523616
21121...2......22......413103
CAUSES OP DEATH.Under 1.1 to2.2 to 5.5 to 1515 to 2525 to 35.35 to 45.45 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 to 95.95 and upwards,Total deaths under Five.Grand TotalKensing ton Town.Brompton
AGES.sub-district