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Kensington 1893

The annual report on the health, sanitary condition, &c., &c., of the Parish of St. Mary Abbotts, Kensington for the year 1893

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Table: TABLE III.Deaths registered from all causes in the year 1893.(Exclusive of the Deaths ofNon-Parishioners at Public Institutions within the Parish, but inclusiveofthe Deaths of Parishioners at Public Institutions, etc., without the Parish.)For a Summaryofthis Table see Page72.

TABLE III.

Deaths registered from all causes in the year 1893.

(Exclusive of the Deaths ofNon-Parishioners at Public Institutions within the Parish, but inclusiveofthe Deaths of Parishioners at Public Institutions, etc., without the Parish.)

For a Summaryofthis Table see Page72.

CAUSES OF DEATH.AGES.Total under Five Years of Age.Grand Total All Ages.sub-district.
0 to 1.1 to 5.5 to 15.15 to 25.25 to 35.35 to 4545 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 and upwards.Kensington TownBrompton.
(CLASSES.)
I. SPECIFIC FEBRILE or ZYMOTIC DISEASES1441404421331518352717628450041783
II. PARASITIC DISEASES2...1..................1...2422
Ill DIETETIC DISEASES3.........665211...324177
IV. CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES42383049588476535219380504391113
V. DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES83..................11548288317513837
VI. LOCAL DISEASES2311435135631271832202551383537414811157324
VII. DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE14 17937149652221785622
VIII. DEATHS FROM ILL-DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES1061224424673...11815012723
6253401371121712482953233622297496529162305611
I. SPECIFIC FEBRILE or ZYMOTIC DISEASES. 1.—Miasmatic Diseases.
Small-pox3......12...21.........399...
Measles4131........................1718162
Scarlet Fever4281242...1............3251465
Tvphus.............................................
Whooping-Cough26354........................6165569
Diphtheria542253313......1...47836518
Simple Continued or Ill-defined Fever.............................................
Enteric or Typhoid Fever.........492...2............17143
Other Miasmatic Diseases—Influensa251212692421927937518
2.—Diarrhal Diseases.
Simple Cholera1.........1......12......1541
Diarrhoea, Dysentery7613...1.........1...5289988216
3.—Malarial Diseases.
Remittent Fever.............................................
Ague.............................................
4.—Zoogenous Diseases.
Cow -pox, and effects of Vaccination.............................................
Other Diseases (e.g., Hydrophobia, Glanders, Splenic Fever).............................................
5.—venereal Diseases.
Syphilis203...2...3...............2328253
Gonorrhoea, Stricture of the Urethra..................1...............11...
6.—Septic Diseases.
Erysipelas2111......1432 -2317116
Pyaemia, Septicaemia1...............121......155...
Puerperal Fever.........343..................1082
1441404421331518352717628450041783
II.—PARASITIC DISEASES.
Thrush and other Vegetable Parasitic Diseases2...1..................1...2422
Worms, Hydatids, and other Animal Parasitic Diseases.............................................
2...1..................1...2422
III.—DIETETIC DISEASES.
Want of Breast Milk—Starvation3..............................3321
Scurvy.............................................
Chronic Alcoholism............365211......18126
Delirium Tremens............3.....................33...
3.........665211...324177
IV.—CONSTITUTIONAL DISEASES.
Rheumatic Fever, Rheumatism of the Heart114...26......1......21515...
Rheumatism.........1...211...1......651
Gout..................1132......761
Rickets21...............1.........3431
Cancer, Malignant Disease.........1518293636123...14010535
Tabes Mesenterica1631........................1920173
Tubercular Meningitis, Hydrocephalus82293.....................3042393
Phthisis124364651421061...319915049
Other forms of Tuberculosis, Scrofula13912632...1.........22463412
Purpura, Hæmorrhagic Diathesis..............................................
Anæmia, Chlorosis, Leucocythæmia1......1...1...121...1743
Glycosuria, Diabetes Mellitus.........1222242......15114
Other Constitutional Diseases...............21...............321
42383049588476535219380504391113
DEVELOPMENTAL DISEASES.
Premature Birth71..............................71715318
Atelectasis7..............................777...
Congenital Malformation5..............................555...
Old Age.....................1154828...927319
83..................11548288317513837
VI.—LOCAL DISEASES.
1.—Diseases of Nervous System.
Inflammation of Brain or Membranes1218523115.........3047389
Apoplexy, Softening of Brain, Hemiplegia, Brain Paralysis1......128203438268113810137
Insanity, General Paralysis of the Insane............21522.........1212...
Epilepsy...1213232.........11486
Convulsions475...........................5252457
Laryngismus Stridulus (Spasm of Glottis)23...........................5532
Disease of Spinal Cord, Paraplegia, Paralysis Agitans...............114...2......862
Other Diseases of Nervous System11...127737......2291811
2.—Diseases of Organs of Special Sense. (e.g., of Eye, Ear, Nose)1...31.....................1541
3.—Diseases of Circulatory System.
Pericarditis.........2...1...11.........541
Acute Endocarditis......1...12..................431
Valvular Diseases of Heart...12151265105...1473215
Other Diseases of Heart114361325354212221449945
Aneurism...............22211......862
Embolism, Thrombosis..................2...5...1...844
Other Diseases of Blood Vessels...............1...1...1......321
4.—Diseases of Respiratory Organs.
Laryngitis231........................566...
Croup...72........................7972
Emphysema, Asthma............125441......17125
Bronchitis865571415385669581314140235547
Pneumonia12248615272516207133616312835
Pleurisy...32451...96213332310
Other Diseases of Respiratory System1352......14562318412912
5.—Diseases of Digestive System.
Dentition75...........................1212102
Sore Throat, Quinsy.............................................
Diseases of Stomach31...52...2233...421147
Enteritis35421......11...4...3948444
Obstructive Diseases of Intestine21......11321221325178
Peritonitis...16213231......119154
Ascites..................1...............11...
Cirrhosis of Liver.........114385.........22157
Jaundice, and other Diseases of the Liver32...12143452527207
Other Diseases of Digestive System112...11......1......2752
6.—Diseases of Lymphatic System. (e.g., of Lymphatics and of Spleen.).............................................
7.—Diseases of Grandlike Organs of Uncertain Use. (e.g., Bronchocele, Addison's Disease.)...............2..................22...
8.—Diseases of Urinary System.
Nephritis...............22232......1183
Bright's Disease, Albuminuria............141197.........322210
Disease of Bladder or of Prostate...............11...131...743
Other Diseases of the Urinary System...11...143341...118144
9.—Diseases of Reproductive System.118144
a. Of Organs of Generation.
Male Organs.............................................
Female Organs.........123212.........1183
b. Of Parturition.
Abortion, Miscarriage.........111..................312
Puerperal Convulsions...............1..................11...
Placenta Prævia, Flooding.............................................
Other Accidents of Childbirth............12..................33...
10—Diseases of Bones and Joints.
Caries, Necrosis......1.........1...............22...
Arthritis, Ostitis, Periostitis..................2...............22...
Other Diseases of Bones and Joints..................1...............1...1
11.—Diseases of Integumentary System.
Carbuncle, Phlegmon1..................21......1431
Other Diseases of Integumentary System1........................1...1211
2311435135631271832202551383537414811157324
VII.—DEATHS FROM VIOLENCE.
1.—Accident or Negligence.
Fractures and Contusions...34...49642123352411
Gun-shot Wounds.............................................
Cut, Stab.............................................
Burn, Scald142.........1............5871
Poison......1......1..................211
Drowning......1...11..................33...
Suffocation13..............................1313121
Otherwise.............................................
2.—Homicide.
Manslaughter.........1........................11...
Murder.............................................
3.—Suicide.
Gun-shot Wounds..................2...1.........321
Cut, Stab...............3.........1......413
Poison.........12......2............514
Drowning......11........................22...
Suffocation........................1.........11...
Otherwise........................1.........11...
4.—Execution.
Hanging.............................................
147937149652221785622
VIII.—DEATHS FROM ILL-DEFINED AND NOT SPECIFIED CAUSES.
Dropsy........................11......22...
Debility, Atrophy, Inanition10311...1.....................1141159817
Mortification.........1...............1......22...
Tumour.........1...............1......54...
Abscess............1.........2.........321
Hemorrhage............1.....................11...
Sudden Death (Cause not ascertained).............................................
Causes not specified or ill-defined312222334...4221814
1061221 442467311815012723
CAUSES OF DEATH.0 to 1.1 to 5.5 to 1515 to 2525 to 3535 to 4545 to 55.55 to 65.65 to 75.75 to 85.85 and upwards.Total under Five Years of Ages.Grand Total All ages.Kensington Town.Brompton.
AGES.SUB- DISTRICT.