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new classification from " miasmatic " diseases), 3*; Emphysema,
Asthma, 17 ; Bronchitis, 414 ; Pneumonia, 99 ; Pleurisy, 10 :
and Other Diseases of the Respiratory System, 22. Bronchitis
and Pneumonia, therefore, were accountable for 513 deaths
(including 187 under five years of age), of which 86 were
registered in Brompton.
5. Digestive System.—The diseases of the various
organs concerned in digestion were the causes of 198 deaths, 95
of them under five years of age; 163 in the Town sub-district
and 35 in Brompton. In the new classification, Dentition is
included in this Order: it was the cause of 11 deaths under
five, 6of them under one year. Diseases of the Stomach caused
18 deaths; Enteritis (including Gastro-enteritis),72 ; Obstructive
Diseases of Intestine, 27; Peritonitis, 14; Ascites, 2.
Cirrhosis of Liver caused 19 deaths; Jaundies and Other
Diseases of Liver, 27 (including nine under one year); and
Other Diseases of Digestive System, 8 deaths.
6. Diseases of Lymphatic System (e.g., of Lymphatics,
and of Spleen), no death.
7. Diseases of Gland-like Organs of Uncertain
Use (e.g., Bronchocele, Addison's Disease), three deaths.
8. Diseases of Urinary Organs.—Of the 77 deaths
ascribed to these causes, 51 were registered in the Town subdistrict
and 26 in Brompton. The diseases were, Nephritis,
18 deaths ; Bright's Disease (Albuminuria) 29 ; Disease* of
Bladder or of Prostate, 7 ; and Other Diseases of Urinary
System, 23 deaths.
9. Diseases of Reproductive System.—(a) Of Organs
of Generation—Male Organs, no death; Female Organs, 7
deaths; (b) Of Parturition, 6 deaths, viz., Miscarriage 1 ;
Puerperal Convulsions, 1; Flooding, 3; Other Accidents of
Childbirth, 1.
'Thirteen cases of " membranous croup'* were notified. The Registrar-
General classifies fatal cases of this disease to diphtheria,